The more disadvantages you face, the more likely you are to smoke – and have difficulty quitting – according to a new USC study in JAMA Internal Medicine that sheds light on populations that are resistant to anti-smoking ...
Apr 23, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Those Sunday crossword puzzles may not prevent the aging brain from slowing down—but they might protect it in a different way, a new study suggests.
Dec 11, 2018
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The well known 'use it or lose it' claim has been widely accepted by healthcare professionals, but researchers in the Christmas issue of The BMJ find that regularly doing problem solving activities throughout your lifetime ...
Dec 10, 2018
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A team of scientists has successfully trained a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to make accurate predictions regarding cognitive decline leading to Alzheimer's disease.
Oct 04, 2018
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It may be too late to stop Alzheimer's in people who already have some mental decline. But what if a treatment could target the very earliest brain changes while memory and thinking skills are still intact, in hope of preventing ...
Oct 02, 2018
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(HealthDay)—There have been many setbacks on the long road to finding a treatment that might slow or stop Alzheimer's disease, but a new trial offers a glimmer of hope.
Jul 26, 2018
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Lowering blood pressure more than usually recommended not only helps prevent heart problems, it also cuts the risk of mental decline that often leads to Alzheimer's disease, a major study finds.
Jul 25, 2018
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Too few people with signs of mental decline or dementia are getting checked during routine medical visits or told when a problem is found, says a panel of Alzheimer's disease experts who offered new guidance Sunday.
Jul 22, 2018
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(HealthDay)—If you're middle-aged and you think you're losing your memory, you're not alone, a new U.S. government report shows.
Jul 13, 2018
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(HealthDay)—A new study sheds light on how vision loss is linked to mental decline in seniors.
Jun 29, 2018
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