Cognitive Abilities Start to Decline at Age 24, According to New Study
When talking about cognitive decline, most people think that it doesn’t happen until their senior years. If a new study is a right, though, that’s actually not the case at all. Researchers at Simon Fraser University in Canada say their new study shows that cognitive abilities actually start to go downhill at age 24.
Gaming for the Study
Researchers from the university recruited 3,305 individuals aged 
16-44 for a study to look at the connection between age and how quickly people make decisions and go back and forth between different[…]
Anti-Anxiety Medication Linked to Increased Risk of Death
A large-scale study has identified a connection between anti-anxiety medication, sleeping pills, and risk of premature mortality. Though scientists clarify the study proves correlation, not causation, the data results are still noteworthy for anyone already on or considering these drugs.
Possible Concerns
Prescriptions of anti-anxiety medication and sleeping pills have continued to increase over the years and have raised some concerns from various scientists. According to the study, more than 16 million prescriptions were written for these types of drugs in England general practice alone between 2011 and 2012.
The recent study cites evidence of adverse effects that were documented in other research[…]
New Blood Test Accurately Predicts Alzheimer’s, Researchers Say
A new blood test is making waves across the research community as researchers claim it can accurately predict whether or not a healthy person will ever develop Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer’s Blood Test
Researchers interested in finding a way to test for Alzheimer’s lead the study that looked at key indicators in the blood. They drew blood from hundreds of healthy adults over the age of 70 in both New York and California and waited to revisit those same patients. Five years later, 28 of those patients had developed the debilitating disease and scientists drew their blood again to search[…]
Actor Seth Rogen Speaks to Congress About Need for More Research on Alzheimer’s
Speaking on a cause close to his heart, Seth Rogen spoke to a mainly empty Senate subcommittee last week about the need to increase funding for Alzheimer’s research.
Congressional Hearing
The actor, whose mother-in-law suffers from the disease, gave a touching, and 
at times funny, speech during a Congressional hearing for the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services. He spoke of the hardships endured by his wife and her family, as they watched her mother slip away into the grips of dementia.
As Rogen pointed out, many people think of Alzheimer’s[…]
Flu Shot Cuts Stroke Risk, Says New Research
Falling in line with the CDC’s recommendation to get a flu shot annually, new research from the United Kingdom says that the shot can actually decrease the risk of stroke by 24% during flu season.
Benefits of Flu Shot 
Researchers at the University of Lincoln and University of Nottingham reviewed more than 47,000 patient records from 2001 to 2009. They compared cases of stroke and matched them up against control groups to determine what effect, if any, vaccination had on incidence.
After analyzing the thousands of records, they found a “highly significant association”[…]
Regular Walks Can Increase Brain Size, Study Says
Taking time out of your day for a walk has numerous benefits – preventing obesity, minimizing depression symptoms, and lowering blood pressure are just a few. New research says that regular walks may also help increase brain size and thereby, decrease the amount of aging in the brain.
Walking and Brain Size
The prevalence of Alzheimer’s and other cognitive diseases is growing rapidly. At a time when the number of Alzheimer’s patients is expected to triple by 2050, it is crucial to understand different ways to help improve our brain function and reduce the risk of these diseases.
Researcher Dr. Kirk Erickson[…]
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