Drinking up to half a glass of wine a day may boost life expectancy by five years—at least in men—suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
The Dutch authors base their findings on a total of 1,373 randomly selected men whose cardiovascular health and life expectancy at age 50 [...]

New research may lead to important early testing for the debilitating disease.
Scientists have made a significant step forward in developing a test to help diagnose the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease sooner and more accurately by measuring two biomarkers—tau and beta-amyloid proteins—in cerebrospinal fluid. In a new report, researchers from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging [...]

A new study adds more concern to the growing obesity among children and teens. Carrying extra weight earlier in life increases the risk of developing problems with mobility in old age, even if the weight is eventually lost, according to new research out of the Sticht Center on Aging at Wake Forest University School [...]

Participating in certain mental activities, like reading magazines or crafting in middle age or later in life, may delay or prevent

People with a family history of melanoma may have a greater risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 61st Annual Meeting in Seattle
The study involved nearly 157,000 people who did not have Parkinson’s disease. They were asked if their parents [...]

Exposure to second-hand smoke could increase the risk of developing dementia and other forms of cognitive impairment, according to research published on British Medical Journal online.
A possible link between active smoking and cognitive impairment has already been established and previous findings also suggest that second-hand smoke exposure could be linked to poor cognitive performance in [...]

People with more B12 had six times less brain shrinkage
Vitamin B12, a nutrient found in meat, fish and milk, may protect against brain volume loss in older people, according to a study published in the journal  Neurology®.
For the study, 107 people between the ages of 61 and 87 underwent brain scans, memory testing and physical [...]

Even moderate exercise had a beneficial impact
New research from researchers at the University of Melbourne adds to other research that exercise can improve cognitive function in adults with mild memory problems.  The study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association
Researchers assessed the effect exercise on 138 volunteers with mild cognitive impairment.  The [...]

All types of antipsychotic drugs increase the risk of stroke
All drugs used to treat psychosis are linked to an increased risk of stroke, and dementia sufferers are at double the risk, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.
Concerns about an increased risk of stroke among people taking atypical antipsychotic drugs were first [...]

Three warnings ignored, are doctors paying attention.
While three regulatory warnings of serious adverse events from anti-psychotic prescription drugs slowed the growth of use of atypical anti-psychotic drugs among elderly patients with dementia, they did not reduce the overall prescription rate of these drugs.
This stark finding comes from an analysis of prescription drug claims data in [...]