45% of Dementia Cases Are Preventable. Here Is What the 2024 Lancet Commission Found.
For years, the number that circulated in brain health circles was 40%, the estimated share of preventable dementia cases if people addressed the right lifestyle factors. That number just got revised upward. The 2024 Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention and Care updated its earlier 2020 analysis, adding two newly recognised risk factors and raising […]
ExerciseAlzheimer’s Prevention for Women: What the Research Really Says
Picture this: you are in your late 40s, sharp as ever at work, raising a family, staying active. And then one afternoon, you watch your mother struggle to remember your name. Or a close friend gets a diagnosis at 62. And a question quietly lodges itself in your mind: could this happen to me? If […]
Social ConnectionCognitive Reserve and Social Activity: How Staying Connected May Be Building Your Brain’s Best Defense
Introduction Picture two people, both in their late 70s, who have the same amount of Alzheimer’s-related plaques in their brains when examined after death. One spent their final years struggling significantly with memory loss. The other remained sharp and independent until the very end. The difference between them? Researchers believe it often comes down to […]
Social ConnectionDoes Loneliness Increase Alzheimer’s Risk? The Research Is Clear
You probably know someone who has become more isolated in recent years. Maybe it’s a parent who lost their spouse and slowly stopped going out. Maybe it’s a friend who moved cities and never quite rebuilt their social circle. Maybe, if you’re being honest, it’s you. Life gets busy, friendships drift, and suddenly months pass […]
Social ConnectionCan Handwriting and Reading Actually Protect Your Brain? Here’s What the Research Shows
Most people assume that keeping the brain sharp in later life means expensive supplements, complex training programs, or major lifestyle overhauls. The reality is more encouraging. Two of the most accessible habits you may already have — handwriting and sustained reading — are being linked to measurable benefits for cognitive health. Handwriting and reading brain […]