A study published Oct. 1, 2026, in JAMA Network Open estimated that 74.5% of former NFL players who died between 2008 and 2023 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, after correcting for the bias…
A meta-analysis of the Brain Injury Guidelines, a tool to sort head injury patients with findings on a scan, found a sensitivity of 98.2% to 98.7% for ruling out deterioration, surgery and…
In a Medicare study published Oct. 1, 2026, in JAMA Network Open, people with dementia who had more annual wellness visits in the previous 3 years were more likely to start a…
A prospective cohort study published Oct. 7, 2026, in GeroScience found that people whose food preferences leaned strongly toward sweets had a 79% higher risk of dementia than those with health-aligned preferences,…
A study of 5296 adults aged 40 and older in The Gambia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, published Oct. 26, 2026, in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, found that 36% had multimorbidity, ranging from…
In 3596 Australians aged 45 to 70 followed for six years, mild-or-greater hearing loss rose from 14% to 26%. Smoking, higher weight, high blood pressure, prediabetes and noisy workplaces were linked to…
A study of four aging cohorts across Asia, North America and Europe, published in October 2026 in Alzheimer's & Dementia, estimated 24.7 years free of cognitive impairment from age 50 for people…
