Smoking causes brain shrinkage, but quitting may prevent further loss

Cigarette smoking causes the brain to shrink, according to a new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO (WashUMed)....

Jamais vu, the opposite of déjà vu: Why does the familiar feel strangely new sometimes

Many people have heard of and probably experienced déjà vu — the strange feeling you have already seen or experienced something as you are seeing or experiencing it. But very few people know about the opposite of déjà vu, known as jamais vu, when a familiar experience feels new. Why does it happen, and what takes place in the brain?...

Vytal.ai: Teens Launch $12.5M Startup To Monitor Brain Health

While many of their peers were spending summer vacation at the beach or catching up on sleep, two ambitious high school students were busy hatching a startup that could transform the way doctors detect cognitive decline in older adults....

Simple Activities Like Journaling, Playing Chess May Reduce Risk of Dementia

Doing mentally-stimulating activities more frequently such as taking educational classes, writing in a journal, or playing games or chess may reduce the risk of dementia, a study suggests....

Are medical alerts worth it for seniors? Here's what experts say

With inflation and interest rates high, it's important to be careful about where you spend your money. This is particularly true for older Americans, who are often working with very limited income. Still, if you're in this age group, some new purchases may be worth it — particularly when they come to your health....

New Insights on Treating Neurodegeneretive Diseases Could Lead to New Classes of Clinical Trials for Alzheimer’s Disease

Scientists have been stumped for years on how to awaken stem cells to make new neurons in the human brain; a new study out of the journal Science Advances may have just unlocked critical insight into this neurogenerative puzzle through a roadmap of metabolic pathways....

Less Time With Patients, More Inappropriate Prescribing

Shorter visits between patients and their primary care physicians may be associated with a higher likelihood of inappropriate prescribing, researchers have found....

What You Should Know About The New XBB Variant

The U.S. is currently seeing a growing number of COVID-19 cases stemming from the new XBB variant. This strain is known as XBB.1.5. Tracking data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the new variant is now responsible for 27.6% of cases across the country, second only to the BQ.1.1 variant....

5 Signs of Dementia You'll Smell First, Doctors Say

With so many different types of dementia, symptoms can vary from person to person. The first sign of trouble could be anything from difficulty with daily tasks like driving to an increase in financial problems....

Original Wednesday Addams Died of a Stroke—5 Warning Signs to Watch For

The Addams Family, the cult-favorite TV show that premiered in 1964, ran for only two seasons. But nearly six decade later, it still looms large in the public imagination thanks to numerous film and TV revivals over the years, the latest of which, Wednesday, is now streaming on Netflix. So it was a shock for many to hear that Lisa Loring, who originally played the role of Wednesday Addams, passed away over the weekend at age 64 following a "massive stroke," as reported by a family friend...

How to Lower Your Triglycerides

The importance of maintaining blood pressure and cholesterol levels is not a new concept. But, there is another component in preventative healthcare that you need to monitor as well—your triglyceride level....

Empowering Women Through Wellness with Nutritionist Penny Foskaris at Foskaris Wellness

Misty Schwartz interviews Penny Foskaris at Foskaris Wellness about weight loss, why people struggle with it, and how she’s able to crack the code to finally help people lose weight....

Home safety & Alzheimer’s disease: A caregiver’s room-by-room checklist

Behavioral and cognitive changes in people with Alzheimer’s disease can make it difficult for them to remain safe in their home environments. This could mean forgetting how to use appliances, difficulty recognizing hazards, or failing to recognize changes in familiar surroundings....

10 signs of inflammation to watch out for

At some point in your life, you have probably experienced inflammation in your body. Maybe you fell on your knee and then it swelled up. Or you might have had an allergic reaction to a food or were exposed to poison ivy that caused your skin to become inflamed....

Medical Expert Discusses Where Alzheimer’s Research is Trending

Every 65 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia and includes a number of markers, including irreversible degeneration of the brain, significant personality changes, and eventual death....

What’s the difference between insulin resistance and prediabetes?

