Dementia prevention through nutrition despite inherited genetic risk factors
Your genes are not your destiny: even strong genetic risk for dementia can be substantially modified through consistent dietary choices.
Category Genetics
What Psychological Support Should Follow Alzheimer’s Risk Testing?
Receiving an Alzheimer's risk result triggers specific psychological needs—immediate counseling, genetic clarification, family support—that differ from standard mental health care.
Why Labeling Someone at Risk Has Consequences
A person given a diagnosis like "mild cognitive impairment" or "preclinical Alzheimer's disease" doesn't simply receive medical information—they become...
Could Family Visits Reduce Relocation Distress?
Family visits can stabilize behavior during relocation for people with dementia, but only with consistent timing and realistic expectations about advanced cognitive loss.
What Caregivers Can Do Before Family Gatherings
Plan your dementia-affected loved one's family visit weeks ahead—clear communication, sensory adjustments, and realistic timing prevent stress for everyone.
What Researchers Know About Smell Loss and Neurodegeneration
Researchers are using smell loss as an unexpected window into brain degeneration, often detecting disease years before memory problems emerge.
Could Story Repetition Preserve Identity?
Repeating familiar stories may help dementia patients maintain emotional connection to identity, even when memory systems fail.
How Hearing Loss and Alzheimer’s Risk Are Connected
Scientists have found that untreated hearing loss nearly doubles the risk of Alzheimer's disease, with effects accelerating over years of cognitive strain.
What Eye Biomarkers Mean for Dementia Research
The retina may reveal what's happening deep in a dementia-prone brain years before memory loss begins.
How Lead Exposure Research Connects to Dementia Risk
Decades-old lead exposure may be silently accelerating cognitive decline in aging brains through mechanisms science is only now confirming.