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Cognitive decline

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Yoga gives cognitive benefits to older women at risk of Alzheimer’s

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May I have a quick word? Study shows talking faster is linked to better brain health as we age

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Polycystic ovary syndrome tied to memory, thinking problems

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Bariatric surgery may slow cognitive decline for people with obesity

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Smoking causes brain shrinkage

Mediterranean diet

Following a Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of cognitive decline in older people

The process of brain aging is distinguished by a gradual deterioration in the functioning of neurons, which can be attributed to an imbalance in the cellular and molecular mechanisms governing synaptic plasticity. Synapses are enriched with various lipid species including phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylserine, sphingolipids, and some other less abundant components. Those components are altered in aging brain, could affect brain functions, including structural development, nerve-impulse transmission, neurogenesis, synaptogenesis and myelin formation. Dietary phospholipid intervention could prevent brain aging by maintaining lipid homeostasis and enhancing synaptic plasticity.

Dietary fat as potential strategy to prevent brain aging

A study led by Stanford Medicine researchers provides insight into aging of the brain. Adobe Stock/kulkann

Researchers identifies gene ‘fingerprint’ for brain aging

Kanta Horie, PhD, works with a mass spectrometer that he uses to measure protein levels in cerebrospinal fluid samples. Horie and colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Lund University in Sweden have discovered that a form of the protein tau in the cerebrospinal fluid known as MTBR-tau243 can be used to track the progression of Alzheimer's disease and could speed drug development.

Tau-based biomarker tracks Alzheimer’s progression

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An early predictor of cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease

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Among pro fighters, new criteria can ID who may develop CTE

Model of cognitive decline and the effect of GlyNac

GlyNAC Supplementation May Help Reverse Cognitive Decline in Aging

The study examined the brains of two types of mice: normal mice and mice with Alzheimer's disease. The mice were exposed to purified air or very small particles in the air. The researchers wanted to see if there were any changes in a type of brain cell called astrocytes. The astrocytes were stained green in the images, and the harmful and activated astrocytes appeared red. The merged images showed that the harmful astrocytes were more prevalent in the brains of the Alzheimer's mice exposed to the small particles. This suggests that exposure to these particles can activate harmful astrocytes in the brains of mice with Alzheimer's disease.

Traffic pollution weakens brain function

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Too much food tied to brain aging

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