6 October 2026 in Cognitive Health, Health, Brain Health, Education
No. Semaglutide (sold as Ozempic and Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro and Zepbound) act on the brain by design, which is how they curb appetite, but acting on the brain and protecting it from dementia are different claims, and …
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15 September 2026 in Cognitive Health, Health, Brain Health, Education
Almost all advice about dementia risk, including some of ours, is addressed to you as an individual. A paper in The Lancet Public Health argues that this framing leaves out the conditions people live in: education, housing, healthcare, …
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20 July 2026 in Cognitive Health, Health, Brain Health, Education
Yes, in part. The 2024 report of the Lancet standing Commission on dementia attributed 45% of dementia worldwide to fourteen risk factors that could in principle be changed, and called its own finding a hopeful picture. It is …
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9 June 2026 in Health, Wellness, Brain Health, Education
Three, not nine, because a list of nine is a list nobody finishes. Move in a way you will repeat, deal with your blood pressure and your hearing, and stay in other people's company. Two of those need …
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3 March 2026 in Cognitive Health, Health, Brain Health, Education
Treating hearing loss may help protect memory and thinking, particularly in older adults already at higher risk. It has not been shown to prevent dementia, and the largest trial to test it found no overall effect at all: …
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11 February 2026 in Cognitive Health, Health, Brain Health, Education
Blood pressure governs how well your brain is supplied, and both directions cause trouble. Years of high pressure damage the small vessels that feed the brain, which raises stroke risk and can gradually erode memory, thinking speed and …
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16 September 2025 in Health, Wellness, Brain Health, Education
In the U.S. POINTER trial, both groups improved their thinking over two years. That is the finding worth having, and if you are doing this on your own it is the one that matters: nothing in the trial …
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12 August 2025 in Health, Wellness, Brain Health, Education
A two-year trial followed 2,111 older adults at raised risk of cognitive decline, assigning each of them to one of two lifestyle programs aimed at the same four things. Both groups improved. The structured program improved more, and …
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22 April 2025 in Memory Health, Exercise & the Brain, Health, Wellness, Brain Health, Education
You’ve learned how movement can spark memory, how walking patterns can sharpen recall, and how strength training builds mental stamina. Now it’s time to bring everything together. In this final chapter, we look at the complete picture of …
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8 April 2025 in Exercise & the Brain, Memory, Wellness, Brain Health, Education
Ever had the perfect word come to you mid-walk? It’s not just fresh air working magic—it’s science in motion. New research reveals that how you walk can shape how you think. When rhythmic steps pair with simple mental …
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