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Wiggling Your Pinky Helps Prevent Alzheimer's, TikTok Says. Here's The Truth. - ScienceAlert

Wiggling Your Pinky Helps Prevent Alzheimer's, TikTok Says. Here's The Truth. - ScienceAlert

What if protecting your brain from dementia was as simple as wiggling your little fingers a few seconds each day? That's the promise behind "pinky time", a viral TikTok trend that claims a simple finger exercise can lower your risk of developing Alzheimer's.

Heavy Weights or Light Weights for Heart Health? A Doctor Explains - TODAY.com

Heavy Weights or Light Weights for Heart Health? A Doctor Explains - TODAY.com

What are the best weights to use when strength training for heart health? Doctor explains why lifting lighter weights with more repetitions is better.

Popular pain supplement linked to faster Alzheimer’s decline — and death - AOL.com

Popular pain supplement linked to faster Alzheimer’s decline — and death - AOL.com

While many turn to a popular supplement to ease joint pain, new research suggests they could actually speed up cognitive decline.

I lost my hearing at 32. Recognizing it as an emergency could have helped. - The Washington Post

I lost my hearing at 32. Recognizing it as an emergency could have helped. - The Washington Post

The loss in one ear is permanent, and I have ongoing tinnitus as a side effect of a widely misdiagnosed condition.

Latest COVID vaccine may have unexpected health benefit, study suggests - Fox News

Latest COVID vaccine may have unexpected health benefit, study suggests - Fox News

New research links the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine to fewer serious cardiovascular events among U.S. veterans, especially those over age 75.

These Beloved Snacks Are Linked To An Increased Dementia Risk. Here's What Doctors Want You To Know. - HuffPost

These Beloved Snacks Are Linked To An Increased Dementia Risk. Here's What Doctors Want You To Know. - HuffPost

"You can't necessarily salad your way out" of this snacking habit, one doctor noted.

Exclusive | New Yorkers are bonding over loss — and cardio — in ‘Grief, Sweat, & Tears’ workout classes - New York Post

Exclusive | New Yorkers are bonding over loss — and cardio — in ‘Grief, Sweat, & Tears’ workout classes - New York Post

It’s an exclusive club no one wants to be a member of, as several people who lost a loved one gathered for a Grief, Sweat, & Tears double-header barre and spin class.

After a brain injury, he found purpose fixing bikes no one else would bother with - The Washington Post

After a brain injury, he found purpose fixing bikes no one else would bother with - The Washington Post

Rob, 54, forgot how to do his job after a car hit him in a crosswalk, leaving him with cognitive and physical impairment. But he still remembered how to fix bicycles.

Alzheimer’s Risk May Be Determined by One Daily Habit Combined With Genes - Newsweek

Alzheimer’s Risk May Be Determined by One Daily Habit Combined With Genes - Newsweek

The study revealed that certain sleep disturbances are linked to faster loss of gray matter and reduced brain volume.