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High cholesterol can be easily diagnosed by your GP with a simple blood test - and if you're told yours is on the high side, it can be a worry. But some foods can help ...

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A simple visual test can predict the risk of dementia up to 12 years in advance by assessing brain health through the eyes.

One MRI scan can now reveal how quickly you're aging. Faster aging links to poor memory, chronic illness, and earlier death.

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What exactly is Alzheimer’s disease, and how common is it? A: Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease that causes dementia. It is caused in part by the accumulation of abnormally folded ...

By shutting this “off switch,” immune cells called macrophages regain their ability to soak up cholesterol, potentially ...

A new brain scan tool shows how quickly your body and mind are aging. It can spot early signs of diseases like dementia, long ...

Breast cancer treatment might offer protection against Alzheimer's disease, with a study of 70,000 survivors showing lower ...

Any high school reunion is a sharp reminder that some people age more gracefully than others. Some enter their older years still physically spry and mentally sharp. Others start feeling frail or ...

A new tool developed by researchers can estimate how fast someone is aging by analyzing a single MRI brain scan, predicting ...