Dementia

How many eggs should you eat per week to lower the risk of dementia?

A large–scale study has found a surprising link between regular egg consumption and significant changes in the risk of cognitive decline in older age.

One of the central ones among them is choline, a substance that the body uses to produce acetylcholine: A neurotransmitter with a central role in memory, learning, and attention
Coffee and breakfast

How many cups of coffee a day lower the risk of dementia?

Migraine (illustrative)

Air pollution and extreme heat linked to more migraine attacks, Israeli study finds

Jessica Lange is marvelous as an aging actress who discovers she has dementia in ‘The Great Lillian Hall.’

Jessica Lange sparkles in newest film, ‘The Great Lillian Hall’ - review


Fast food, prunes, dementia: Which foods help women's health? - study

Fast food is convenient but devastating to the body and linked to a higher risk of dementia, with health damage passed on even to babies.

 Illustrative image of fast food.

Dementia: Finding happiness beyond the point of no return

Barbara Diamond gets personal in her blog, Thedementiadiary.com

 CELEBRATING BERNARD’S 94th at home in Jerusalem.

Dementia: Finding happiness beyond the point of no return

Barbara Diamond gets personal in her blog, Thedementiadiary.com

 CELEBRATING BERNARD’S 94th at home in Jerusalem.

Your walking speed can reveal if you’ll develop dementia

An experiment conducted over a number of years on people aged 65+ found that the pace of walking reveals much more than one’s physiological condition.

 Woman walking

86-year-old Israeli arrested for trying to murder his wife

The man turned himself over to police and claimed that she had been stealing money he had been saving to bring his granddaughter from Ukraine to Israel.

 Magen David Adom MDA donates six 4x4 ambulances to Ukraine

Cranberries could improve memory and ward off dementia - study

A peer review study found that eating cranberries significantly improved visual episodic memory, neural functioning and blood delivery to the brain.

Cranberries grown and harvested in Massachusetts, USA

These three foods may help prevent dementia

You know that vegetables and fruits keep you healthy. A new study found that some also may delay the onset of dementia. What should you add to your daily menu?

 Alzheimer's disease (illustrative).

Scientists have found exactly how many hours of sleep we need as we age

A study finds that exactly seven hours of sleep is ideal while more or less sleep can lead to health issues.

A woman sleeps

Did David Ben-Gurion decline into dementia?

I had direct contact with B-G, which today, in hindsight, seems to indicate that he was already in the initial stage.

 David Ben-Gurion takes former Canadian premier Lester B. Pearson for a walk around Sde Boker on December 5, 1968.

Stable BMI linked to improved protection from dementia progression - study

While the study does not fully contradict the obesity paradox, it does reveal that the reality is far more complicated.

 Alzheimer's disease (illustrative).