Browsing: Dementia

Exercise has many health benefitsJane Williams/Alamy Getting good sleep and practicing other healthy habits may slow the biological aging of your brain and protect you from…

In 2015, Nikki Schultek was at the peak of her career: a young mother of two young sons and a freshman who’d just completed a half…

As you read this, an army of cells is patrolling your brain. These soldiers slither around neurons, using their long limbs to search for threats. When…

As you read this, an army of cells is patrolling your brain. These soldiers slither around neurons, using their long limbs to search for threats. When…

“My goal is really modest: I want to have the biggest impact on human suffering ever before,” says Lou Rees, co-founder of the biotech company Vaxxinity.…

Vision loss linked to dementiaDrazen Žigic/Getty Images A large-scale study has identified poor eyesight and high cholesterol as two new risk factors for dementia. The study…

Illustration of amyloid plaques (orange) between brain cellsScience Photo Library/Alamy In early July, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a treatment called donanemab for…

Next year I will be turning 40. It seems a bit absurd. I feel almost the same as when I celebrated my 20th birthday. I have…

Shingrix shingles vaccineZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy The newer shingles vaccine is more effective than older vaccines at delaying the onset of dementia and may even prevent it.…