Search Result For: cognitive function

older couple cycling surrounded by hills

Date: 2025/03/04 - 23:32

Boosting physical activity may lower dementia, depression risk

Getting in a certain amount of daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity can help lower the risk for neuropsychiatric disorders, including dementia, depression, and some sleep disorders.

Date: 2025/03/04 - 20:00

Longer breastfeeding linked to blood-pressure lowering effects of certain infant gut bacteria

Nursing for at least six months may spur beneficial gut bacteria connected to better heart health years later.

older white woman putting on the air flow mask of a CPAP machine

Date: 2025/03/04 - 19:31

CPAP therapy for sleep apnea may help lower Parkinson's risk

Early use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for sleep apnea could help lower Parkinson's risk, a large new study suggests.

older person's hands pressing on their heart

Date: 2025/03/03 - 18:31

Individual organ age could predict dementia, heart disease

A blood test that detects the biological age of organs can predict the risk of health conditions many years in advance, according to a new study.

Date: 2025/03/01 - 16:00

Can antidepressants speed up cognitive decline in dementia?

In a study of thousands of people with dementia, researchers found that treatment with antidepressants was linked to faster cognitive decline — though certain medications appeared to have a greater impact than others.

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Date: 2025/03/01 - 01:31

Eating citrus fruit like oranges tied to 20% lower depression risk

Eating oranges and other citrus fruit may help decrease depression risk, a recent study suggests.

An older adult holds their head between their hands, elbows opened to the sides, while sitting in a chair indoors

Date: 2025/02/28 - 00:00

Both lower and higher B12 levels may be linked to cognitive issues in older people

Scientists have found that those with lower B12 levels had slower processing speed, and higher levels were associated with more biomarkers of neurodegeneration.

Date: 2025/02/27 - 23:00

New 4D Brain Map reveals potential early warning signs of multiple sclerosis

NIH study reveals key players underlying disease onset and repair.

collage of photos of bacterial sample, glass of milk, and block of cheese

Date: 2025/02/26 - 17:00

Milk may help boost gut health, while cheese could harm it

Drinking more milk was linked to an increase in bacteria that may support gut health, while consuming more cheese seemed to lower levels of other beneficial bacteria in a new study.

Date: 2025/02/23 - 11:31

GLP-1 drugs may aid brain health, but do they bring other risks?

Some studies link GLP-1 drugs for diabetes with neuroprotective benefits but others say that some of these drugs may increase depression risk, a new review concludes.