New RAND research identifies early predictors of cognitive impairment and dementia using a nationally representative U.S. dataset, highlighting the role of modifiable factors and baseline cognitive health in prevention and intervention strategies. Report: Identifying Early Predictors of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in a Large Nationally Representative U.S. Sample. Image Credit: Orawan Pattarawimonchai / Shutterstock A new report…
Here’s some food for thought. Dr. Jonathan J. Rasouli, a board-certified spinal neurosurgeon at Northwell Health in New York, says his mom’s dinner recipe is full of ingredients that are great for brain health — and eating it’s a smart step for preventing dementia and things like memory loss, fatigue and brain fog. Dr. Jonathan…
All of our brains inevitably shrink with age — a change that is most accelerated and profound in the nearly 7 million Americans currently living with dementia. While there isn’t a way to reverse this loss in brain volume, we can potentially curb it by prioritizing our mental and physical health. Dr. Arjun Masurkar, a cognitive…
CINCINNATI (WKRC) – A recent study highlighted the significant impact of lifestyle choices on brain health, suggesting that regular exercise may benefit the brain as much as the body. The Health and Retirement Study, which analyzed two decades of data, indicated that a healthy lifestyle and genetic factors can predict brain health at age 80….
The risk of developing dementia later in life is strongly predicted by a person’s cognitive ability, functional limitations and physical health as many as 20 years before onset of the illness, according to a new RAND report. Related new research found that early detection of cognitive impairment helps people to take mitigating actions to prepare…
A slower walking pace could be a sign of cognitive decline or dementia, a new study suggests. Researchers assessed more than 16,800 healthy people over the age of 65 in the U.S. and Australia during a seven-year period (2010 to 2017), according to the published study in JAMA Network Open. The investigators measured participants’ walking…
Exercise has been shown to improve brain health and reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia over the long-term. But engaging in everyday physical activity has immediate benefits for brain health, according to a new study from researchers in the Penn State College of Medicine. The team found that middle-aged people who participated in…
Credit: Lars Neumann/Getty Images Healthier midlife behaviors lead to better outcomes for age-related brain diseases even in people with genetic predisposition, research using data from the U.K. Biobank showed. A team led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston found that after about 12 years of follow-up, each 5-point improvement in subjects’ Brain…
Dementia is a progressive neurological disorder that affects millions of people globally, disrupting memory, thinking and reasoning. While it is natural for cognitive abilities to decline with age, dementia signifies a more profound and irreversible loss of these functions. Know the essential lifestyle changes that can help you manage dementia. (Photo by Pixabay) Dementia proofing:…
There are many things in our lifestyle that, which when we do, will affect our brains. According to health experts, pathological changes that cause dementia have already started 40 years before the actual onset of symptoms. Prevent dementia 40 years ahead: Simple lifestyle changes to protect your brain (Photo by Pixabay) In an interview with…