Dementia

A doctor reveals how to reduce the risk of dementia – with one simple food every day

They’re available to all of us, yet we don’t eat enough of them. So what is the tasty and healthy snack that keeps the brain sharp?

A doctor looks at a brain X-ray
Memory loss or dementia?

Memory not what it used to be? Here’s how to know if it’s age-related or a sign of dementia

Brainy Blue Breakfast Smoothie

Experts claim: This is the morning drink that lowers the risk of dementia and strengthens the brain

 Cycling reduces dementia risk by 19% in middle-aged adults, study finds.

Cycling reduces dementia risk by 19% in middle-aged adults, study finds


New study shows MIND diet reduces dementia risk by 25%

Benefits observed regardless of age, suggesting it's never too late to adopt brain-healthy eating habits.

 New study shows MIND diet reduces dementia risk by 25%. Illustration.

Eight-week creatine regimen significantly improves cognitive scores in Alzheimer's study

Patients improved on cognitive tests after eight weeks, indicating that adding creatine may help support cognition in Alzheimer's disease.

 Eight-week creatine regimen significantly improves cognitive scores in Alzheimer's study. Illustration.

Autopsy sheds light on final days of Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa

Gene Hackman, 95, was suffering with congestive heart failure as well as severe chronic hypertensive changes.

 Gene Hackman poses during the 60th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. January 19, 2003.

'Witch hunt': The global right-wing populist rallying cry threatening democracy - opinion

This is a global movement – a slow-burning insurrection that seeks to replace the checks and balances of liberal democracy with elected autocracy.

 Marine Le Pen

Shingles vaccine linked to 20 percent lower dementia risk in older adults

Researchers exploit a natural experiment in Wales to isolate the vaccine’s protective effect against dementia.

 Shingles vaccine linked to 20 percent lower dementia risk in older adults.

Japanese study shows three cups of green tea a day may prevent dementia

Research from Kanazawa University on 8,766 older adults using MRI scans revealed a 3 percent reduction in brain white matter lesions among regular green tea drinkers.

 Japanese study shows three cups of green tea a day may prevent dementia.

Increased daytime sleepiness doubles dementia risk in women over 80, study finds

Researchers monitored 733 women aged 80 and above over five years, finding that those who developed increased daytime sleepiness faced double the risk of dementia.

 Increased daytime sleepiness doubles dementia risk in women over 80, study finds. Illustration.

Higher education linked to harder dementia diagnosis in new study

Researchers calculated that for each additional year of study, a patient lived 0.2 years (approximately 2.5 months) less.

 Students walk and sit outside on Quad lawn of University of Illinois college campus in Urbana Champaign.

Replacing hot dogs with fish cuts dementia risk by 28%, says neurology journal

Consuming at least a quarter serving of processed meat daily, like two bacon slices or one hot dog, significantly raises dementia risk.

 Replacing hot dogs with fish cuts dementia risk by 28%, says neurology journal.

Drinking three cups of green tea daily may reduce dementia risk, study finds

The scientists concluded that the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of green tea might protect blood vessels and promote brain health.

 Drinking three cups of green tea daily may reduce dementia risk, study finds.

US dementia cases to double by 2060, study predicts

The number of annual new dementia diagnoses is projected to rise from approximately 514,000 in 2020 to about one million by 2060.

 US dementia cases to double by 2060, study predicts. Illustration.