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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The first study to evaluate the link between Alzheimer’s disease and body weight found a significant association. Researchers at Washington University Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, discovered that Alzheimer’s blood biomarkers increased 95% faster in people with obesity than in non-obese individuals. The study, which was presented Tuesday at the annual meeting …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A lack of socializing may be a major risk factor for neurological disorders in older adults. New research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, has considered how “social frailty” can be a predictor of dementia. The study, published in The Journals of Gerontology, looked at data from …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Eating a daily serving of peanuts may help older adults improve blood flow to their brains and boost memory, according to new research. In a study published in Clinical Nutrition, scientists at the NUTRIM Institute at Maastricht University Medical Center in the Netherlands set out to test whether this simple, inexpensive food …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Increasing physical activity in midlife or later may reduce the chances of developing dementia by up to 45%, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers at the Boston University School of Public Health analyzed data from more than 4,300 people in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring, all of …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Scientists may have found a way to stop Alzheimer’s damage before it starts — by “melting” the tiny protein clumps that are the early triggers of the disease. Alzheimer’s has long been linked to harmful tau protein fibrils that build up in the brain and interfere with cognitive function, but researchers have …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A team of Mayo Clinic scientists have created a way to estimate a person’s risk of developing memory and thinking problems long before symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease begin, potentially changing how the disease is detected and treated in the future. The research, published in The Lancet Neurology, draws on decades of data …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Even small amounts of walking could slow down the brain changes that lead to Alzheimer’s, a new study shows. In fact, results point to a very specific window where benefits peak. Researchers from Mass General Brigham followed nearly 300 older adults between the ages of 50 and 90 who showed no signs …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new study from the University of Southern California suggests that the way blood pressure fluctuates from one heartbeat to the next may be just as important as the overall blood pressure reading — especially when it comes to brain health in aging adults. Researchers found that older adults who experienced greater …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new study that suggests listening to or playing music could slash the risk of dementia might have you singing a new tune. Adults over 70 who regularly listen to music were nearly 40% less likely to develop dementia, a group of cognitive disorders that cause a decline in memory, thinking and …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An experimental pill could slow memory loss and brain shrinkage in some Alzheimer’s patients, new research suggests. The pill, called ALZ-801 (valiltramiprosate), was shown to be effective in people who have early Alzheimer’s disease and two copies of the APOE4 gene, which increases Alzheimer’s risk by 10 times. Researchers at Alzheon, Inc., …