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Shingles Vaccine Reduces Risk for Dementia
A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one - shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains.A new study found shingles vaccination cut older adults' risk of developing dementia over the next seven years by 20%.The research,...
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Low 'Bad' Cholesterol Might Lower Dementia Risk
Lower levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol could mean a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a new study says. People with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels lower than 70 mg/dl had a 26% lower risk of dementia and 28% lower risk of Alzheimer's, compared...
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Eye Exam Can Assess Risk for Delirium After Surgery
They say the eyes are the windows to the soul. The eyes also might help detect seniors at risk for a common syndrome in which they emerge from surgery in a state of delirium, new research suggests. Seniors who have thicker retinas are about 60% more likely to develop...
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Brain Implant Allows Woman to Talk After Stroke
For nearly two decades, a stroke had left a woman unable to speak - until now. Thanks to a new brain implant, her thoughts are being turned into real-time speech, giving her a voice again for the first time in 18 years. The device was tested on a 47-year-old woman with...
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Deep Sleep Deficiency Linked to Alzheimer's Risk
Certain stages of sleep - deep sleep and dream sleep - appear to contribute to brain health in ways that affect risk of Alzheimer's disease, a new study says.People who get less deep sleep or dream sleep have smaller volumes in critical brain regions, researchers reported...
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Dr. Crandall: Eat a Mediterranean Diet to Lower Heart, Cancer Risks
People living in areas that regularly eat a Mediterranean diet have been found in studies to have lower rates of cardiovascular disease and cancer. And to live a longer, healthier life. "This is a diet that people can live a long life - over 100 years," says Dr. Chauncey...
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Stem Cell Treatment Improves Alzheimer's Symptoms
A new study found that a novel treatment using stem cells improves symptoms in Alzheimer's patients. Unlike traditional treatments that target amyloid plaques, laromestrocel (Lomecel-B) harnesses mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) donated from fresh bone marrow to reduce...
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Kennedy HHS Overhaul Imperils Addiction Treatment
A little-known federal agency that touches the lives of people across the United States by funding the 988 crisis line, naloxone distribution and addiction treatment may be weakened and possibly eliminated in the proposed overhaul of the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
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Stroke Risk Higher for a Decade After Mini-Stroke
The risk of a full-blown stroke will remain high for at least a decade after a person has a slight brush with stroke, in the form of a transient ischemic attack or minor stroke, a new study says. These patients have a nearly 13% increased risk of stroke over five years and a...
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Sugar Substitute May Boost Appetite, Hunger
Splenda doesn't directly add calories to your diet, but the sweetener still might lead people to pack on pounds, a new study says. The sugar substitute might spur on a person's appetite and feelings of hunger, potentially leading them to overeat, according to results...
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4 Fruits That Can Help You Sleep More Soundly
According to the National Sleep Foundation, more than half of American adults do not get enough sleep and 82 percent wish they could get better sleep. Late-night snacking on low-fiber, high-fat foods such a dish of ice cream, a left-over slice of cheesecake, or a...
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The Danger of Eating too Much Protein
As we age, getting enough protein into our diets is essential. Eating the right amount of protein at the right time during the day helps boost brain health, says Stephen Perrine, author of The Whole Body Reset. "Our bodies need protein at each meal to keep the process of...
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Heart Problems Linked to Brain Shrinkage
Heart disease might contribute to the sort of brain shrinkage seen in dementia, a new study says. People with early signs of heart problems are more likely to have brain changes associated with dementia, researchers reported on March 26 in the journal Neurology. Specifically,...
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Smell Test Can Spot Early Dementia
The nose might know whether a person is showing early signs of dementia or Alzheimer's disease, a new study says. Older adults who've developed mild cognitive impairment - a precursor to dementia and Alzheimer's - score lower on a peel-and-sniff test than people with normal...
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Chewing Gum Releases Microplastics Into Mouth
Chewing gum releases hundreds of tiny plastic pieces straight into people's mouths, researchers said on Tuesday, also warning of the pollution created by the rubber-based sweet. The small study comes as researchers have increasingly been discovering small shards of plastic...
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Study: Shingles Vaccine May Lower Dementia Risk
GSK said on Tuesday that it is studying a group of more than a million older adults in the UK to examine whether its best-selling shingles vaccine lowers the risk of dementia. The British drugmaker is using the health data of some 1.4 million people, aged 65 to 66, some of...
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Study: Anti-Amyloid Drug Halved Alzheimer's Risk
The best evidence yet that cutting-edge Alzheimer's disease drugs might indeed ward off the degenerative brain disease has emerged from a small-scale study. An experimental drug that clears amyloid beta from the brain cut the risk of developing Alzheimer's by 50% among a...
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Dr. Crandall: Poor Sleep Raises Risk for Heart Attack, Dementia
Poor sleep can lead to more dangerous problems than just feeling drowsy during the day. Sleep disruptions can increase your risk for high blood pressure, heart attack and even dementia. If you feel sleepy during the day or a family member tells you that you snore, you may be...
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Why We Don't Remember Baby Memories
Babies and toddlers are sponges, incessantly soaking up lessons from the world around them. So why, then, can't adults remember specific events from their earliest moments of childhood? A new study indicates that memories of baby experiences might remain, lurking in the...
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Increasing Daytime Sleepiness May Signal Dementia
Drowsy during the daytime? For seniors, such sleepiness could indicate that they're at increased risk for dementia, a new study suggests. Women in their 80s had double risk of dementia if they experienced increasing daytime sleepiness over a five-year period, researchers...
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Why Night Owls Are Prone to Depression
Night owls - people who stay up late - have been shown to have an increased risk of depression. And now a new study says why that might be. Dusk dwellers tend to be less mindful - that is, less engaged in the present moment, researchers found. That, along with poor sleep...
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More Than Half of ADHD TikTok Videos Are Inaccurate
TikTok's most popular videos on ADHD are as likely to misinform viewers as they are to provide helpful hints, a new study says. More than half the claims made in the 100 most-viewed TikTok videos about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are not accurate,...
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Experimental Drug Delays Alzheimer's Symptoms, Access Cut
An experimental treatment appears to delay Alzheimer's symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease in their 40s or 50s, according to new findings from ongoing research now caught up in Trump administration funding delays. The early results - a scientific...
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Study: Chewing on Wood Improves Memory
Chew on this! A new study found that chewing on hard materials like wood may boost memory. Chewing on hard materials increases the amount of the antioxidant glutathione (GSH) in the brain, according to researchers, while chewing softer surfaces, like gum, did not have the...
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FDA Warns of Laughing Gas Misuse
U.S. health officials are tracking a rise in injuries tied to the misuse of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, including some brands that are sold in small canisters containing flavors like blueberry, strawberry and watermelon. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday warned...