Guided intervention with a health coach may be more effective for lowering risk factors; adherence is key (PRESS RELEASE) A new study by Neurotrack, the leader in science-backed cognitive health solutions, and the University of Arkansas, finds that after only four months of intervention, health education and cognitive health coaching can lower risks and improve cognition […]
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Just when you might be feeling a little sick of shots, there’s new research to encourage you to get your immunizations up to date. There may be a cognitive health benefit from recommended vaccines, including the flu shot, the COVID-19 booster, and for those 50-plus, the shingles vaccine. Don’t forget your flu shot Flu season […]
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Like the common cold, there is no cure for Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia. But, just as you can protect yourself from catching a cold by building up your immunity, you can also protect yourself against dementia, or delay its onset, by building up cognitive resilience. Researchers say that building cognitive resilience can help […]
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Read about the results of Neurotrack’s survey of adults 60+ and their attitudes and concerns around cognitive health.
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Find out why summer’s bounty makes focusing on your cognitive health easy.
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In recent weeks, the family of actor Bruce Willis (Die Hard, Pulp Fiction, The Sixth Sense) announced that he would be stepping away from his acting career due to an ongoing struggle with aphasia. We spoke with Neurotrack clinical researcher and speech-language pathologist Jennifer Myers, PhD, MS, CCC-SLP, about this condition, its connection to dementia, […]
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One of the biggest misconceptions people have about aging is that there’s nothing anyone can do to prevent memory loss. In fact, in recent years researchers around the globe have discovered just the opposite! It turns out that simple lifestyle changes can have a big impact on brain health and cognitive longevity. The groundbreaking FINGER […]
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What the Failure of Biogen’s Aducanumab Tells Us About Alzheimer’s — Risk Reduction is Still Our Best Weapon Today I serve as Neurotrack’s Head Writer. But three years ago, in a different professional incarnation, I had the privilege of sitting in a packed conference room with a bright, articulate representative from the pharmaceutical company Biogen […]
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I’m going to break all scientific blog protocol here and speak personally, from the heart. Because not only would it be wrong of me to urge you to quit smoking without revealing my own personal battles with nicotine addiction, it would be useful, I think, for those of you trying to quit to know it […]
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Here’s the good news: a few minutes a day of scrolling through Facebook is not only fine, it can, if used sparingly and with a generosity of spirit, actually boost memory health for those who are socially or geographically isolated. What do we mean by a generosity of spirit? Well, “liking” your friends posts, getting […]
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