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A 12-week Kundalini yoga course provided test subjects a range of measurable brain benefits including improved memory, anti-aging and anti-inflammatory effects, according to new research from UCLA, suggesting it could help prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Memory, Women, Yoga, UCLA
Continue reading Kundalini yoga provides unique brain benefits, finds UCLA study
Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors such as Viagra are, of course, best known for effectively treating erectile dysfunction, but a study of nearly 270,000 men has added to the growing body of evidence that they may also lower the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
Tags: University College London, Alzheimer’s Disease, Viagra, Age-Related, Aging
Continue reading Men on Viagra found to have 18% lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease
In yet another surprise attribute of the new class of obesity drugs, scientists have found that GLP-1 receptor agonists can also subdue brain inflammation, giving them a potential ‘superpower’ in the fight against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
Tags: University of Toronto, Ozempic, GLP1, Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, Inflammatory, Brain, Dementia
Continue reading GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may pivot to treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
A team of researchers at University College London has reported the first-ever clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of Alzheimer’s disease. Across a handful of extraordinarily rare case studies the researchers demonstrated how a human growth hormone treatment transplanted toxic proteins into children and caused the development of early-onset Alzheimer’s.
Category: Science
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Brain, University College London, Neurological, Dementia
Continue reading First evidence of human-to-human transmission of Alzheimer’s disease
An international team of neuroscientists has for the first time identified five distinct subtypes of Alzheimer’s disease, in what could be a breakthrough for treatment approaches and efficacy. They call for researchers and medical professionals to look at the disease not as a single diagnosis but five specific types of Alzheimer’s.
Tags: University of Amsterdam, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Blood-brain barrier, Neuroscience, Age-Related, Brain, Maastricht University
Continue reading ID of five subtypes of Alzheimer’s has huge implications for treatment
While 2023 saw some major breakthroughs in the fields of medicine and biology (daily cancer pill anyone?), it was also a year in which researchers homed in on a variety of relatively small and simple lifestyle modifications that can positively impact human health. These are discoveries you can use right now to potentially boost your health, fight disease, and live longer. As the year draws to a close, we thought we’d share some of them with you so that you can put a little science power behind whatever winds up on your resolution list this year.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Health, Diet, Exercise, Weight Loss, Sleep, Diabetes, Alzheimer’s Disease, Food, Coffee, Nutrition, best-of-2023
Continue reading Little changes science recommended in 2023 for big health benefits
A new study has found that, for older adults living alone, owning a pet was linked to slower rates of decline in some aspects of cognition and may completely offset the association between living alone, a recognized dementia risk, and cognitive decline.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Dementia, Pet-owners, Pets, Alzheimer’s Disease, Brain, Age-Related
Continue reading Pets may slow age-related cognitive decline in those living alone
A new study has found that treatment with a ‘chemical chaperone’ assists in reducing the accumulation of protein plaques and restores cognitive functioning in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings could lead to novel treatments to help treat this debilitating disease.
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Protein, Brain, University of Pennsylvania
Continue reading “Chemical chaperone” improves Alzheimer’s signs in early & late disease
Scientists have identified odd clusters of a specific protein in the brains of people with early-onset dementia, pointing to a potential cause, a diagnostic tool and, ultimately, a therapy target for a disease that’s been largely a mystery to researchers.
Tags: Medical Research Council, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Protein, Brain, Neuroscience, Neurological
Continue reading Rogue protein linked to early-onset dementia identified
Research has found that non-invasively applying a mild electrical current to the brain twice a day for six weeks improved cognitive functioning and plasticity, the ability of the brain to ‘rewire’ itself, in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The treatment may be an effective way of reducing – or even reversing – the effects of the condition.
Tags: Alzheimer’s Disease, Electricity, Brain, Neurological, Dementia
Continue reading Twice-daily brain zaps may boost ‘rewiring’ & functioning in Alzheimer’s