New Mexico VA Healthcare System researchers were part of a team of experts who revealed potential chronic health problems linked to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents.

Their review article compiled evidence that the metal gadolinium can remain in the body and lead to multiple conditions, such as kidney injury, debilitating joint and skin problems, and even fatal brain damage.

In preclinical models, benfotiamine efficiently ameliorates the clinical and biological pathologies that define Alzheimer’s disease (AD) including impaired cognition, amyloid-β plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, diminished glucose metabolism, oxidative stress, increased AGEs, and inflammation.

Now a study has examined if benfotiamine can improve cognitive function in adults with cognitive defecits. 

A new study finds persistent loneliness taking a toll on aging brains and significantly raising a person's odds for dementia.

• Previous studies have found that 14-81% of patients with heart failure experience some degree of cognitive impairment affecting language, memory or executive function.
• Evidence also indicates that people with atrial fibrillation have a 39% increased risk of memory or thinking problems; adults with heart disease have a 27% higher risk of developing dementia; and up to 50% of individuals experience cognitive decline after a heart attack.
• Managing heart health from an early age is important, not only for preventing heart disease but also for protecting brain health and reducing the risk of cognitive impairment in later life.

Tea consumption alone does not significantly impact cancer-specific mortality; it is only in physically active group that tea consumption significantly lowers the risk of cancer-specific mortality. 

Recent research also ties sugar-sweetened drinks to depression, liver disease, and premature death.

Consuming more caffeine may improve heart health, according to a study published in the Rheumatology journal.

Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, UCLA and Cleveland Clinic studied the link between COVID-19 and major cardiac events, finding an increased risk that varied by blood type.