People are living longer these days, with the average life expectancy of people in the US reaching 80.7 years for women and 74.1 for men, according to a scientific study published in JAMA. Unfortunately, for many people, their later years are not spent in good health. FilippoBacci/Getty Images According to the same study, the US … Read more
Dementia is often associated with older people, but it doesn’t just appear out of the blue. Some risk factors may start before we’re even born, while others appear as we move through childhood and into young adulthood. According to research, this may be the best time to start intervention. Previous studies have identified a variety … Read more
Aging comes with many changes, not the least of which is occasional memory loss, which tends to worry many people at this time. These cognitive changes can be totally normal, so there’s no need to panic if you occasionally forget your sunglasses or the name of your son’s former teacher. But there is a clear … Read more
Increasing physical activity in midlife or later can reduce the chance of developing dementia by up to 45 percent, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers at the Boston University School of Public Health analyzed data from more than 4,300 people in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring, all of whom did … Read more