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·October 14, 2021·6 min read

How Highly Processed Foods Harm Memory in the Aging Brain

A diet high in processed foods leads to neuroinflammation and memory decline in older rats, a new study reports. Supplementing a processed food diet with DHA, an omega 3 fatty acid, helped mitigate memory problems and reduce inflammation.

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·October 9, 2021·4 min read

Optimal Blood Pressure Helps Our Brains Age Slower

People whose blood pressure is elevated but still falls within the normal range are at increased risk of accelerated brain aging, researchers report.

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·July 26, 2021·7 min read

Aerobic Exercise Boosts Healthy Brain Aging

Aerobic exercise was associated with positive white matter changes in the brain for older adults.

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·June 9, 2021·2 min read

Artificial Intelligence Predicts Brain Age From EEG Signals Recorded During Sleep

A new deep neural network can accurately predict a healthy person's brain age based on EEG data collected from a sleep study.

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·May 26, 2021·6 min read

Amazon Indigenous Group’s Lifestyle May Hold a Key to Slowing Down Aging

The Tsimane, an indigenous people from the Bolivian Amazon, have less brain atrophy than American aging adults, a new study reports. Additionally, the decrease in their brain volume associated with aging is 70% less than seen in older American adults.

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·April 27, 2021·3 min read

Higher Education Does Not Influence How the Brain Ages

A new study disputes the common belief that obtaining a higher education can help slow brain aging.

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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 25, 2021·4 min read

Anabolic Androgenic Steroids Accelerate Brain Aging

Anabolic androgenic steroids, drugs commonly associated with muscle building and enhancing athletic performance, are known to increase the risk for certain health disorders. A new study reveals anabolic steroids may also accelerate brain aging.

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·February 5, 2021·4 min read

Left and Right-Brain Age Differently: Alzheimer’s Link

Cortical-asymmetry loss begins when we hit our thirties, with an accelerated decline as we enter our sixties. The brain changes are further accelerated in those with Alzheimer's disease.

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·November 19, 2020·4 min read

Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatments Reverse Aging Process

Healthy older adults exposed to hyperbaric oxygen therapies showed signs of reversal of the normal aging process at a cellular level.

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·October 31, 2020·3 min read

New ‘Epigenetic’ Clock Provides Insight Into How the Human Brain Ages

Using brain tissue samples, researchers have identified a new epigenetic clock for brain aging. The study reveals how the epigenetic clock could provide insight into accelerated brain aging and neurodegenerative disorders.