Patients Who Think Positively About Aging Enhance Cognition, Memory
Photo Cred: Ground Picture/Shutterstock By Katherine Shagoury A study conducted by the Yale School of Public Health has found that older patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a common type...
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Taking Vitamin D Could Help Prevent Dementia
Photo Cred: Chidchaba/Shutterstock By Tiarra Mukherjee Taking vitamin D supplements may help prevent dementia, according to a new study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring....
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Lifetime Discrimination Associated With Increased Risk of Dementia
Photo Cred: Prostock Studio/Shutterstock By Tiarra Mukherjee A Wake Forest University study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, the journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, has linked people who have experienced discrimination...
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Study explores changes in gut microbiota of those with multiple sclerosis
By Avery St. Onge A recent study found that patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) have different intestinal bacteria than those without the disease. In addition, the research suggested that the...
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Obesity in children associated with poor brain health
Photo Cred: Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge In a recent study, researchers observed structural changes to the brains of children with a higher body mass index (BMI) which have been...
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Compound found in hibiscus may help treat Alzheimer’s disease
Photo Cred: Hiếu Hoàng/Pexels By Avery St. Onge A recent study found that gossypetin, a flavonoid found in hibiscus, activated immune cells in the brain that cleared amyloid beta peptide...
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Blue light therapy in morning improves sleep for patients with PTSD
By Avery St. Onge After exposure to blue light therapy people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experienced better sleep, a reduction in severe PTSD symptoms, and improved treatment outcomes, according...
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Study finds one in 10 older Americans has dementia
By Avery St. Onge In a new study, researchers from Columbia University estimated that 10 percent of Americans 65 and older have dementia, while 22 percent have mild cognitive impairment....
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