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7K Steps a Day May Be All You Need
Can't Get
10K Steps In?
Keep Walking
Anyway
NEW STUDY
Jul 25, 2025 6:19 AM CDT

Can't Get 10K Steps In? Keep Walking Anyway

Research suggests 7K steps may be all you need for reduced disease, depression risks

(Newser) - A new study suggests that hitting 7,000 steps daily could be enough to lower risks for a range of serious diseases, challenging the long-touted 10,000-step benchmark. The research published in the Lancet Public Health journal , which pooled data from more than 160,000 adults worldwide, linked this...

Man With Dementia Set for Execution by Firing Squad

Lawyers for Ralph Leroy Menzies file appeal as judge sets execution date for Sept. 5

(Newser) - A Utah judge on Wednesday set an execution date for a man with dementia who has been on death row for 37 years, even as his lawyers file appeals and argue his condition is worsening. Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, is to be executed Sept. 5 for abducting and killing Utah...

This Diet Could Lower Your Dementia Risk

Study finds benefits even when diet starts in middle age

(Newser) - Eating your greens—and plenty of berries—could help sharpen your mind well into older age, new research shows. A large, long-term study found that even starting the so-called MIND diet later in life can significantly lower a person's risk of Alzheimer's and dementia, NBC News reports....

What $11K a Month Gets You in Assisted Living: Very Little

Writer recounts how premium prices didn't get her father a premium experience

(Newser) - When Laura Fraser and her sisters determined their 96-year-old father needed to move into assisted living, they found a place that was "good on paper." It was near family, he'd have a private room with a mountain view, and it "seemed nice." A room...

Small Changes Could Lower Your Risk of Brain Disease
Scientists Find 17 Risk
Factors for Brain Disease
NEW STUDY
Apr 14, 2025 8:35 AM CDT

Scientists Find 17 Risk Factors for Brain Disease

Healthy adjustments to physical activity, diet, sleep, stress could make a real difference

(Newser) - Looking for ways to keep the brain healthy in later life? A new study has identified 17 risk factors tied to three age-related brain diseases—all of which can be altered through behavioral changes. Researchers at Mass General Brigham reviewed meta-analyses of risk factors associated with stroke, dementia, and late-life...

A Shingles Vaccine Policy Paved Way for a Stunning Find

Birthdate cutoff allowed researchers to determine vaccine helps cut dementia risk

(Newser) - In late 2013, Wales changed its shingles vaccine policy: Those people born on or after Sept. 2, 1933, could receive the Zostavax shot; those born before that date could not. The Guardian reports it "created a natural experiment," and one that researchers say now indicates the vaccine does...

Euthanasia's Tough Question: When Is It '5 to 12?'

Netherlands woman with Alzheimer's illustrates the difficult idea

(Newser) - More countries are allowing patients with a terminal illness to end their lives with the help of a doctor, but only a few allow patients diagnosed with dementia to plan for a similar death, reports the New York Times . The Netherlands is one of them, but the plight of an...

Ozempic, Wegovy Have 'Eye-Opening' Effects on Health
Ozempic, Wegovy Have
'Eye-Opening' Effects on Health
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Jan 25, 2025 12:10 PM CST

Ozempic, Wegovy Have 'Eye-Opening' Effects on Health

Scientists find GLP-1 drugs lower risk for dozens of other conditions—but there are caveats

(Newser) - Once we crossed the Rubicon to use diabetes drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic, and Mounjaro for weight loss, it seemed inevitable that scientists would investigate what else these apparent wonder drugs might tackle. Now, the first study to look at how the medications affect overall health is done, and it's...

Wendy Williams: 'I Feel Like I'm in Prison'

Former talk show host diagnosed with dementia says she's 'not cognitively impaired'

(Newser) - Wendy Williams has broken her silence on her guardianship, saying she's living in what feels like "a prison." Last year, family members complained they were unable to contact the former talk show host and had no idea where she was after she was placed under a guardianship...

Dementia Cases Set to Double by 2060
Lifetime Risk of Dementia
Much Higher Than Thought
NEW STUDY
Jan 13, 2025 4:00 PM CST

Lifetime Risk of Dementia Much Higher Than Thought

Researchers say new cases in US could double to 1 million a year by 2060

(Newser) - The lifetime risk of developing dementia is higher than earlier thought and with Americans living longer, new cases are set to double to 1 million a year by 2060, researchers say. According to a study published in the journal Nature Medicine , the average person's risk of developing dementia after...

