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Eef HogervorstThe Conversation |
Research links repeated head impacts with poorer brain health in some former players, although the evidence cannot yet prove cause and effect.
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Two to three cups of coffee daily linked to lower dementia risk.
A study of 590,000 people finds modest changes to sleep, exercise and diet are linked to better ageing.
Research links disrupted biological rhythms to dementia risk, but sleep length alone may not be the key factor.
Research linking cheese and cream to lower dementia risk has made headlines, but the story is more nuanced than it might sound.
Even modest amounts of walking – as few as 3,000 steps a day – may help protect against Alzheimer’s by reducing harmful tau proteins in the brain.
New study links dietary copper to sharper thinking in later life. But the story is nuanced.