cognitive decline Archives - Fit Found Me Healthy Living Tue, 30 Dec 2025 17:04:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://fitfoundme.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-new-fit-found-me-favicon-32x32.png cognitive decline Archives - Fit Found Me 32 32 Study Claims Use Of Marijuana Could Lead To Potential Dementia Diagnosis Within The Next 5 Years https://fitfoundme.com/study-claims-use-of-marijuana-could-lead-to-potential-dementia-diagnosis-within-the-next-5-years/ https://fitfoundme.com/study-claims-use-of-marijuana-could-lead-to-potential-dementia-diagnosis-within-the-next-5-years/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2024 10:42:17 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=32803 Once dismissed as a counterculture indulgence, marijuana has rapidly transformed into a mainstream staple—from vape pens in gym bags to edibles on wellness shelves. With legalization gaining ground and claims of medicinal benefits on the rise, it’s easy to see why cannabis is riding a high in public perception. But behind the haze of popularity, …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/study-claims-use-of-marijuana-could-lead-to-potential-dementia-diagnosis-within-the-next-5-years/feed/ 16 Neurologist Reveals the Absolute Scariest Thing People Are Doing to Their Brains https://fitfoundme.com/neurologist-reveals-the-absolute-scariest-thing-people-are-doing-to-their-brains/ https://fitfoundme.com/neurologist-reveals-the-absolute-scariest-thing-people-are-doing-to-their-brains/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2023 07:54:00 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=31372 We all know the importance of staying physically active, but what if skipping your workout wasn’t just bad for your body—it was harmful to your brain too? Neurologist Dr. Kim Johnson Hatchett has uncovered a shocking link between muscle weakness and brain health that many of us overlook. In a world where our busy lives …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/neurologist-reveals-the-absolute-scariest-thing-people-are-doing-to-their-brains/feed/ 0 How the Shingles Vaccine Could Change the Future of Dementia https://fitfoundme.com/shingles-vaccine-may-slow-or-prevent-dementia/ https://fitfoundme.com/shingles-vaccine-may-slow-or-prevent-dementia/#respond Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:45:20 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=35078 Dementia is one of the most feared diagnoses of aging. It affects memory, reasoning, independence, and ultimately identity, touching not only those diagnosed but also families, caregivers, and entire health systems. For decades, scientists have searched for ways to prevent dementia or meaningfully slow its progression, yet progress has been frustratingly slow. Treatments have largely …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/shingles-vaccine-may-slow-or-prevent-dementia/feed/ 0 How Artificial Light at Night Impacts Brain Health https://fitfoundme.com/nighttime-light-pollution-alzheimers-risk/ https://fitfoundme.com/nighttime-light-pollution-alzheimers-risk/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2022 14:02:59 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=34351 For most of human history, night was a period of natural darkness. The sun sank below the horizon, the stars emerged in a velvet sky, and the body followed an ancient script that had been written into our biology over millions of years. Today, however, very few of us ever experience a truly dark night. …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/nighttime-light-pollution-alzheimers-risk/feed/ 1 New Drug That Protects the Blood-Brain Barrier Shows Promise Against Alzheimer’s Disease https://fitfoundme.com/new-drug-protects-blood-brain-barrier-alzheimers/ https://fitfoundme.com/new-drug-protects-blood-brain-barrier-alzheimers/#respond Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:47:23 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=33390 It begins as a quiet breach so small you’d never notice. Imagine the brain as a city behind high, guarded walls, with sentries carefully screening every visitor. For most of our lives, those gates stand firm, keeping harmful invaders out while letting life-sustaining nutrients in. But in Alzheimer’s disease, those defenses weaken. Tiny gaps form. …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/new-drug-protects-blood-brain-barrier-alzheimers/feed/ 0 Poor Dental Hygiene Linked to Shrinkage of the Hippocampus, the Brain’s Memory Center https://fitfoundme.com/poor-dental-hygiene-linked-to-shrinkage-of-the-hippocampus-the-brains-memory-center/ https://fitfoundme.com/poor-dental-hygiene-linked-to-shrinkage-of-the-hippocampus-the-brains-memory-center/#respond Thu, 29 Jul 2021 15:33:00 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=33293 Every morning, millions of people perform a ritual so routine they barely think about it: brushing their teeth. What if that simple two-minute task was protecting something far more precious than your smile? Deep in a research facility in northern Japan, scientists have been watching brains shrink and memories fade, all while tracking something most …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/poor-dental-hygiene-linked-to-shrinkage-of-the-hippocampus-the-brains-memory-center/feed/ 0 Japanese Scientists Reverse Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Mice With New Nasal Spray https://fitfoundme.com/japanese-scientists-reverse-memory-loss-in-alzheimers-mice-with-new-nasal-spray/ https://fitfoundme.com/japanese-scientists-reverse-memory-loss-in-alzheimers-mice-with-new-nasal-spray/#respond Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:20:00 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=34994 Something unusual happened in a Japanese laboratory when mice with Alzheimer’s disease started remembering again. Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology have developed a synthetic peptide that reversed cognitive decline in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease. No human trials have taken place yet, and years of testing remain before patients could access …

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