Deciphering Dementia: New Insights Into Lowering Your Risks
April 9, 2025
As research continues to push the boundaries of how we can treat various diseases that accompany aging, it’s also becoming apparent that these medical advances and innovations may also help us better understand and respond to the risk of dementia. In recent weeks, several major studies have demonstrated that treatments…
Sweet Surrender: Try To Eliminate Sugar From Your Diet For Healthier Aging
March 19, 2025
Depending upon your love of sweets along with your willpower, you may or may not remember that back in August, agebuzz highlighted a recent study that connected high added sugar intake with accelerated biological aging. Did that study lead you to better understand what sugar does to your body? Have…
Bear This In Mind: New Research On Women’s Brain Health
March 12, 2025
Did you know that March 10-March 16th is Brain Awareness Week? It’s an opportunity to promote and highlight important brain research, an area of scientific inquiry that continues to evolve and produce important new understanding of how the brain works and what happens as the brain ages. In celebration of…
Sleep A Wink: The Benefits Of A Brief Afternoon Nap
January 29, 2025
Undoubtedly, you know by now that sleep is one of the essential pillars of maintaining your physical and cognitive health as you get older. The irony is that for many of us, the older we get, the less well we sleep. A few statistics should jolt you awake: Adults who…
Keen On Green: New Data About The Health Benefits Of The “Green” Mediterranean Diet
November 13, 2024
If you’re at all concerned about healthy eating (and healthy aging) or have been a long-time agebuzz subscriber, then you’ll know what a “Mediterranean Diet” is and what health benefits you may derive from eating according to the elements of this “diet.” In fact, the Mediterranean Diet is not a…
Just A Little Bit: Even Limited Exercise Can Yield Big Health And Brain Boosts
November 13, 2024
As the days get shorter and the weather gets cooler, you may be tempted to cut back on your exercise and physical activity. In fact, you may blanch at the thought of doing some basic exercises such as squats, push-ups, or bridges (though take a look here to find out…