Misplacing your keys is not the same as losing your way home. Here is how clinicians actually distinguish ordinary forgetfulness from the early warning signs of dementia.
From ginkgo biloba to astaxanthin, several natural compounds have been studied for cognitive and antioxidant support — each at very different doses. Here is an overview of what has actually been researched.
From fat-to-carbohydrate ratios to the surprisingly specific sweet spot for coffee intake, dietary research on cognition is more precise than most people expect.
Hearing loss is now recognised as one of the largest single modifiable dementia risk factors. A 12-year study shows exactly how the cognitive gap widens over time.
A diagnosis of depression has been linked to more than double the risk of dementia in some studies. Sleep disorders carry a similar signal. Here is how the two intersect.