When you hear the term insulin resistance, you probably think of diabetes. But while insulin resistance can lead to diabetes, it’s not the same thing. Insulin resistance refers to the inability of your body’s cells to respond to insulin, whereas diabetes (and prediabetes) happens when your pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin to regulate your blood sugar....

When is driving no longer safe for someone with Alzheimer’s disease?

According to Dr. Dung Trinh, founder and owner of the Healthy Brain Clinic, there is no general rule for when people with dementia should stop driving; instead, it should be decided on a case-by-case basis....

This Mix of Non-Opioid Medications Can Help Soothe Lower Back Pain, Study Finds

Lower back pain is a common ailment that can drive people to take swift and sometimes invasive measures, like having surgery or taking opioids, in search of relief. Now new research has found that there may be an ideal mix of non-opioid medication that can effectively treat lower back pain in many patients....

Does Benadryl raise your blood pressure?

If you’ve had allergies, hives, hay fever, or the common cold then it’s likely you’ve considered Benadryl to treat your symptoms. It’s an oral antihistamine that is very effective to help alleviate symptoms like itchy, watery eyes, sneezing, and runny nose....

Pancreatic cancer rates are rising faster among women than men: new study

Pancreatic cancer rates have been climbing for both genders — but women ages 55 and younger saw a 2.4% higher increase compared to men in the same age group. Young Black women experienced a 2.23% higher increase than Black men of the same age....

Older Americans reject more vaccines, opt instead for ‘natural healing'

Many adults age 40 and older are opting to skip vaccine immunizations despite their general concerns about virus infections, as revealed in research that AARP has just published. Among all adults who had not received a flu vaccine, only 32% said they would get the vaccination even if their doctor advised them to do so....

What Happens If You Drink Out of the Same Water Glass for a Week, According to Doctors

Do you keep a glass of water next to your bed, refilling it each night without washing it? Or maybe you have a favorite water glass and use that same one for days on end, never bothering to put it in the dishwasher....

The first drug to slow the destruction of the brain in Alzheimer's has been heralded as momentous.

The research breakthrough ends decades of failure and shows a new era of drugs to treat Alzheimer's - the most common form of dementia - is possible...

Dr. Trinh on Amazon's New $5 Generic Prescription Plan

As Amazon further pushes into healthcare, the company offers a new generic prescription drug plan called RX Pass. If you’re a prime member, you can pay $5 a month to get unlimited access to 50 different generic drugs...

Top 5 Healthcare Leaders

The healthcare industry is getting a much-needed and long overhaul from the inside out. Private healthcare startups, innovative home technologies, medical practice in the Metaverse, a shift to holistic health...

Senior living: How older adults can help keep their brains healthy while aging

As older adults age, the percentage of seniors with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia...

Medical Professionals Behind the Medical Metaverse

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If 2022 has a buzzword, it has to be “metaverse.” From Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that...

New poll shows massive unhappiness with U.S. health care

A new poll confirms people's unhappiness with the American health care system. The Associated Press found...

Prevention expert’s advice on stroke prevention

Dr Dung Trinh, is an expert on preventive health, here he shares with SR Times lifestyle and diet changes to make to help prevent stroke...

Cancer cells: How they shrink or grow larger to survive

Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London are reporting that cancer cells have the ability to change their size to adapt to various challenges in their environment, including drug treatment...

Sick of Motion Sickness? Prevention is Key

Dung Trinh, MD, founder of the Healthy Brain Clinic explains that motion sickness happens when your eyes tell your brain one thing about how you’re moving, but your inner ear...

Gout: How metabolic syndrome may increase the risk

A new study published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatology looked at almost 1.3 million men between the ages of 20 and 39 years who went for health check-ups. The link between changes in the participants’ metabolic syndrome (METs) and the development of gout was analyzed....

This Mix of Non-Opioid Medications Can Help Soothe Lower Back Pain, Study Finds

Lower back pain is a common ailment that can drive people to take swift and sometimes invasive measures, like having surgery or taking opioids, in search of relief. Now new research has found...

