Search Result For: cognitive function
Date: 2025/05/08 - 17:00
Unhealthy lifestyles, certain chronic conditions may make the heart age faster
Certain health conditions, such as obesity and AFib, and leading an unhealthy lifestyle can increase the functional age of the heart, causing premature aging by 5–45 years, a new study finds.
Date: 2025/05/07 - 23:32
Healthy Lifestyle Habits Could Help Prevent Premature Heart Aging
Researchers have developed a method for measuring the heart's “functional age” to help predict complications like heart disease. According to the authors of a new study, premature aging of the heart is linked to unhealthy lifestyle habits.
Date: 2025/05/07 - 17:00
Just 5 minutes of physical activity a day may protect brain health with age
A new study showed that as little as 5 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity can potentially help keep the brain healthy as we age by improving processing speed, working memory, and executive function.
Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31
Diets low in vitamin K might impact memory, accelerate cognitive decline
Mice fed a low vitamin K diet had lower vitamin K levels in the brain and had poorer cognitive function compared to mice eating a regular diet, in a new study that hints at a link between vitamin K and dementia.
Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31
Why we should pay closer attention to how sleep affects heart health
The American Heart Association (AHA) recently released a scientific statement urging doctors and individuals to pay closer attention to the many ways in which sleep can impact cardiometabolic health.
Date: 2025/05/07 - 00:31
32% of dementia cases could be linked to hearing loss
A study in older adults has found that hearing loss may increase dementia risk by almost one-third. The researchers suggest that treating hearing loss could delay, or even prevent, dementia for a large number of older adults.
