SuperAgers and Alzheimer’s Disease By Amanda Johnson and Emeran Mayer, MD Why is it that some individuals are able to live well into old age while maintaining their full cognitive abilities while other elderly individuals are being faced with memory loss and the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD)? While it has been assumed that age …
Surprising News about Diet and Alzheimer’s Disease By Emeran Mayer, MD In the Mind Gut Connection Blog, we have often addressed the relationship between a healthy, Mediterranean-style diet and brain health. We have based many of our recommendations on the consumption of a largely plant-based diet with at least 75% of food coming from a …
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Why Is Alzheimer’s Disease More Common In Women? By Fiona Riddle Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of people worldwide, leading to premature cognitive decline and memory loss. In recent years, studies have shown a significant sex-related difference in the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease. Out of the over 5 million Americans …
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Alzheimer’s Disease and the Gut Microbiome By Amanda Johnson Research has demonstrated that the relative abundances of the gut microbiota differ between individuals with a clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and healthy individuals. Scientists have been able to gain insights into this by comparing the taxa and abundance of organisms present in the gut …
Super Agers And Aging Brains By Jill Horn Longevity and anti-aging are evergreen topics in the health and wellness realm. Mechanisms and factors that decrease the rate of cellular aging have been studied extensively in animal models over several decades. More recently, progress has been made in better understanding the aging process of one of …