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·May 5, 2021·3 min read

Does Eating a Mediterranean Diet Protect Against Memory Loss and Dementia?

Eating a Mediterranean-style diet can help protect the brain from tau protein build-up and brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer's disease.

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·May 5, 2021·4 min read

Reduced Kidney Function Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia

People with chronic kidney disease and reduced kidney function are at higher risk of developing dementia, a new study reports. Researchers found as kidney function decreased, the rate of dementia increased in those with kidney disease.

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·March 31, 2021·2 min read

Exercise May Help Slow Cognitive Decline in Some People With Parkinson’s Disease

Exercise helped to reduce cognitive decline two years later in Parkinson's patients with the APOE e4 gene variant.

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·March 28, 2021·3 min read

Leaky Blood-Brain Barrier Linked to Brain Tissue Damage in Brain Aging Disease

People with cerebral small vessel damage who also had a leaky blood-brain barrier had more tissue damage after two years than those whose blood-brain barrier was intact.

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·March 17, 2021·3 min read

Heart Health Problems in Your 20s May Affect Thinking Skills Decades Later

High blood pressure, obesity, higher levels of cholesterol, and high blood sugar levels experienced by people in their 20s and 30s appear to have a negative impact on cognitive skills later in life.

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·March 10, 2021·3 min read

Diet High in Healthful Plant-Based Food May Reduce Risk of Stroke by 10%

A new long-term study reveals people who followed diets that were high in plant-based food items and were lower in sugars had a 10% reduced risk of suffering from an ischemic stroke later in life.

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·March 3, 2021·2 min read

Golf May Have More Benefit for Parkinson’s Than Tai Chi

For Parkinson's patients, golf is better than tai chi at improving movement and balance.

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·March 2, 2021·2 min read

Could Rising Temperatures Send More People With MS to the Hospital?

During anomalously warm weather, people with multiple sclerosis have a 4% increased risk of having an emergency department visit. 3% of MS patients had an increased risk of inpatient hospital stays.

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·March 1, 2021·2 min read

Can Cannabis Use Lead to Rebound Headaches for People With Migraine?

People who use cannabis to help manage the pain associated with chronic migraine are six times more likely to suffer from rebound headaches, or medication overuse headaches, than those who do not use marijuana.

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·March 1, 2021·3 min read

Treatable Sleep Disorder Common in People With Thinking and Memory Problems

Obstructive sleep apnea is common in people with cognitive impairment, researchers report. The severity of obstructive sleep apnea correlated with the degree of cognitive impairment.

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·February 24, 2021·3 min read

People With Depression and Anxiety May Develop Alzheimer’s at Younger Age

People with depression and anxiety may be at greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease earlier than those without the conditions. On average, people with depression developed Alzheimer's symptoms two years earlier, and those with anxiety three years earlier, than those who did not suffer from the mental health disorders.

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·February 23, 2021·3 min read

Exercise May Reduce Migraine Triggers

Migraine sufferers who embarked on two-and-a-half hours of moderate to vigorous exercise per week reported a significant decline in their migraine triggers, including stress, depression, and sleep problems.

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Does Eating a Mediterranean Diet Protect Against Memory Loss and Dementia?

Reduced Kidney Function Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia

Exercise May Help Slow Cognitive Decline in Some People With Parkinson’s Disease

Leaky Blood-Brain Barrier Linked to Brain Tissue Damage in Brain Aging Disease

Heart Health Problems in Your 20s May Affect Thinking Skills Decades Later

Diet High in Healthful Plant-Based Food May Reduce Risk of Stroke by 10%

Golf May Have More Benefit for Parkinson’s Than Tai Chi

Could Rising Temperatures Send More People With MS to the Hospital?

Can Cannabis Use Lead to Rebound Headaches for People With Migraine?

Treatable Sleep Disorder Common in People With Thinking and Memory Problems

People With Depression and Anxiety May Develop Alzheimer’s at Younger Age

Exercise May Reduce Migraine Triggers

Great Ape Laughter Reveals Clues to Human Speech Origins

Bodily Inflammation Shapes the Brain and Behavior

Body Clock Dictates Morning Calorie Burning

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