Heather Snyder

We know that sugary and artificially sweetened beverages are not great for us. This study adds strength to that, and also says they may not be great for your brain, specifically, there are alternatives -- things we can all do everyday to keep our brains and our bodies as healthy as we can as we age.

It's actually really more of your overall diet and overall lifestyle that is linked to cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk, and we do know that heart disease and diabetes are linked to an increased risk of dementia.

As the field has continued to mature over the last decade or so, we now have research and evidence that suggests that the underlying biology of Alzheimer's disease is changing a decade or more before someone experiences the memory or function changes associated with Alzheimer's.

If you are in your 20s or 30s and want to know if you will get the disease, we don't have information to determine that now.

We don't know the exact cause of Alzheimer's, we have hints and s... by Heather Snyder

We don't know the exact cause of Alzheimer's, we have hints and some pieces of information.