Study: Association between air pollution and lifestyle with the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment and dementia in individuals with cardiometabolic diseases. Image Credit: NDAB Creativity / Shutterstock

Air pollution amplifies dementia risk in cardiometabolic disease patients

New research reveals how simple lifestyle changes can mitigate the dual threat of cardiometabolic diseases and air pollution on cognitive health. Study: Association between air pollution and lifestyle with the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment and dementia in individuals with cardiometabolic diseases. Image Credit: NDAB Creativity / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the journal…

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Healthy habits in middle age may protect against neurological conditions

Healthy lifestyles linked to younger brains

Using an AI tool, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have analyzed brain images from 70-year-olds and estimated their brains’ biological age. They found that factors detrimental to vascular health, such as inflammation and high glucose levels, are associated with an older-looking brain, while healthy lifestyles were linked to brains with a younger appearance. The results are…

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