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Memory, focus, dementia research and the everyday habits linked to a healthier brain. Our coverage explains new studies in plain language. You can also try our free Daily Brain Check.
Alzheimer's Disease
A recent debate over menopause hormone therapy has renewed a familiar question: does treatment affect dementia risk? Here’s what current evidence can and cannot tell us.
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Brain Health
Retirement can bring more freedom, but it may also reduce the daily mental, social and physical activity that helps support brain health. Here’s what the evidence suggests.
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Alzheimer's Disease
Biomarker testing is moving Alzheimer’s disease earlier in the timeline, sometimes before symptoms appear. That may help with planning and research, but it can also create uncertainty and emotional strain.
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Alzheimer's Disease
New studies are renewing interest in whether menopausal hormone therapy affects brain health, but the evidence still does not support using it to prevent Alzheimer’s or dementia.
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Alzheimer's Disease
Telehealth is emerging as a way to ease long waits for memory evaluations, but experts say it works best as part of a broader diagnostic process that still may require in-person testing.
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Alzheimer's Disease
Patrick Stewart’s reported dementia journey underscores a hard truth: prognosis after a dementia diagnosis can vary widely, which is why planning and support matter early.
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Alzheimer's Disease
An AARP explainer revisits early signs that can signal dementia or Alzheimer’s, while NIH sources stress that memory changes are not the only possible clue and that hearing problems can complicate recognition.
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Brain Health
Research links lower educational attainment with higher dementia risk, but the evidence points to a risk factor, not a fixed outcome. Brain health habits and life-long learning may help build resilience.
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Brain Health
A new randomized trial found high-dose DHA changed a brain-fluid marker but did not improve cognition or brain structure over two years, adding to doubts about fish oil supplements for dementia prevention.
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Brain Health
A new Harlem choir is bringing people living with dementia and their caregivers together for music, social connection, and a break from routine.
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Air Pollution
Recent studies are adding detail to an old concern: long-term air pollution exposure may be tied not just to dementia risk, but to changes in the brain itself.
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Why the words Alzheimer's and dementia are paired so often, how the umbrella and the specific disease relate, and which look-alike causes can be treated.
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