Having a healthy lifestyle may guard against dementia in older adults prone to disease, study shows
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 06, 2024
Living a healthy lifestyle as an older adult may provide cognitive protection even if an individual has neuropathologies of dementia, a new study found.
Researchers identify lifestyle factors that predict nursing home needs later in life
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 28, 2023
The kind of lifestyle habits that predispose seniors to chronic illnesses such as diabetes and dementia, are also likely to land them in nursing homes as they age, a new study finds.
Lifestyle linked to dementia risk
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 17, 2023
The lifestyle that older people choose — especially if it includes activities such as taking classes, writing and doing puzzles — can lower their risk for dementia slightly, according to a new report.
Healthy lifestyle cuts rheumatoid arthritis risk
Feb 07, 2022
Substantial proportion of overall risk may be preventable by healthy lifestyle
Alzheimer’s origin story is about metabolism and lifestyle, scientists contend
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 02, 2021
Alzheimer’s Disease is increasingly being referred to as insulin resistance of the brain, or Type 3 diabetes, a research team says.
Five key lifestyle behaviors tied to Alzheimer’s risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 19, 2020
Five key lifestyle factors combine to influence the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, say researchers. Adhering to at least four reduced study participants’ risk by 60%.
Four lifestyle factors that can add disease-free years to your life
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 06, 2020
Having a body mass index lower than 25 and two of three other lifestyle factors is linked to more years lived without chronic illness, say researchers.
Active lifestyle may slow inherited frontotemporal dementia
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 08, 2020
A lifestyle that’s physically and mentally active may help slow the progression of inherited frontotemporal dementia, according to an ongoing study.
For many heart patients, stents no better than drugs
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 18, 2019
Invasive procedures to unblock arteries may be unnecessary or premature in many stable heart disease patients, a major new study has found.
Healthiest lifestyles cut chance of diabetes by 75%: international analysis
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 04, 2019
It’s a combination of healthy lifestyle factors, not bodyweight alone, that appears to significantly reduce the relative risk of diabetes.