Dementia / Alzheimer's

You already know the drill: right now we have few effective treatments to help persons afflicted with dementia. And given that estimates are that 50 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with dementia, that’s a tremendous amount of suffering and burden on both patients and their caregivers. If there’s any…

As previously reported in agebuzz, loss of multiple senses as you age is often considered an unfortunate aspect of aging- yet it’s not something to be accepted as inevitable or untreatable. That’s especially important now that 2 new research studies have shown an association between worsening sensory functions (such as…

Despite the fact that we’re still in summer, it appears that it’s not too early to be thinking about your annual flu shot. Especially this year. Estimates are that in previous seasons only about 45% of adults received the flu vaccine. But for older adults, already at higher risk for…

How long we live, and how healthy we stay as we age, is usually attributed to a multitude of factors, including our genes, lifestyle, socioeconomic factors, and even just good fortune. But a new research study reported online in Nature Communications has thrown another factor into the mix: It appears…

The data alone tell a pretty damning story: According to the CDC, from 1999-2018, the prevalence of obesity among adults in the US went from 30.5% to 42.4%, and those with severe obesity went from 4.7% of the US adult population to 9.2%. These statistics are also tied to the…

It may be difficult at this moment to stay upbeat and positive, given all of the challenges we’re facing as both individuals and within larger communities. Even in normal times, scientists tell us that out of the 50 – 70,000 subconscious thoughts we have each day, 80% of those are…