Can Hearing Aids Prevent Dementia?

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A study shows dementia & loss of hearing are clearly connected. Yet this may be due to the social isolation and brain load caused by hearing loss. Can a hearing aid offer a simple solution?

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Family History & Alzheimer's

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The #1 risk factor for Alzheimer's is age. How do family history and genetics come into play? Watch Harvard's Dr. Rudy Tanzi.

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Estrogen Hormone Therapy Inhibits Alzheimer's Gene

Estrogen showed a protective effect in women carrying the ApoE4 gene. ApoE4 puts people at substantially increased risk for Alzheimer's. Learn when and how estrogen may protect you.

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Fighting Dementia: 19,000 People, 90 Minutes, 40% Cut

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What's new about the latest study on exercise preventing dementia? It's huge, including over 19,000 people. It's broad, looking at lifelong exercise. It's varied, diagnosing many types of dementia. And it's eye opening - exercise's reward is 40% less dementia. Read how. See why.

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FREE BOOK: Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease: What Do We Know?

FREE 28-PAGE BOOK

Get this 28-page booklet with the latest U.S. NIA research on preventing Alzheimer's dementia. It includes tips from physical exercise & diet to social engagement & cognitive training. Find out how to stay healthy as you grow older.

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5 Ways to Shape Up Your Brain

Many people resolve to start the New Year by shaping up their bodies. There's added incentive to follow through: Doing so can also boost mental fitness & delay the onset of dementia. Learn the 5 effective habits shown by research to lower the risk of Alzheimer's.

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NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: How to Boost Brain Health

Fulfilling healthy New Year's resolutions can prevent dementia & bring lifelong benefits.

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Optimizing Brain Health

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How does a healthy brain work? What can we do to keep our brain healthy? Watch this engaging University of California exploration on making neurons "happy".

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Life in Smoggy Areas Lowers Brainpower

How many years does the pollution in your area add to the "age" of your brain?

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Dementia Risk Comes from Feeling Alone, Not Being Alone

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After studying 2,000 people, learn why researchers were surprised to find that ‘feeling lonely’ rather than ‘being alone’ was associated with getting dementia.
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Free BrainyApp is Now Available Internationally

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BrainyApp enhances brain & heart health. See how it helps reduce the risk of developing dementia. Download a free copy to your smartphone.
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Sleep Tied to Vascular Dementia Risk

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Vascular problems like stroke and heart attack are primary causes of vascular dementia. See insights from a Taiwanese study connecting insomnia to vascular problems.
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Energetic Lifestyle Builds Brains by 5%

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UCLA researchers found active people build 5% more gray matter in their brain. See how this prevents Alzheimer's.
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How Effectively Does Exercise Neutralize Alzheimer's?

“You could look at these results and rightfully say physical exercise neutralizes your risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease if you’re ApoE positive,” says Dr. Noordsy. Get motivated by reading his latest research.
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Slow-rate Sleep Halts Alzheimer's Build-Up in the Brain

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See Harvard Medical School professor Rudy Tanzi and physician Deepak Chopra explore cutting edge research and insights on sleep's capacity to prevent Alzheimer's.
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In with the Coffee, Out with the Soda

Harvard & Cleveland Clinic researchers offer advice on what's bad AND good to drink in fighting dementia.
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