Brain-body connection: Expert shares tips to reduce risk of cognitive decline, Alzheimer's disease

MedicalXpress | juil. 09, 2026

The same lifestyle choices that reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer can also reduce your risk of cognitive decline. Bryan Woodruff, M.D., a cognitive neurologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, explains the brain-body connection, lifestyle changes to foster brain health, and why work to make earlier detection of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias is important.