You probably havn't heard of farnesol. But you've probably smelled or tasted it, because it's a compound found in essential oils and is used in candles and incense, perfumes, air fresheners, soaps, and food flavors.

Farnesol also has many medicinal uses and thanks to a new discovery by scientists at Johns Hopkins University, we now know that farnesol may have the potential to prevent or treat Parkinson's disease.

There’s another new test on the horizon that claims to help diagnose cognitive decline in its earliest stages, before severe memory loss takes hold. This minimally invasive and inexpensive blood test was developed by a pioneering team of researchers in Germany.

Unlike other diagnostic tests, it’s not specific to uncovering any single neurodegenerative disease but instead measures the brain’s overall cognitive health.

Lion’s Mane Mushroom is native to Japan and other Asian countries and is 100% natural. It contains two unique compounds…hericenone and erinacine…the most powerful NGF inducers in the world. In fact, these two Lion’s Mane ingredients boost NGF levels up to 500%!

Many researchers and drug companies who investigate brain health have been obsessed with eliminating the misshapen proteins – called amyloid and tau – that collect in the brains of some Alzheimer's sufferers.

Yet, those studies show time and again that doing away with these proteins, without any other kind of therapy, does not lead to memory improvement.

Driving is a complex task involving multiple cognitive processes. It's also an essential part of people's lives, so it's surprising how little is known about how changes in the brain that come with aging affect our ability to drive.

But now, using artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques (sometimes called data analytics), researchers say they can predict which drivers will go on to develop dementia.