No amount of alcohol is safe for brain health …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Share on PinterestAny amount of alcohol raises dementia risk, a new study suggests. Image credit: Olga Shumytskaya/Getty Images.There is no level of alcohol consumption that does not increase the risk of dementia among drinkers, according to a new study.Using statistical methods based … Read more
How is their development going? …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease has relied on cognitive symptoms until recently. While brain imaging scans and cerebrospinal fluid assays can be used for Alzheimer’s diagnosis, these methods are expensive, invasive, or not easily accessible. Technological advances have finally led to the development of ultra-sensitive blood-based biomarkers … Read more
Potassium biomarker may aid early diagnosis …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Share on PinterestA newly identified biomarker may eventually help doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease sooner. Image credit: Yoss Sabalet/Getty Images.There is currently no cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers are focused on finding new ways to diagnose this type of dementia early. Scientists from the University of … Read more
Does acute kidney injury affect the chances of developing dementia? …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Share on PinterestAcute kidney injury may be another dementia risk factor to be aware of. Image credit: Raymond Forbes LLC/Stocksy.Researchers recently published a study about whether acute kidney injuries raise the risk of dementia.The researchers looked at the health data from … Read more
SGLT-2 inhibitors may lower dementia risk …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Share on PinterestSGLT-2 inhibitors have been linked with a 35% lower dementia risk in a recent study. Image credit: Tanya Yatsenko/Stocksy.People who have type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk of developing dementia.A recent study investigates how a diabetes medication may affect this risk.The … Read more
Can exercising 1-2 days a week reap sufficient benefits? …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Share on PinterestCan exercising only one or two days a week reap sufficient brain health benefits? A study offers clues. Maskot/Getty ImagesAccording to a new study, evenly spreading out the recommended 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity throughout the week may not … Read more
Where you live linked to how timely your diagnosis may be …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Share on PinterestDepending on where in the United States a person lives, they may be more or less likely to receive a timely dementia diagnosis. Image credit: ZOA PHOTO/Stocksy.Diagnoses and treatment of dementia vary widely across the United States, according … Read more
Are newly approved Alzheimer’s drugs as promising as we’d hoped? …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> After a lull of nearly 2 decades, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved some novel drugs for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease since 2021. Most of these drugs are antibody therapies targeting toxic protein aggregates in the brain. Their … Read more
Shingles linked to subjective cognitive decline …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Share on PinterestNew research links shingles with a higher risk of experiencing cognitive decline. Image credit: Axel Heimken/picture alliance via Getty Images.If a person has had shingles, they are at higher risk of subjective cognitive decline, which may lead to further cognitive issues, says a … Read more
New mechanism for toxic plaque formation uncovered …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Share on PinterestRecent research uncovers new mechanisms for plaque formation in Alzheimer’s disease. Design by MNT; Photography by Richard Bailey/Getty Images & The Journal of Cell Biology, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.New research shows that glial cells play an important role in producing amyloid beta, a … Read more