The 3 midlife factors that raise your odds for Alzheimer’s

May 10, 2022

Certain lifestyle factors can sway the risk of dementia, and a new study points to the top threats to Americans these days: obesity, physical inactivity and lack of a high school diploma.

Q&A: What can you do to lower your dementia risk?
Studies predicting growing cases of dementia have been in the news lately.
Immunotherapy that combines hormone and topical treatment offers new hope for melanoma and breast cancer
A research team at the Medical University of Vienna led by Maria Sibilia has investigated a new combination therapy against cancer. This therapy employs systemic administration of the tissue hormone interferon-I combined with local application of Imiquimod. This combination showed promising results in topically accessible tumors like melanoma and breast cancer models.
Smoking cannabis in the home can increase odds of detectable levels in children
Researchers at University of California San Diego analyzed cannabis smoking practices in San Diego County to assess whether in-home smoking was associated with cannabis detection in children. The study, published on Jan. 23, 2025 in the journal JAMA Network Open, found that in-home cannabis smoking increased the odds of child exposure to cannabis smoke.
FDA bans Red 3 dye from food and drugs. A scientist explains the artificial color's health risks and long history
Red 3—also called FD&C Red No. 3, erythrosine or E127—has been widely used in food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals since its FDA approval in 1969. You've likely encountered Red 3 before. It's a common additive to many candies, beverages, baked goods, cereals, maraschino cherries and gelatin desserts, as well as certain medications, syrups and cosmetics.
Not just a data highway: Spinal cord is also a processor of sensory stimuli, study shows
In a new study, scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology (LIN) and University Hospital Magdeburg demonstrated that the spinal cord is far more than just a transmission pathway that transmits sensory stimuli from the body. Instead, sensory stimuli are processed in the spinal cord before reaching the brain.

The 3 midlife factors that raise your odds for Alzheimer’s

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