Brain Health Maine

02/20/2026

High levels of physical activity in mid- to later-life was linked to a significant reduced risk for dementia, even among those genetically predisposed to the disease.

09/04/2025

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/while-you-were-sleeping-brains-waste-disposal-system-was-2025a1000mbb

A growing body of research suggests that the brain clears waste during sleep via the glymphatic system. How does this work and what are the implications for preventing neurodegenerative diseases?

08/27/2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/08/18/plant-protein-health-benefits/

The evidence for big health benefits has never been clearer. Here’s how to get the right amount.

04/09/2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/well/mind/brain-health-simple-tips.html?smid=url-share

Easy everyday habits can help keep you sharp. And it’s never too late to start them.

03/01/2025

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/health/exercise-brain-disease-wellness?cid=ios_app

Want to protect yourself against diseases like dementia, stroke and depression? Reduce sedentary behavior and start exercising, a preliminary study says.

01/25/2025

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/01/13/why-is-the-american-diet-so-deadly?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3m4WlwaKPOHeAveXtxDkk8dCCY9jp1PORBQ2bFCE3XC_b-5PF6Lip2YQU_aem_mWtbP2CD9GhgUfr7V_5gAg

A scientist tried to discredit the theory that ultra-processed foods are killing us. Instead, he overturned his own understanding of obesity.

01/04/2025

https://www.mdedge.com/neurology/article/272041/alzheimers-cognition/common-gut-infection-tied-alzheimers-disease?ecd=WNL_EVE_250103_mdedge&uac=456185FV&sso=true

Experts speculate HCMV may travel via the vagus nerve from the colon to the brain where it triggers the onset of AD.

12/27/2024

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/personalized-noninvasive-neuromodulation-slows-ad-2024a1000kkr?ecd=WNL_clinicdgst_241225_MSCPPERSO_7120202_pos3&uac=456185FV&impID=7120202

Personalized repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation slowed cognitive and functional impairment in a phase 2 study of mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease.

11/24/2024

https://www.psypost.org/neuroscientists-identify-a-reversible-biological-mechanism-behind-drug-induced-cognitive-deficits/

Researchers found that methamphetamine and P*P cause a phenomenon known as neurotransmitter switching, impairing memory. This change is reversible, pointing to potential treatments for drug-induced cognitive deficits and related neuropsychiatric conditions.

10/27/2024

https://wapo.st/4fhC9pC

Mucosal damage — an erosion, break or sore in the mucous lining of the GI tract — was associated with a 76 percent greater risk of developing Parkinson’s.

10/24/2024

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/10/241007222800.htm

Damage to the brainstem -- the brain's 'control center' -- is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection, a study suggests.

10/18/2024

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/10/health/heart-dementia-risk-wellness/index.html #:~:text=Having%20coronary%20heart%20disease%20raises,a%20person%20of%20the%20danger

If you are one of the millions of Americans with heart disease, you have a higher risk for future dementia, according to the American Heart Association.