Health

If you’re having trouble remembering what day it is or whether you’ve showered today, you might easily chalk it up to the blur that defines many of our lives right now. Especially if you’re home all the time and not interacting much with others, it’s likely that your brain is…

Now that we’re so many months into the pandemic, with widespread recommendations to wear masks for our own protection as well as for others, we’re beginning to see the impact of those masks on the skin that’s been covered up. There’s even a new term for the acne and eruptions…

While our knowledge of the coronavirus and its impact are still evolving, there’s much we know at this point to practically keep ourselves safe. We know with some certainty, according to Dr. Lydia Bourouiba, Director of the fluid dynamics of disease transmission lab at MIT, that COVID-19 is transmitted mostly through…

Receiving a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s is often the end result of a long and difficult process begun when memory or cognition begins to deteriorate and when other types of dementia are ruled out. What’s more, by the time a diagnosis is made there are likely few effective therapeutic options for…

You already know the drill: right now we have few effective treatments to help persons afflicted with dementia. And given that estimates are that 50 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with dementia, that’s a tremendous amount of suffering and burden on both patients and their caregivers. If there’s any…

We’re all looking for ways to stay strong during these challenging times- and not just emotionally. Turns out physical strength is also valuable, certainly for balance and mobility, but perhaps more importantly right now, for your immune system. In previous agebuzz posts, we’ve touted the benefits of strength training for…