I am a type A, no doubt about it. So I routinely skip caffeine except in the small doses that come from my indulgence in dark chocolate. But as evidence mounts that caffeine may ward off dementia and help reverse symptoms in those with Alzheimer’s, I am starting to eye the caffeinated life.

When mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) were dosed with caffeine – the equivalent of 5 cups of coffee a day—their impaired memory improved.

" Living with a partner at midlife is associated with a lower risk for dementia in later life, according to a BMJ study.

Researchers examined a cohort of some 1500 Finns at midlife — at average age 50 — and then again about 20 years later. Baseline measurements included the participants' marital status: married or cohabiting; separated or divorced; single; and widowed. Marital status was determined again at follow-up.