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Know Your Numbers: The Blood Tests That Matter for Brain Health
When it comes to protecting your brain, one of the most powerful things you can do is surprisingly simple: Know your numbers. We often think about dementia prevention in terms of memory tests and brain scans. But some of the earliest clues that something needs...
Know Your Numbers: The Blood Tests That Matter for Brain Health
When it comes to protecting your brain, one of the most powerful things you can do is surprisingly simple: Know your numbers. We often think about dementia prevention in terms of memory tests and brain scans. But some of the earliest clues that something needs...
Alzheimer’s doesn’t begin the day someone forgets a name
A recent article stopped me in my tracks. It described a small number of people who received a particular growth hormone treatment as children and developed cognitive symptoms some 30 to 40 years later. Researchers are investigating whether amyloid proteins in that...
What can your bones tell us about your brain?
We usually think about bone density in terms of fracture risk, and memory in terms of brain health. A new study suggests the two may deserve a closer look together. Researchers used AI to measure spinal bone density from existing chest CT scans, then compared the...
Anticholinergic Medications and Brain Health: What You Need to Know
The medicines you take today could have implications for your brain health tomorrow. A recent safety update from the UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has prompted healthcare professionals to carefully consider the use of anticholinergic...
Adaptogens: Powerful Allies—But Not One-Size-Fits-All
Adaptogens have become one of the most popular trends in natural health—and for good reasons.These herbs help the body adapt to stress, support resilience, and promote balance across keysystems such as the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems.But here’s the...
Is Your Vitamin D Level High Enough for Brain Health?
Vitamin D is one of those nutrients I keep coming back to when we talk about brain health. And new research gives us another reason to pay attention to it. A recent study from Emory University looked at adults with both mild cognitive impairment and sleep disturbance...
