Brain Health / Cognition

By Kathleen Murphy New research challenges the idea that age alone should determine when women stop hormone therapy   For years, many women were led to believe that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was something they could use for a limited time in midlife – but something they should certainly reconsider…

There are many reasons you may feel “off balance” as you get on in years, but if your actual physical balance feels different or less reliable than previously, you’d be advised not to just accept this as another inevitable marker of aging. Good balance is an essential part of maintaining…

So how is your working memory these days? Can you remember events from your childhood yet not recall the reason you’ve gone into your kitchen? Do you remember milestones that happened as a younger adult but now struggle to recall the exact days of birthdays or anniversaries? It’s natural that…

In this era of scams and anti-aging hype, you’re wise to be skeptical about the claims of many dietary aids and supplements on the market. But as we commented in our previous post on creatine, the data and evidence supporting its use in older adults continues to mount. Creatine is…

The English historian G.M. Trevelyan once said, “I have two doctors: my left leg and my right.” Perhaps there are no truer words to reflect the value of walking for your health and well-being. Even for those who can no longer muster great distances, a daily walk or two is…

By Kathleen Murphy Females are far more prone to cognitive impairment than men. But new research shows that with the right approaches, many risks can be averted.   Picture a person with a condition such as Alzheimer’s Disease or dementia. Who do you see?   If you imagined an elderly…