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Cognitive Decline

The decline in cognitive function, including memory and learning, potentially linked to cadmium exposure.

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Jan 23, 2026
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What are experts saying about the potential long-term health risks for Donald Trump?

Medical and experts interviewed in the press and noted in analyses frame ’s long-term risks along three axes: a recently disclosed that carries mostly manageable risks (experts say it is rarely life‑t...

Jan 12, 2026
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What do PET amyloid imaging results mean for asymptomatic older adults who test positive for plaques?

A positive amyloid PET in an older adult without symptoms means the scan has detected fibrillar amyloid plaques—an AD-related pathology that increases lifetime risk of cognitive decline but does not b...

Feb 1, 2026
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Mind Boost supplement

Mind-boosting supplements marketed to improve memory, focus, or clarity are a crowded, where product claims often outpace evidence and safety testing; some products have been found to contain unapprov...

Jan 28, 2026

what are the bad side effects of using statin drugs?

commonly cause muscle-related complaints—ranging from mild myalgia to rare rhabdomyolysis—and carry a small but real increased risk of new-onset diabetes; other reported harms (liver enzyme elevations...

Jan 14, 2026

How do anti‑amyloid antibodies like lecanemab and donanemab differ in trial design, efficacy and safety outcomes for early AD?

Lecanemab and donanemab are two recently approved anti‑amyloid monoclonal antibodies tested in large, randomized trials in early Alzheimer’s disease that both produced substantial amyloid PET clearanc...

Feb 3, 2026

Is cadmium harmful to brain health

Yes — a growing body of laboratory, animal and human observational research shows : it crosses or disrupts the blood–brain barrier, accumulates in neural tissue, produces oxidative stress and neuroinf...

Jan 25, 2026

What randomized controlled trials show cognitive benefits from DHA/EPA supplementation in older adults or Alzheimer’s disease?

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and systematic reviews converge on a clear pattern: has produced cognitive benefits most consistently in people with mild cognitive impairment (), but large RCTs in...

Jan 23, 2026

How does hearing loss treatment (hearing aids) influence dementia risk in randomized or observational studies?

Randomized and observational studies converge on a plausible protective effect of treating with against and—under some conditions—dementia, but the magnitude and causality remain unsettled: found subs...