by John McMillan | Jun 26, 2026 | Dementia
Anja Mrhar, Karolinska Institutet and Adrián Carballo Casla, Karolinska Institutet Brain changes that can eventually lead to dementia may begin many years before anyone notices symptoms such as memory problems, missed appointments or difficulty finding words. This is...
by John McMillan | Nov 14, 2025 | Dementia
David C. Gaze, University of Westminster For generations, medicine treated the heart and brain as separate domains. However, a new study suggests the two are more closely connected than we thought, especially as we age. A 25-year study of nearly 6,000 adults found...
by John McMillan | Nov 14, 2025 | Dementia
David C. Gaze, University of Westminster For generations, medicine treated the heart and brain as separate domains. However, a new study suggests the two are more closely connected than we thought, especially as we age. A 25-year study of nearly 6,000 adults found...
by John McMillan | Sep 26, 2025 | Dementia, Mental Health
Timothy Hearn, Anglia Ruskin University Staring at the ceiling while the clock blinks 3am doesn’t only sap energy for the next day. A large, long-running US study of older adults has now linked chronic insomnia to changes inside the brain that set the stage for...
by John McMillan | Sep 12, 2025 | Dementia
Julia Chapman, Macquarie University; Camilla Hoyos, Macquarie University, and Craig Phillips, Macquarie University The brain has its own waste disposal system – known as the glymphatic system – that’s thought to be more active when we sleep. But disrupted sleep might...
by John McMillan | Jul 18, 2025 | Aging, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia
Christian van Nieuwerburgh, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Want to remember things better as you get older? The secret might be surprisingly simple: focus on feeling good. Recent research involving over 10,000 people aged 50 and above has found that...
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