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Early Alzheimer’s Information Page

You've most likely reached this page because you completed our six-question true/false quiz on early signs of Alzheimer's. HOW DID YOU DO? The answer to all six questions is TRUE. Here's what brain aging experts want you to know: FORGETFULNESS – One of the most common early signs of Alzheimer’s is forgetting recently learned information. Others include forgetting important dates or events, asking for the same questions over and over, and increasingly needing to rely on...

Nordic Diet Lowers Cholesterol And Blood Sugar

UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN – A healthy Nordic diet can prevent a range of diseases. Until now, the health benefits attributed to a Nordic diet by researchers primarily focused on weight loss. But in a new study, University of Copenhagen researchers and their Nordic colleagues found clear evidence that a Nordic diet can lower blood sugar and cholesterol levels even without weight loss. In particular, they point to the composition of dietary fats as a possible explanation...

Tooth Loss Increases Dementia Risk: Study

New research finds a link between tooth loss and dementia.

Owning A Dog Could Be Key To Healthy Aging

Dog owners had a significantly reduced risk of becoming disabled compared to individuals who had never owned a dog.

Want to Live 12 Years Longer? Embrace Optimism

INC – In business, longevity matters. Overnight success stories aside, starting and building a business that lasts takes time. Time to develop a great team of outstanding employees. Time to make lasting connections, forge lasting partnerships, and build long-term relationships with loyal customers. Even if you're not an entrepreneur: Who doesn't hope to live as long and healthy a life as possible? Problem is, the recommendation bar for living a longer life can seem impossibly high. One study...

Dementia Tied to Resting Heart Rate

MEDPAGE TODAY – Higher resting heart rate (RHR) was linked to greater dementia risk and faster cognitive decline independent of cardiovascular disease in a study of more than 2,000 older adults in Sweden. People with RHR of 80 bpm or higher had a 55% increased risk of developing dementia compared with people whose RHR was 60-69 bpm (adjusted HR 1.55, 95% CI 1.06-2.27), reported Yume Imahori, MD, PhD, of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and...

Vaccine Against Alzheimer’s: Would You Get It?

HealthDay News – The first human clinical trial of a nasal vaccine to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease is set to begin after nearly 20 years of research. This is a "remarkable milestone," according to Dr. Howard Weiner, co-director of the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. "Over the last two decades, we've amassed preclinical evidence suggesting the potential of this nasal vaccine for AD ," Weiner said...

Addressing Ageism With Urgency

KAISER HEALTH NEWS – Earlier this year, the World Health Organization announced a global campaign to combat ageism — discrimination against older adults that is pervasive and harmful but often unrecognized. “We must change the narrative around age and ageing” and “adopt strategies to counter” ageist attitudes and behaviors, WHO concluded in a major report accompanying the campaign. Several strategies WHO endorsed — educating people about ageism, fostering intergenerational contacts, and changing policies and laws to...

Queen “Politely” Refuses Oldie-of-the-Year Honors

London (CNN) – Queen Elizabeth II will skip next week's key climate conference in Glasgow, according to a royal source. The news comes after the 95-year-old monarch was admitted to a hospital last week for "preliminary investigations" ... Last week, she declined an honor of being named "Oldie of the Year" by a British magazine, saying she didn't meet "the relevant criteria." She "politely but firmly" declined the award through her assistant private secretary with...

Dollar Store Item Found To Prevent Alzheimer’s

MEDICAL NEWS TODAY – In a new meta-analysis, researchers have identified a connection between tooth loss and a risk of cognitive decline and dementia. The researchers found that the more teeth a person had lost, the greater their risk of developing dementia or cognitive decline. The research, published in JAMDA: The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, lays the ground for researchers to determine whether tooth loss causes cognitive decline and dementia, and if so,...

How Long Can A Person Really Live?

Extreme longevity, according to new research, likely will continue to rise slowly by the end of this century, and estimates show that a lifespan of 125 years, or even 130 years, is possible.

This Body Part Is Key To Health After 50

Older adults with more natural teeth are better able to perform everyday tasks such as cooking a meal, making a telephone call or going shopping, according to researchers from UCL and the Tokyo Medical and Dental University.

Barack Obama’s Grandmother Dies, Aged 99

BBC – Barack Obama's step-grandmother, Sarah Obama, has died at a hospital in Kenya at the age of 99. She was affectionately called Granny Sarah by the former president. Mrs. Obama defended her grandson during his 2008 presidential campaign, when he was said to be Muslim and not born in the US. Her home became a tourist attraction when he was elected as the first black US president. Sarah Obama was the third and youngest wife of Barack...

Vaccines Haven’t Cured This Public Health Crisis

Vaccines have begun saving lives in New York's nursing homes, but they haven't yet cured another crisis caused by the pandemic: loneliness.

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