Saponara Brain & Spine Center

05/07/2026

The American Heart Association (AHA)'s new roadmap for brain health outlines 10 lifetime physical, mental, social, environmental, and lifestyle factors for a more resilient mind in older age.

04/29/2026

New research suggests that changes to napping patterns in older adults, such as longer or more frequent naps, may signal declining health, serving as a warning sign of underlying or developing health conditions.

04/29/2026

New brain imaging data on patients with long COVID showed an association with Alzheimer’s disease-related changes.

04/28/2026

Coffee, even the decaffeinated variety, can help improve a person's mood and has a protective effect on brain health, and that is likely because of its effect on the gut.

04/22/2026

Older adults with a more fragmented circadian rest-activity rhythm lost more brain volume in areas typically affected by Alzheimer’s disease, research has found.

04/22/2026

are plastic fragments smaller than 5 mm (about 1/16 of an inch) that result from breakdown of plastic litter in the environment.

More than 13 000 chemicals are associated with plastics, including about 4200 chemicals of concern and 10 chemical groups identified as highly toxic substances.

This JAMA Patient Page describes microplastics and the potential health effects of human exposure to microplastics.

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03/18/2026

This prospective cohort study investigates whether coffee and tea intake are associated with dementia risk and cognitive function in female participants from the Nurses’ Health Study and male participants from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.

02/09/2026

In a prospective cohort study involving more than 130 000 US adults followed for up to 43 years, higher intake of caffeinated coffee and tea was associated with lower risk of developing and modestly better cognitive performance, as measured by both subjective and objective tests.
The inverse association was most pronounced at moderate intake, approximately 2 to 3 cups per day of caffeinated coffee or 1 to 2 cups per day of tea, while decaffeinated coffee intake showed no significant relationship to dementia risk or cognitive outcomes.

This prospective cohort study investigates whether coffee and tea intake are associated with dementia risk and cognitive function in female participants from the Nurses’ Health Study and male participants from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.

02/08/2026

How constant mobile access fragments attention, erodes regulation, and quietly reshapes the nervous system

02/06/2026

Frequent consumption of diet soda has been tied to an increased risk for dementia, although the association may be mediated by certain physical conditions.New findings from the Northern Manhattan Study (NOMAS) showed a fourfold increased dementia risk among dementia-free individuals who consumed mor...

01/17/2026

12/30/2025

The association between multiple sclerosis and a diet focusing on fresh produce, fish, and olive oil is particularly strong among younger adults and nonsmokers.