Cognitive Decline

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

Researchers find ‘cleaning combo’ clears brain buildup

The accumulation of amyloid proteins on the brain is what leads to memory problems and a path to severe cognitive decline. Helping your brain power-up its self-cleaning mode with natural compounds may be all we need to avoid that path.

Carolyn Gretton

How loneliness and hearing loss accelerate cogntive decline

Hearing loss makes it difficult to communicate and engage with others, leading to isolation and loneliness. It’s something more than a third of seniors have reported experiencing, and a combo that can open the door to bigger trouble…

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

29 million-person study finds 3 ways air pollution fuels dementia

Dementia dangers with every breath — that’s the warning of a 29-million person study. Here’s what you need to know about the triple-threat hidden in air pollution and how to fight back and win the battle for your brain health…

Carolyn Gretton

A top 10 commonly prescribed drug linked to dementia

Experts have warned that by 2050, dementia diagnoses may triple, mostly due to an aging population. But a popularly prescribed drug for back pain may be doubling the risk, even in young people.

Joyce Hollman

The connection between dementia and the shingles vaccine

Discussing vaccines can put people on opposites ends of the spectrum, but if you’re somewhere in the middle and you’ve been thinking about the shingles vaccine, a growing connection to dementia may be the deciding factor for you…

Carolyn Gretton

Get a whiff of this to put a stop to cognitive decline

There’s an interesting connection between some neurodegenerative ailments, like Alzheimer’s and Parkison’s: the loss of smell. Knowing scent-detecting nerves trigger certain brain responses, research tested a whiff of a scent that may halt cognitive decline…