The Race to Escape Her Family's Fatal Gene Flaw
The Race to Escape Her
Family's Fatal Gene Flaw
LONGFORM
Dec 29, 2024 8:00 AM CST

The Race to Escape Her Family's Fatal Gene Flaw

New York Times tells the story of a woman's fight to resist frontotemporal dementia

(Newser) - When Linde Jacobs' mother was in her 50s, her behavior changed dramatically. In a handful of years, Allison went from a stable matriarch to someone who shoplifted, drove recklessly, and began flouting boundaries and pinching strangers. While doctors blamed everything from menopause to psychiatric issues for the changes, Jacobs recognized...

Taxi, Ambulance Drivers Fare Better With Alzheimer's

Study suggests all that real-time navigating keeps their brains sharp

(Newser) - A new study suggests that turning off GPS in the car and instead navigating by your own wits may help stave off Alzheimer's. The study in the British Medical Journal found that taxi drivers and ambulance drivers died of the ailment less than people in other professions, reports HealthDay...

AWOL Congresswoman Found in 'Memory Care' Home

Kay Granger, 81, was found wandering in her Texas neighborhood months ago

(Newser) - A newspaper in Texas that went looking for a congresswoman who seemed to have vanished from Capitol Hill months ago has discovered that she's been living in a "memory care" facility for seniors. GOP Rep. Kay Granger, 81, became a resident "after having been found wandering lost...

Son: Al-Fayed Faked Dementia to Avoid Sex Crime Charges

Omar al-Fayed says late billionaire dad faked mental state, but was really 'sharp as a tack'

(Newser) - Mohamed al-Fayed, who entered mainstream consciousness as the father of the late Princess Diana's boyfriend Dodi al-Fayed, has been in the spotlight recently, accused by scores of women of sexual assault or other sexual abuse. Now, his own son is claiming that the deceased Egyptian business tycoon and Harrods...

Guardian: Wendy Williams 'Permanently Incapacitated'

Court document reveals celebrity's dementia has worsened

(Newser) - Former talk show host Wendy Williams' dementia has worsened to the point where she is "cognitively impaired and permanently incapacitated," her legal guardian writes in new court documents, per the Los Angeles Times . Sabrina Morrissey made the revelation in a filing submitted to New York County Supreme Court...

Emerging Theory: 'Loneliness Is a Symptom of Dementia'

Meta-analysis finds condition boosts risk of cognitive impairment by 15% and dementia by 31%

(Newser) - Loneliness isn't just associated with a higher risk of death , but also a higher risk of dementia, new research suggests. A meta-analysis of 21 studies involving more than 600,000 people finds loneliness is associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia from any cause. Participants were...

There's a Disturbing Trend in Political Donations
There's a Disturbing Trend
in Political Donations
longform
Oct 26, 2024 10:00 AM CDT

There's a Disturbing Trend in Political Donations

Both parties are benefiting from strategies that exploit seniors with dementia, reports CNN

(Newser) - A CNN investigation has uncovered a troubling trend in political fundraising, one in which elderly Americans—particularly those with dementia—are unwittingly becoming major donors to campaigns. Both parties have benefited from the practice, which often begins with a small online donation to a candidate. But once the hooks are...

Scientists: Brain Has Built-In Waste Removal System

Cleaning process could get rid of cellular trash that can build up, lead to dementia

(Newser) - A unique peek inside the human brain may help explain how it clears away waste like the kind that can build up and lead to Alzheimer's disease. Brain cells use a lot of nutrients, which means they make a lot of waste. Scientists have long thought the brain has...

Certain Meats May Lead to a Greater Dementia Risk
Certain Meats May Lead
to a Greater Dementia Risk
NEW STUDY
Aug 4, 2024 5:15 PM CDT

Certain Meats May Lead to a Greater Dementia Risk

Ultra-processed ones such as hot dogs and bologna identified as culprits in new study

(Newser) - New research presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference showed that frequently eating ultra-processed meats such as hot dogs, sausage, bacon, and salami may increase the risk of dementia. Using data collected over four decades, the findings haven't been published in a peer-reviewed journal yet, but they gave...

Dealing With 14 Factors Could Massively Cut Dementia Cases

'Many people around the world believe dementia is inevitable but it's not'

(Newser) - The Lancet Commission on dementia says cases are rising worldwide as people live longer—but its latest update has "new hopeful evidence about dementia prevention, intervention, and care." In a report Wednesday, the commission said tackling 14 risk factors, including two it has added to a previous list...

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