Bisexual women may face a higher heart disease risk, new research suggests

Most people may not consider sexual orientation a risk factor for heart disease — but a recent study suggests that bisexual women may have poorer cardiovascular health (CVH) than heterosexual females....

Sleeping Pills May Increase Dementia Risk: Study

A new study recently published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease has linked heavy use of sleeping medications to the development of dementia later on...

Taking sleeping pills could raise risk of Alzheimer’s disease, study warns

With 40 to 70% of older adults suffering from chronic sleep conditions, it’s no surprise why so many take sleeping medications to help them fall asleep and feel relief. However, a new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease warns reaching for sleeping pills could actually be harmful to your brain health...

Here's how retailers are changing the future of health care

Increasingly, companies outside of the health care sector are offering health care services. You only have to look at retailers....

5 Hand-Washing Mistakes That Can Expose You to Norovirus or the Flu, Doctors Say

It's that time of year when many of us are laid low with various viruses as we patiently (or perhaps not-so-patiently) await warmer weather.....

AI testing of brain tumors can detect genetic cancer markers in less than 90 seconds, study finds

Genetic markers have been shown to predict a person’s likelihood of developing various types of cancer.....

Are We Being Too Complacent About COVID-19?

After about three years of living in a world infected with COVID-19, the facts have repeatedly intertwined with fiction, paranoia and political agendas......

CBD is everywhere. What is it, and where to access it

It seems like CBD is in everything. Naked Nectar, a Black-owned CBD online store in Charlotte, sells oils, muscle relief salves, and gummies.....

Carbon monoxide deaths are climbing, putting families in peril: ‘My son is lucky to be alive’

Often dubbed "the silent killer," carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless — it’s been shown to cause severe injury or death in hours or even minutes....

BHS - 8A - Chief Medical Officer Dr. Dung Trinh of The Healthy Brain Clinic and Get Ready for SatanCon

Dr. Dung Trinh is the Chief Medical Officer at The Healthy Brain Clinic and joins the show to talk about Dementia, and how diagnoses have doubled in the last decade in Orange County....

How Much Protein Do Women Really Need?

Protein has a great publicist. It's in overpriced powders, which are often the secret ingredient in influencers' favorite recipes...

The Best Healthy Habits For Your Brain, Say Neuroscientists

Scientists used to believe that we mentally peak in our early 20s and then begin a gradual decline after middle age...

WORSENING ALZHEIMER’S EPIDEMIC SIGNALS A NEED FOR MORE COMMUNITY MEMORY SCREENING

Orange County, California – May 11, 2023 – Alzheimer’s disease has levied heavy costs on the elderly population in the United States and the scope of the disease may hint at a future health crisis even bigger than that of the Covid-19 pandemic...

Rheumatoid arthritis: Chemicals released from coal, oil, tobacco may increase risk

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic and progressive autoimmune disease, affects up to 1%Trusted Source of people globally. In the United States, around 1.3 million adults live with the condition...

Can music help train our brains to delay cognitive decline?

Our ability to learn new things and remember new information depends on the brain’s plasticity, its ability to reorganize connections, or pathways, between neurons in order to encode and store fresh information....

Chronic pain: How brain signals can be used to help treatments

For the first time, scientists have measured biomarkers and activity in areas of the brain related to chronic pain (i.e., pain lasting 3 months or greater), shedding new light on a condition that affects more than 50 millionTrusted Source people in the United States....

Caregivers Share: Nutrition & Healthy Eating Habits

We know that nutrition plays a significant role in brain health — it’s been directly tied to Alzheimer’s disease, helping us understand how what we eat affects the aging brain’s ability to think and remember....

How To Verify If Your Supplements Really Work

If you pop the occasional 5-milligram melatonin tablet every now and then, you’re not alone. According to the Sleep Foundation, just under one-quarter of adults take melatonin as a sleep aid, and a small number of kids and adolescents take melatonin when they can’t sleep, too....

How to Stay Mentally Sharp Into Your 80s and Beyond

Genetics, habits such as exercise, and factors including education can help people stave off cognitive decline....