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Laura Sides Reveals How an Inherited Alzheimer’s Gene Changed Her Life

Laura Sides tells the BBC how testing positive for an inherited Alzheimer's gene changed her outlook on family, relationships and the future.

November 5, 2026

by Amanda Graham

Elderly woman looking out window, representing dementia risk research in adults over 90

Getting Past 90 Was Supposed to Be Enough. For Women and Black Adults, It Isn’t.

A landmark study in The Lancet Healthy Longevity tracked more than 800 adults past 90 and found that women face double the dementia risk of men, and Black adults carry a 75 percent greater risk than Asian adults. The research

September 1, 2026

Shingrix recombinant shingles vaccine box and Zostavax, the older vaccine, studied in connection with 24% lower dementia risk in older adults

Shingrix Linked to 24% Lower Dementia Risk in a Study of 500,000 Older Adults

A study of more than 509,000 older Americans found that Shingrix recipients were 24 percent less

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The Tiny Sleep Interruptions That May Reveal Alzheimer’s Risk Before You Know You Have It

Researchers at the University of Liège find that middle-aged adults with higher genetic Alzheimer's risk have significantly more frequent micro-awakenings during sleep, a signal, they say, that the brain may be registering

August 31, 2026

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Physical activity paradox: leisure exercise reduces dementia risk while occupational exercise raises it

Working Out at Work May Raise Dementia Risk, While Leisure Exercise Cuts It

A 74-study, 4.2-million-person meta-analysis in The Lancet Public Health found occupational exercise raises dementia risk 20%, while leisure exercise lowers it 24%, the largest quantification yet of the physical activity paradox for

August 31, 2026

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Shingrix shingles vaccine linked to 24 percent lower dementia risk in Medicare study of 500000 older adults

Shingles Vaccine Linked to 24% Lower Dementia Risk in Study of 500,000 Older Adults

A study of 509,926 Medicare patients finds Shingrix recipients 24% less likely to develop dementia over four years, with researchers estimating one case prevented per 17 vaccinated. The mechanism remains unproven and

August 30, 2026

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Infant breastfeeding and mother feeding a toddler in a highchair, illustrating early childhood nutrition

Limiting Sugar Before Age Two Linked to Lower Dementia Risk, Two New Studies Find

Two studies published Tuesday in Neurology and npj Aging, using Britain's wartime sugar rationing as a natural experiment, found that limiting sugar from before birth through age two was linked to a

July 30, 2026

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Laura Sides Reveals How an Inherited Alzheimer’s Gene Changed Her Life

Getting Past 90 Was Supposed to Be Enough. For Women and Black Adults, It Isn’t.

Shingrix Linked to 24% Lower Dementia Risk in a Study of 500,000 Older Adults

The Tiny Sleep Interruptions That May Reveal Alzheimer’s Risk Before You Know You Have It

Working Out at Work May Raise Dementia Risk, While Leisure Exercise Cuts It

Shingles Vaccine Linked to 24% Lower Dementia Risk in Study of 500,000 Older Adults

Limiting Sugar Before Age Two Linked to Lower Dementia Risk, Two New Studies Find

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