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·December 8, 2017·3 min read

Population of Americans with Alzheimer’s Will More Than Double by 2060

Researchers predict by 2060 around 15 million Americans will be living with MCI or Alzheimer's disease. Currently, 6.08 million people are living with dementia.

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·December 6, 2017·5 min read

Some Video Games Are Good For Older Adults’ Brains

Using the classic Nintendo game, Super Mario 64, researchers discover playing 3D platform games could help older brains to stave off mild cognitive impairment. Researchers report older people who played the video game had gray matter increases in the cerebellum, hippocampus and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.

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·November 21, 2017·6 min read

New Details on Aged Brain, Alzheimer’s and Dementia

A new study that analyzed the brains of 107 older people sheds light on the neurobiology of both healthy and diseases aging.

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·November 18, 2017·3 min read

Age and Gut Bacteria Contribute to Multiple Sclerosis Progression

Genetic risk factors, age and gut bacteria appear to work in collaboration to trigger multiple sclerosis, a new study reports.

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·November 16, 2017·13 min read

An Internal Fountain of Youth: Why These Amish Live Longer and Healthier

Researchers have identified a genetic mutation in an extended Amish family that allow them to live 10 percent longer and have 10 percent longer telomeres than other Amish kindred members who do not have the mutation. People with this mutation also have a lower diabetes risk and lower vascular aging, researchers note.

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·November 14, 2017·4 min read

Cognitive Training Enhances Innovative Thinking and Brain Networks in Older Adults

For healthy adults over 55, cognitive training can improve innovative thinking, researchers report.

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·November 10, 2017·3 min read

Sleep Apnea May Increase Alzheimer’s Risk

A new study reports on a surprising link between OSA and Alzheimer's disease. Researchers report people who suffer a number of apneas per hour have increased accumulation of amyloid beta in the brain over time.

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·November 7, 2017·5 min read

Old Human Cells Rejuvenated in Breakthrough Discovery on Aging

Resveratrol analogues appears to switch splicing factors back on, causing cells to look younger, start rejuvenating and behaving like young cells within hours of exposure, a new study reports.

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·November 5, 2017·5 min read

Gut Bacteria Linked to Age Related Conditions

Researchers transplanted gut bacteria from older mice into young mice and noted age related chronic inflammation following the procedure. The process, dubbed inflammaging, is linked to conditions associated with older age such as stoke and dementia.

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·November 2, 2017·4 min read

Middle Age Inflammation Linked to Brain Shrinkage Decades Later

According to a new study, people who have inflammation biomarkers in their blood during middle age are more likely to have increased brain shrinkage as they grow older. Researchers report the brain cell loss associated with inflammation was most prevalent in areas affected in Alzheimer's disease.

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·November 2, 2017·4 min read

Close Friends Linked to a Sharper Memory

A new PLOS ONE study reports superagers who maintain positive friendships have better cognitive ability and slower memory decline that peers who do not maintain strong social networks.

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