• New Pill Can Reduce Stroke, Heart Attack Risk 40 Percent
  
  A single pill loaded with cholesterol and blood pressure medications can reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke by as much as 40%, a new international study reports. The "polypill" containing three generic...
• Olive Oil Helps Fight Dementia, Heart Disease and Cancer
  
  Olive oil is a staple of the Mediterranean diet, which is consistently ranked as the healthiest diet in the world. Research shows people following a Mediterranean diet could reduce their risk of developing...
• Alzheimer's Drug on Verge of Approval
  
  An advisory panel of experts is meeting Friday to discuss whether the U.S. Food And Drug Administration should approve an experimental drug that developers claim is the first to slow mental decline in Alzheimer's patients.
• Study: Working Women Show Sharper Memory With Age
  
  Women who work outside the home may end up with a sharper memory later in life, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among nearly 6,200 U.S. women aged 55 and older, those who'd worked for pay in young adulthood and middle-age were less prone to memory decline...
• Upbeat Outlook Can Protect Brain With Age
  
  Being positive may help protect your memory as you age, a new study indicates. Researchers analyzed data from almost 1,000 middle-aged and older U.S. adults who took part in a national study. The upshot: Being upbeat pays dividends. Participants were assessed three times...
• Depression Has Strong Ties to Stroke
  
  The more symptoms of depression people have, the higher their risk of stroke, researchers say. "There are a number of well-known risk factors for stroke, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease; but we are beginning to understand ..."
• Treating Mild Cognitive Impairment
  
  As NBC's stellar series, "This is Us," premiered last week, we learned more about Rebecca Pearson's battle with mild cognitive impairment, or MCI. Pearson, played by actress Mandy Moore, suffers from a condition that is common...
• Study: Hard Physical Work Increases Risk of Dementia
  
  Physical activity is known to help prevent dementia and disease, but it's possible that the kind you do makes a difference.
• Study: Staying Active Not a Guarantee Against Dementia
  
  Experts in healthy aging often cite the importance of leisure activities - hanging out with friends, playing games, taking classes - in maintaining your brain health as you grow older. But a new study calls into question whether...
• 6 Ways to Reduce Stroke Risk
  
  Strokes can happen any time, anywhere, and at any age, which is why it's important to know how to reduce your risk, says the American Stroke Association. First, check your blood pressure regularly. "Checking your blood pressure...
• Diet Drinks Increase Chance of Stroke, Heart Disease
  
  Replacing sugary drinks with diet versions may not be any healthier for the heart, a large, new study suggests.
• Study: Socializing Helps Seniors Ward Off Dementia
  
  Older adults who get together with friends, volunteer, or go to classes have healthier brains, which could help them ward off dementia, according to a new study. Researchers who used brain imaging to examine brain areas involved in mental decline found that greater social...
• Study: Apathy Signals Higher Risk of Dementia
  
  Older adults who aren't interested or enthusiastic about their usual activities may have a higher risk of developing dementia, new research suggests. The nine-year study of more than 2,000 older adults - average age 74 - found that people with severe apathy (a lack of...
• Poor Blood Flow to Brain Linked to Alzheimer's Risk
  
  Offering fresh insight into the deep-seated roots of dementia, new research finds that diminished blood flow to the brain is tied to buildup of a protein long associated with Alzheimer's disease. Called "tau," high levels of the protein are "one of the hallmark pathologies...
• Study: Music Classes Improve Kids' Brains
  
  Learning to play a musical instrument helps fine-tune kids' brains, researchers say. In a new study, 40 children (aged 10 to 13) performed memory and attention tasks while their brain activity was monitored with functional MRI. This type of imaging scan detects small changes...
• Study: Coffee Can Reduce Parkinson's Risk in Some People
  
  Caffeine may reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease in people who have a gene mutation associated with the movement disorder, researchers report.
• Study: Shock Therapy a Life Saver for Some With Bipolar Disorder
  
  Over the years electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - commonly known as "shock therapy" - has gotten a bad rap. But new research out of Italy suggests that reputation may be unwarranted. Investigators found that among bipolar patients who fail to respond to standard treatments,...
• Diabetes Drug May Protect Aging Brain
  
  A common type 2 diabetes drug called metformin may have an unexpected, but positive, side effect: New research suggests that people taking the drug appear to have significantly slower declines in thinking and memory as they age. "Our six-year study of older Australians with...
• Sleep Builds, Then Maintains the Brain
  
  For the very young, sleep builds and strengthens the brain, but it quickly switches to maintenance and repair before a child turns 3, new research shows. Before about the age of 2.5, the brain grows rapidly. And during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, a baby's brain builds...
• Study Disproves Claim That Vaping Helps Teens Stop Smoking
  
  Most teens who vape aren't looking to quit smoking, a new study of Twitter suggests. This finding belies Juul's claim that its e-cigarette is improving smokers' lives, the researchers said. For the study, researchers analyzed more than 4,000 tweets and found that only 1% of...
• High Blood Pressure Rapidly Rising
  
  High blood pressure is on the rise, and while the biggest threat is to your heart, potentially causing heart attack and stroke, recent evidence says that your brain can also suffer.
• Too Much or Too Little Sleep Bad for Brain
  
  Everyone needs sleep, but too little or too much of it might contribute to declines in thinking, a new study suggests.
• Study: Young Women More Likely to Have Stroke Than Young Men
  
  Young women are more likely than their male peers to have a stroke, a new study suggests.
• 8 Top Tips for Preventing Alzheimer's Disease
  
  More than 5 million people of all ages are living with Alzheimer's in America and that number is expected to rise to nearly 14 million by the 2050.
• Study: Smoking Increases Risk of Fatal Brain Bleed
  
  Smokers have a significantly raised risk of dying from a bleeding stroke, a new study warns.

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