New research suggests that taking a daily multivitamin for three years is associated with a 60% slowdown in cognitive aging, with effects especially pronounced in cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients. In addition to testing the effect of a daily multivitamin on cognition, the COSMOS study also examined the effect of cocoa flavanols but did not show…
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A study published Monday by Human Rights Watch revealed that around 179,000 nursing home residents are being given antipsychotic drugs, even though they don’t have Schizophrenia or other serious mental illnesses that those drugs are designed to treat. Antipsychotic drugs, such as haloperidol and risperidone, are FDA-approved for treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but they…
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We recently told you about Mrs. Hester Ford, the oldest supercentenarian in the US. She lived to be 115 or 116. And Jeanne Calment of France is the oldest supercentenarian on record. She lived 122 years and 164 days at the time of her death in 1997. But a recent study published in the journal…
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It’s happening. Millennials are beginning to reach middle age. As of 2021, the older millennials, born between 1981 and 1988, have started turning 40. And they are feeling it… More than the Gen Xers that are only a few years older. According to a study conducted by Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, millennials had substantially higher…
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Hester Ford, the oldest person in the U.S., a supercentenarian, has died. She was either 115 or 116 years old. It depends on which U.S. Census Bureau documents you read. Either way, Mrs. Hester was the oldest person on record from the United States as of July 30, according to data compiled by the Gerontology…
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Experts say that three or more servings per day of “ultra-processed food” – mass-manufactured foods containing oils, sugars, fats, starch, and little nutrients – may double the odds of changes in chromosomes linked to aging. Scientists at the European and International Conference on Obesity reported their findings at an online medical conference at the beginning…
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More insightful findings have been discovered on the Alzheimer’s/dementia front. This time, it’s about risk factors that can be modified to help prevent dementia. Experts have revealed 12 modifiable risk factors for dementia, which could prevent a significant number of cases if avoided. According to The Lancet, a peer-reviewed medical journal, “Together the 12 modifiable…
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When it comes to the novel corona virus, we’ve seen the numbers. We’ve seen charts, graphs, and stats. We know that there’s an astronomical number of positive test results. It’s proven itself to be particularly deadly for the elderly. In fact, in at least 14 states, 50% of COVID-19 deaths are in long-term care facilities,…
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More than 5 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s. Currently, drugs only temporarily ease symptoms and do not slow mental decline. The monstrous disease is usually diagnosed through tests of memory and thinking skills, which is at best, imprecise, and usually involves a neurologist’s referral. More reliable methods such as spinal fluid tests…
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Good news! Promising findings in regard to Alzheimer’s research are blazing their way into the new decade. Researchers from the University of California have created an immunotherapy combination vaccine that, they believe, will offer help for those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The vaccine has shown success in mice. The preliminary version of the vaccine was…
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