Dementia

Former soccer players show brain changes but no cognitive decline, researchers find

The study, by researchers at Imperial College London, included 142 former players aged between 30 and 60 and compared them to 56 similarly aged healthy people with no history of contact sports.

Argentina players celebrate after the match as Argentina qualify for the semi finals of the World Cup.
The researchers found that the best results were recorded among people who combined strength training with aerobic activity such as brisk walking, running, cycling, or swimming

The workout that may significantly reduce the risk of early death

One of the central ones among them is choline, a substance that the body uses to produce acetylcholine: A neurotransmitter with a central role in memory, learning, and attention

How many eggs should you eat per week to lower the risk of dementia?

Coffee and breakfast

How many cups of coffee a day lower the risk of dementia?


Which leisure activities are linked to lower risk of dementia? - study

Researchers conducted a meta-analysis encompassing 38 studies from around the world.

Holocaust survivor Betty Stein, 92, (L) and Eli Boyer, 91, play ping pong at a program for people with Alzheimer's and dementia at the Arthur Gilbert table tennis center in Los Angeles

This heart abnormality can raise your risk for dementia - study

An abnormality in the heart's left atrium known as atrial cardiopathy is already linked to stroke and atrial fibrillation, but it may be independently linked to dementia as well.

Virtual image of human heart

Fast food, prunes, dementia: Which foods help women's health? - study

Fast food is convenient but devastating to the body and linked to a higher risk of dementia, with health damage passed on even to babies.

 Illustrative image of fast food.

Dementia: Finding happiness beyond the point of no return

Barbara Diamond gets personal in her blog, Thedementiadiary.com

 CELEBRATING BERNARD’S 94th at home in Jerusalem.

Dementia: Finding happiness beyond the point of no return

Barbara Diamond gets personal in her blog, Thedementiadiary.com

 CELEBRATING BERNARD’S 94th at home in Jerusalem.

Your walking speed can reveal if you’ll develop dementia

An experiment conducted over a number of years on people aged 65+ found that the pace of walking reveals much more than one’s physiological condition.

 Woman walking

86-year-old Israeli arrested for trying to murder his wife

The man turned himself over to police and claimed that she had been stealing money he had been saving to bring his granddaughter from Ukraine to Israel.

 Magen David Adom MDA donates six 4x4 ambulances to Ukraine

Cranberries could improve memory and ward off dementia - study

A peer review study found that eating cranberries significantly improved visual episodic memory, neural functioning and blood delivery to the brain.

Cranberries grown and harvested in Massachusetts, USA

These three foods may help prevent dementia

You know that vegetables and fruits keep you healthy. A new study found that some also may delay the onset of dementia. What should you add to your daily menu?

 Alzheimer's disease (illustrative).

Scientists have found exactly how many hours of sleep we need as we age

A study finds that exactly seven hours of sleep is ideal while more or less sleep can lead to health issues.

A woman sleeps