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Looking On the Bright Side of Life Could Help Cut Your Risk For Dementia
A study of the 'big five' personality traits has found that positive, extroverted, and conscientious people are less likely to get a dementia diagnosis...
Herbal Extract May Improve Mild Dementia Using Ginseng, Ginkgo Biloba, and Crocus Sativus – Study
Scientists conducted clinical trials into the effects of an herbal extract on mild cognitive impairment (MCI) found the herbal extract improved participants' memory in...
Good News in History, October 21
40 years ago today, the meter was standardized to its current form, providing grounds for all the subsequent increments such as millimeters, centimeters, and...
New Blood Test Could Diagnose Parkinson’s Before it Begins Damaging the Nervous System
American scientists developed a test that focuses on damage to mitochondrial DNA in the blood linked with Parkinson's disease.
Current diagnoses of Parkinson's are largely...
Good News in History, August 3
Happy 60th birthday to James Hetfield, the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of Metallica. The thrash metal kings have featured only 2 permanent members,...
Physical Activity and Sedentary Lifestyle Have Greater Impact on Lifespan Than Our Genes
Shakespeare once wrote "The fault, dear Brutus, lies not in our stars, but in ourselves."
Concurring with the Bard, a recent paper in the journal...
Six Lifestyle Choices to Slow Memory Decline Identified in 10-Year Study of Aging
A 10-year study of Chinese adults over the age of 60, showed that a healthy lifestyle, in particular a nutritious diet, is associated with...
Teen Finds a Police Medal on Bottom of River–Tracks Down ‘Heartbroken’ Officer Who’d Been Robbed of it Last Year
A retired police officer who was heartbroken when thieves stole his Exemplary Service Medal last year was stunned when kind strangers tracked him down...
Holy Mackerel! Fish Really Is Brain Food – Even if You Only Eat a Small Amount
Could eating salmon, cod, tuna, herring, or sardines keep your brain healthy and your thinking agile in middle age? This study says emphatically, YES.
Eating...
New Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Mental Decline By 27% in Trial Hailed as ‘Most Encouraging to Date’
American biotech company Biogen announced the results of a phase 3 clinical trial that showed a new Alzheimer’s drug slowed the rate of cognitive...
Daily Multivitamins Could Help Keep Seniors Mentally Sharp—and May Protect Against Dementia
A daily multivitamin helps keep people over the age of 65 mentally sharp, and may also protect against dementia.
Researchers estimated supplementation for three years...
Sunshine Could Ward Off Dementia and Strokes: First-Ever Direct Link to Vitamin D Found
Sunshine could ward off dementia and strokes after scientists have shown a direct link between vitamin D and the conditions in a world-first study.
A...
The Mechanism Behind Memory Loss in Aging Was Identified By Scientists at Johns Hopkins
Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins have identified a mechanism in the brain behind age-related memory loss.
The system lies in the hippocampus, the memory control center...
Memory Loss Was Reversed in Mice Using a Brain Liquid From Younger Peers in ‘Groundbreaking’ Study
Memory loss has been reversed in mice by injecting them with a brain liquid from younger peers in a "groundbreaking" new treatment..
The substance, called...
Scientists Rewind the Age of Skin Cells by 30 Years – And Others Nearby Become More Youthful Too
Researchers in the UK have developed a method to 'time jump' human skin cells by 30 years, turning back the aging clock for cells...
Researchers Find New Strategy for Preventing Clogged Arteries
Revving up a process that slows down as we age may protect against a major cause of heart attacks and strokes.
Scientists have successfully minimized...
30 Minutes of Lifting Weights, Push-ups or Yard Work Weekly May Cut Risk of Death By 20%
A meta-analysis of more than half a million people has shown that a truly bare minimum of strength training can confer enormous benefit.
Researchers in...
Exercise Alters Brain Chemistry to Protect Aging Synapses, Study Finds
When elderly people stay active, their brains have more of a class of proteins that enhances the connections between neurons to maintain healthy cognition,...
New Method for Treating Alzheimer’s Disease Developed by Researchers
Researchers in Oslo have developed an artificial intelligence method to help them identify potential new medicines for Alzheimer's. The new medicine seems to be...
Medical Breakthroughs And Treatments in 2021 to Beat Cancer, Alzheimer’s, Diabetes & More
Whether a deadly disease like cancer and Alzheimer’s or a lifelong affliction like diabetes, eczema, or arthritis, 2021 has been a year of breakthroughs...