A review of data from the Zaragoza Dementia and Depression Project study found that high levels of anxiety are associated with a nearly three-fold increased risk for vascular dementia in older men but not in older women. Brain Sciences, April 2020

New research suggests that high school students who start school at 7:25 a.m. are more likely to miss school or arrive late for their first class than students who begin the day at 8:50 a.m. Economics of Education Review, June 2020

Among a group of 1,400 postmenopausal women with either colon or rectal cancer, researchers observed that having a strong social support network is associated with up to a 58% reduced risk of death from colorectal cancer. Cancer, January 2020

Questionnaires completed by nearly 22,000 high schoolers across the United States revealed that 75% routinely experience boredom, anger, sadness, fear, and/or stress while at school. Journal of Learning and Instruction, January 2020

The results of a recent experiment in which researchers reviewed positron emission tomography (PET) scans of the brains of 32 early Alzheimer’s diseases patients suggest that brain regions with greater tau protein build-up are more likely to atrophy over the course of two years than areas of the brain with fewer tau proteins. Science Translational…

A recent study that monitored the status of 9,173 children and teens who had presented to the emergency room after nonfatal self-harm revealed this group has a significantly higher risk for suicide, accidental death, or death from other causes over the following two years than the general pediatric population. Based on the finding, the study’s…

Generalized anxiety disorder is described as excessive worrying that prevents a person from leading a normal life. According the National Institute of Mental Health, your worrying may be out of control if you worry intensely about everyday matters, have trouble controlling worries or feelings of nervousness, know that you worry more than you should, feel…

Using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study for Aging, researchers estimate that depression may be associated with up to a 36% increased risk for heart disease. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, December 2019

According to a new study, activity in the brain changes during deep sleep in a manner that allows the cerebral spinal fluid to rinse out the waste products that can accumulate during the waking hours. Sleep medicine specialist Dr. Raman Malhotra writes, “[This may] help explain why individuals who don’t get enough sleep, or suffer…

Researchers reviewed data concerning 872,082 seniors and found that for every five-centimeter increase in waist circumference, an individual’s risk for dementia diagnosis over the next five years increases by about 5%. Obesity, November 2019