High Blood Pressure and Dementia: Why the Lancet Commission Names It as a Key Risk Factor
If you have been told your blood pressure is “a little high” and have been putting off dealing with it, this article is worth your time. The Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention and Care analyzed decades of global research and identified high blood pressure as one of the most important modifiable risk factors for […]
Research & News45% 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 […]
SleepHow Much Sleep Do You Need to Prevent Dementia?
How much sleep to prevent dementia? Research points to 7–8 hours as the brain health sweet spot. Learn why too little — and too much — both raise your risk.
Research & NewsIs Alzheimer’s Hereditary? What Your Genes Mean for Your Risk
Is Alzheimer's hereditary? Learn what the APOE4 gene and family history actually mean for your risk, and what science says you can do about it.
ExerciseMobility Training and Dementia Prevention: What the Science Says
Discover how mobility training may protect your brain from dementia. Science-backed strategies to stay active and sharp into your 70s and 80s.
Social ConnectionSocial Isolation vs Loneliness: What Your Brain Needs
Social isolation and loneliness are not the same thing. Learn how each one affects your brain health and what the research says about dementia risk.
Social ConnectionBest Cognitive Training Programs for Alzheimer’s: An Evidence-Based Review
From BrainHQ to the FINGER Protocol — we review the evidence on cognitive training programs for Alzheimer's prevention, including a 33% dementia risk reduction finding.
SleepSleep Apnea and Alzheimer’s Risk: What the Research Shows
Your partner nudges you awake again. You heard yourself stop breathing. You brush it off in the morning, blaming a stuffy nose or an awkward sleeping position. But what if that nightly pattern, repeated dozens or even hundreds of times, was quietly affecting your brain health decades before any memory symptoms appear? That is exactly […]
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 ConnectionHow Relationships Protect Your Brain From Dementia
Think back to the last time you had a really good conversation with someone you care about. Maybe it was dinner with an old friend, a long phone call with a sibling, or a walk with your partner where the time just disappeared. You probably felt lighter afterward, more energized. What you may not have […]