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Diet and Alzheimer’s disease
Low-fat, low-calorie diets are not only good for cardiovascular health. It may also delay the onset or progression of dementia. Many epidemiological studies have presented evidence that diet plays a role in the clinical course of Alzheimer’s disea...
Palliative care for patients with advanced dementia
When we hear the words “terminal disease,“ we always think of cancer. “Terminal cancer” is a term that everybody has heard before. But have you ever heart of the term “terminal dementia?” According to researchers at the Institute for ...
Pesticide exposure and Alzheimer’s
Can be pesticide exposure be a contributing factor in developing Alzheimer’s disease. This could well be, a recent study reports. American researchers looked at 4,000 senior residents (aged 65 and older) of an agricultural county in Utah. The s...
Then and now: language skills and Alzheimer’s disease
Plaques and tangles in the brain are typical manifestations in people with Alzheimer’s disease, as autopsies have shown. So how come some people with these brain features have dementia and some haven’t? Researchers looked at the brain str...
Can caffeine reverse memory decline?
Mornings aren’t the same without a cup of coffee in hand. Whether it may be a broadsheet you have in front of you or your computer monitor, hold that coffee cup nice and tight because a new research shows that coffee has more than just antioxid...
Married at midlife: lowering your risk for dementia
Social life is important for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, as many research studies have reported. A more recent study pinpointed something even more specific - that patients who are married or living with a par...
Fundraising for dementia research: a million for a million
When you think about companies giving to charity, you wouldn’t think of a budget airline company as being among the generous, right? Wrong! easyJet, one of Europe’s budget carrier has just announced its pledge of raising one million pound...
Pain relievers: do they or do they not prevent Alzheimers?
Previous studies have reported that pain relievers such as the anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. This study by American researchers, however, shows a different story. The researchers looked at 2,736 ...
Your brain needs good cholesterol, too!
It is well-known that high blood cholesterol levels are not good for the heart. Is is also quite known that high levels of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) - the bad type of cholesterol - can build up and block arteries and adversely affect cardiovascu...
Keeping a “cool head” not good for Alzheimers patients
I remember a food ad a long, long time ago which went like this: Keep cool but don’t freeze. In fact, keeping your cool is very important in our present day stressful society. But this isn’t seem to be the case in some people. In fact, a ...
