TO HAVE A STROKE SOMEDAY, OR DEVELOP DEMENTIA? ABOUT 800,000 AMERICANS SUFFER STROKES EACH YEAR. DEMENTIA HITS 1 IN 7 OF US. AND NOW THERE’S A 21 POINT QUIZ YOU CAN TAKE TO SHOW HOW YOU CAN REDUCE ...
Lots of studies have shown that getting a good night’s rest (seven to eight hours) is associated with better memory and other ...
The brain is one of the most important organs in the body, and keeping it healthy is key to preventing life-threatening ...
Early detection is imperative to catch neurodegenerative diseases like dementia in their early stages and slow disease progression. But regular cognitive testing is not yet commonplace in healthcare ...
Women with a higher McCance Brain Care Score (BCS)—a score that measures physical, lifestyle, and social-emotional factors—have a lower risk of experiencing a stroke or other cerebrovascular event ...
About 40% of dementia cases could be delayed or prevented by addressing 14 modifiable risk factors, according to a Lancet commission report. (MirageC | Getty Images) The number of people with dementia ...
Do you ever wonder about your brain health? Especially as we start to get older, it can be very easy to start questioning if our brains are in top working order — those moments we all have of ...
The number of people with dementia is expected to double in the next 40 years, according to a study out this week in the journal Nature. Researchers estimate about a million adults in the U.S. will ...