{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Alcohol Minimalist: Mindful Drinking & Behavior Change","title":"Think Thursday: Alzheimer’s Prevention and What the Latest Research Tells Us","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1091,"description":"World Alzheimer’s Day is a good reminder that the story around Alzheimer’s disease is changing.\nIn this Think Thursday episode, Molly looks at what we know now about earlier diagnosis, blood-based biomarkers, newer treatments that can slow disease progression for some people, and the growing evidence that lifestyle factors may influence dementia risk.\nIn this episode:\nHow Alzheimer’s blood tests are changing diagnosis\nWhy earlier detection matters more than ever\nWhat new Alzheimer’s medications can — and cannot — do\nThe 14 potentially modifiable dementia risk factors identified by the Lancet Commission\nWhy cardiovascular and metabolic health are also brain health\nWhat the U.S. POINTER and LatAm-FINGERS studies suggest about lifestyle and cognition\nPractical ways to support long-term brain health\nWhen changes in memory or thinking deserve medical attention\nThe biggest takeaway: there may not be one single thing that protects the brain. Increasingly, the research points to the power of a pattern — movement, cardiovascular health, hearing and vision care, social connection, continued learning, sleep, and staying engaged with life.\nAlzheimer’s is still a complex and devastating disease, but the science is giving us more reason for hope — and more opportunities to influence the health of the brain we have right now.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zu3PtA3XzNKb2qSH95OKvfAaoixqds182Hao41kpkws/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wZjY5/NjVmY2Y2MGQ0NmMx/NGNiMzdiZGY0OTMz/OWQzMy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}