“If it’s good for your heart, it’s good for your brain.” This is long-standing wisdom in the medical community, says Dr. Gregory Jicha, a neurology…
When a person is diagnosed with dementia or another debilitating disease or illness, family members are often the first to step up and help….
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Everyone knows someone that looks substantially younger than their actual age. Take actor Keanu Reeves, for example. Some might say he looks about as…
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Since the United States imposed an embargo on Cuba in 1961, the island nation has built a robust healthcare system on their own, with…
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Study after study links eating more fish to better brain health — and to lower risk of developing dementia. That’s because fish — in…
More than six million Americans currently live with Alzheimer’s. By 2050, more than 13 million Americans may develop the condition. But despite decades of…