After 25 years in finance, former Goldman Sachs partner Stacy Polley has been singing a new tune. The banker — a Goldman star who ran their fixed income sales — has taken Broadway by storm, performing a series of highly personal cabaret shows in recent years. Her latest one, set for Thursday at Sony Hall, … Read more
More than 6 million Americans live with dementia. With an aging population and rising cases of conditions linked to dementia, like obesity, that number is expected to double by 2060. We can’t avoid getting older — dementia’s single greatest risk factor is increasing age — but that doesn’t mean we’re powerless to stop it. We … Read more
Do the crossword every day. Exercise 150 minutes per week. Follow the Mediterranean diet. While for most people these commandments of healthy living lower the risk of developing dementia with advancing age, in some individuals cognitive decline is unrelated to what they do, or fail to do. It is coded in their DNA, tied to … Read more
Your Oura ring or Apple Watch may holds secrets about your health that you didn’t even realize. There’s a lot wearables can tell us, from estimates of the calories we’ve burned to our heart rate variability to how much sleep we got last night. But hiding in that sleep data is a metric that may … Read more
Could a weight loss shot be a fountain of youth? A new study could point to major longevity benefits for humans who take GLP-1s. Researchers compared mice who took the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy to mice who didn’t — and found improvement across their blood, appearance and behavior. Most importantly? The skinny jab mice … Read more
Medicine is advancing at breakneck speed, with once-unthinkable treatments and technologies now becoming reality. These innovations have led to miraculous new treatments: Scientists can now target and fix rare inherited diseases with gene editing, use mRNA technology to create and update vaccines faster during crises, and personalize cancer treatments with targeted therapies based on a … Read more
The brain may undergo a notable shift at midlife, as new research suggests that its protective immune cells begin to decline and are increasingly replaced by inflammatory cells at around age 50. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego; New York Genome Center; and University of California, Irvine, found that these brain changes may … Read more
It’s not called the “big change” for nothing. Women are more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease than men, accounting for roughly two-thirds of people with the degenerative condition. And one factor in particular could point to an increased risk for women of a certain age, according to a groundbreaking new study. Women are … Read more
At least one in four NFL players who died in a five-year span had CTE, a new study found — but researchers say the number could actually be much higher. The condition results in cognitive decline including dementia, and disturbing personality shifts including aggression, confusion depression, impulse control and impaired judgement. CTE can only be … Read more
A clue about your risk for dementia may be in the palm of your hand. More than 10 million people around the world are diagnosed with dementia each year, with early-onset dementia striking people in their 50s and 60s. But a quick and simple screening tool may give people a better idea of the state of … Read more
A clue about your risk for dementia may be in the palm of your hand. More than 10 million people around the world are diagnosed with dementia each year, with early-onset dementia striking people in their 50s and 60s. But a quick and simple screening tool may give people a better idea of the state of … Read more
Fewer hot flashes and night sweats may not be the only upside. A new study suggests women taking a drug used to ease menopause symptoms may also face a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The finding comes as scientists continue to investigate why women are more likely than men to develop the memory-robbing illness, … Read more
Want to keep your brain sharp as you age? Three simple characteristics in middle age likely play a major role in cognitive health as you get older, a new study suggests. In fact, researchers found that people who check these three boxes lived about 30 years without dementia — compared to 17 years for people … Read more
Could your spouse’s dementia be contagious? Being married has been shown to help sustain many aspects of health. Married people with heart disease are less likely to have a heart attack or die from cardiovascular disease, they have a lower risk of obesity and they’re also likely to live longer. But the story is actually … Read more
Are they watching Graying Anatomy? The idea of TV rotting your brain is apparently not just an old wives tale. Spending too much time watching TV in middle age may literally shrink the brain, increasing the risk of dementia and other complications, according to researchers at the University of Southern California. This screen-induced cerebral shrinkage … Read more
High hopes for those with dementia. New research has found an unexpected benefit for a common symptom in those with late-stage Alzheimer’s and other dementias from a cannabis treatment after a matter of weeks. The results mark a major step in dementia treatment, especially as more than 7 million Americans currently have Alzheimer’s, a number … Read more
“Are you over the age of 21?” the perky representative asked as she handed me two tins of ALP nicotine pouches. We were at Dave Asprey’s Beyond Biohacking Conference, where attendees crowded around the booth to get their hands on the brand’s fruity and minty “lip pillows.” Nicotine has long been viewed as a vice, … Read more
A blood test may predict if apparently healthy older adults are likely to develop Alzheimer’s symptoms in the next five or 10 years, researchers reported Wednesday. That information could be reassuring or terrifying, but for now it’s a potential tool to speed drug development by helping to identify and enroll high-risk people into studies of possible Alzheimer’s treatments or … Read more
It’s not called “The Big Change” for nothing. When menopause strikes, changes come in many shapes and forms, both surprising — how our voices sound — to unsurprising, like how the ovaries work. But new research has found the reproductive system goes through a surprising change that’s detrimental to women’s health in the long run. … Read more
The secret to a better brain workout might already be sitting in your bathroom. That matters as more and more people experience memory concerns. About one in 10 adults ages 45 and older report worsening memory loss or cognitive decline, according to the CDC, and many more are caring for someone experiencing cognitive challenges. There … Read more