Dementia

The Foods That Quietly Damage Your Brain (And What to Eat Instead)
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The Foods That Quietly Damage Your Brain (And What to Eat Instead)

When it comes to protecting your brain, what you eat every day matters more than you think. While most people associate heart disease or diabetes with poor nutrition, neurologists are warning that your dietary habits can also silently affect your brain and even raise your risk of dementia later in life. Emerging research continues to…

Study Finds High-Fat Cheese Reduces Dementia Risk Better Than Low-Fat
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Study Finds High-Fat Cheese Reduces Dementia Risk Better Than Low-Fat

Scientists just turned decades of dietary advice on its head. A new study spanning 25 years suggests that eating more high-fat cheese and cream might protect your brain from dementia. Yes, you read that right. Foods we’ve been told to limit could actually help keep our minds sharp as we age. Over 27,000 people in…

Breakthrough Discovery Shows How Brain Cell Death Starts in Dementia
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Breakthrough Discovery Shows How Brain Cell Death Starts in Dementia

Something small went wrong inside three children’s brains, triggering a cascade that scientists spent 14 years unraveling. These kids shared an identical genetic mutation affecting just one amino acid in a single enzyme. That tiny flaw disabled a protective system every neuron depends on to survive. Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and Technical University of Munich…

Moderate Coffee Intake Protects Brain from Aging
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Moderate Coffee Intake Protects Brain from Aging

Coffee lovers have new reasons to celebrate their daily ritual. Groundbreaking research from the UK Biobank study involving 8,715 adults reveals that moderate coffee consumption significantly slows cognitive decline associated with aging. Scientists followed participants for over nine years and discovered that those drinking 1-3 cups daily maintained sharper thinking skills compared to both non-coffee…

Is Weed Affecting Your Brain Long-Term? Study Suggests Dementia Risk May Be Sooner Than You Think
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Is Weed Affecting Your Brain Long-Term? Study Suggests Dementia Risk May Be Sooner Than You Think

Canadian researchers analyzing over six million people discovered unexpected patterns that could fundamentally change how we view marijuana’s long-term safety profile. As cannabis legalization spreads across North America and usage climbs among populations once considered low-risk, scientists are uncovering connections between marijuana use and brain health that warrant serious attention.  New findings emerge from one…

Parkinson’s Breakthrough: Nanoparticles Used to Reverse Disease Progression
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Parkinson’s Breakthrough: Nanoparticles Used to Reverse Disease Progression

What if reversing Parkinson’s didn’t require brain surgery, implanted wires, or daily pills with harsh side effects? Parkinson’s disease, the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s, affects over 10 million people worldwide. It creeps in gradually—first a tremor, then slowness, stiffness, and eventually, the steady erosion of motor control. Beneath these symptoms lies a…

Early Symptoms of Young-Onset Alzheimer’s: What to Watch For
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Early Symptoms of Young-Onset Alzheimer’s: What to Watch For

What if your mind started betraying you in your 30s—misplacing memories, losing track of conversations, forgetting where your daughter said she’d be just hours earlier? Most people associate Alzheimer’s with old age, something that might come decades down the road, if at all. But for Fraser, a 41-year-old father from Australia, those quiet disruptions started…

Golf Course Living May Come With a Hidden Cost: 126% Higher Parkinson’s Risk
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Golf Course Living May Come With a Hidden Cost: 126% Higher Parkinson’s Risk

Golf courses are often seen as the perfect backdrop for a quiet, healthy life. But what if that scenic view came with an unexpected risk? A new study is raising eyebrows—and serious questions—about a hidden health concern tied to where you live. And the numbers are hard to ignore. Parkinson’s in America: A Growing Health…

Shingles Vaccine May Reduce Dementia Risk by 20%, New Research Shows
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Shingles Vaccine May Reduce Dementia Risk by 20%, New Research Shows

Mind-boggling research flipped our understanding of shingles vaccines, revealing protective brain benefits beyond mere skin relief. People receiving these jabs face a staggering 20% drop in dementia risk over seven years—a statistical bombshell in preventative health circles! For countless souls staring down cognitive decline’s barrel, hope glimmers anew. Dementia’s relentless march—55 million worldwide victims and…