Dementia

The seven habits include exercising, losing weight, having good nutrition, maintaining a healthy blood pressure, reducing blood sugar, not smoking, and regulating cholesterol.Scientists identify have identified 7 healthy linked to lower…

CNN  —  After Robin Williams died by suicide in August 2014, his widow, Susan Schneider Williams, would soon learn about a disease she had never heard of, but…

Your risk of developing dementia is determined by a wide range of factors—some of which you can control, and others you can't. Your family history, for instance, is simply the…

Eating a half cup of blueberries every day in your late 50s can stave off dementia later in life, study findsEating just a half-cup of blueberries every day in a person's 50s can help them avoid devastating cognitive decline…

Blueberries have a high level of an antioxidant called anthocyanins that defend the plants from threats and can provide benefits to humans including improved metabolic function.University of Cincinnati studies effects of blueberry…

Walnuts can improve cognitive function. Blueberries can boost memory. Fish oil supplements can lower your risk of Alzheimer’s disease.You may have noticed these buzzy “brain food” claims scattered across online health articles and social…

Elderly adults who napped at least once a day or more than an hour a day were 40% more likely to develop Alzheimer's than those who did not nap daily or napped less than an hour a day, according to the study published Thursday in…

It’s a combination of two diets already known to reduce risk of heart and circulatory disease:The Mediterranean diet (based on wholegrains, fish, pulses, fruits and vegetables)The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet. The…

The number of people living with dementia is expected to surpass 130 million by 2050. This could bring the total number of cases in the UK to two million. Although the condition can’t be reversed, picking up the early warning signs early…

Entering menopause before age 40 is linked to a 35% higher risk of developing dementia later in life, a preliminary study finds. (Viacheslav Iakobchuk, Alamy)…