Staying Active With Advancing Heart Failure

An expert in cardiac rehabilitation explains how exercise can improve the outcome for people with heart failure, and how to get the most out of this program. Source: NEW FEED

Getting Rehab at Home After Heart Attack Can Extend Lives

A new study finds that after a heart attack, home rehab can literally be a lifesaver. Source: NEW FEED

ChatGPT's AI Could Help Catch Alzheimer's Early

The AI everyone’s talking about identified Alzheimer’s 80% of the time by analyzing people’s speech. Source: NEW FEED

6 Minutes of Exercise May Help Shield Your Brain From Alzheimer's

A new, small study suggests six minutes of high-intensity exercise might prolong the lifespan of a healthy brain, perhaps delaying the start of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Source: NEW FEED

What to Know About Newly Approved Alzheimer's Drug

It’s not a cure, but the drug, given intravenously every 2 weeks, has shown moderate positive effects in clinical trials in slowing early-stage disease. Source: NEW FEED

Time Spent in Nature Appears to Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's

Living in an area with easy access to parks and rivers appears to slow the progression of devastating neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Source: NEW FEED

Why Do Women Get Alzheimer's More Than Men? Study Offers Clue

A gene on the X chromosome may explain why two-thirds of Alzheimer’s patients are women. Researchers found the gene can be safely inhibited in mice. Are humans next? Source: NEW FEED

Mutant Gene Stops At-Risk People From Getting Alzheimer's

Learning more about this gene may lead to future treatments. Source: NEW FEED

Holistic Program May Help People With Alzheimer's, Dementia

Those who enroll are assigned to groups that meet virtually twice a week for 1-hour sessions. The sessions are livestreamed, so participants are engaging with each other and with the instructors in real time. Source: NEW FEED

Certain Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds May Help Lower Alzheimer's Risk

Early research suggests a type of RA drug known as TNF inhibitors may lower dementia risk in people who have RA and heart disease. Source: NEW FEED