The quality of your plant-based diet could either help or harm your aging brain. Following a healthy plant-based diet in middle age appears to lower a person’s risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, researchers reported April 8 in the…
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Being born especially tiny might confer a long-term rise in risk for stroke at a relatively young age, new data suggests. The Swedish study couldn’t prove cause-and-effect, but the association suggests that doctors might want to consider birth weight…
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In its first “real-world” trial, the nerve stimulation treatment called TENS appeared to reduce the pain and tiredness of fibromyalgia. “The study shows that TENS provides an added benefit on top of any relief from other treatments,”…
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Researchers have developed a novel compound that could transform the way we treat Alzheimer’s disease, offering not just a new weapon but potentially a new strategy for battling the most common form of dementia worldwide. While current drugs for Alzheimer’s…
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Past studies show that cooking meals at home can be a great strategy for good health. A new study found that cooking more at home may help decrease your risk for dementia. Researchers also found that for people with few cooking skills, cooking a meal at home…
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Brain implants are proven to help Parkinson’s disease patients control their symptoms, but deciding whether to go through with such an invasive surgery can be overwhelming. Now, researchers have developed an online decision-making tool to help patients understand…
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