Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Study examines association between small-vessel disease, Alzheimer pathology
Cerebral small-vessel disease (SVD) and Alzheimer disease (AD) pathology appear to be associated.
May 12, 2014
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Vascular Dementia
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Can a change in diet reduce onset of dementia? Studies indicate yes
Data suggesting that nutrition plays a major role in the risk of dementia and cognitive decline continue to accumulate. This is good news, as it suggests that there is a lot that each of us can do individually to lower our ...
Feb 21, 2014
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Blood pressure drug could double up as first treatment for common form of dementia
A 4p per day drug for high blood pressure could become the first ever treatment for one of the most common forms of dementia within a decade, say two leading charities.
Dec 11, 2013
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Pinpointing the connection between diet and dementia
Alzheimer's disease is a degenerative disorder affecting between 50 percent and 70 percent of all dementia sufferers. As neurons are killed slowly yet progressively, sufferers experience memory loss and confusion, which worsens ...
Nov 22, 2013
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Diabetes
Intranasal insulin improves cognitive function in patients with type 2 diabetes
In recent years, the link between type 2 diabetes and dementia has become widely recognized. Older individuals with diabetes develop Alzheimer's disease at an earlier age, and are more likely to develop vascular dementia ...
Nov 13, 2013
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Speaking a second language may delay dementia, study shows
People who speak more than one language and who develop dementia tend to do so up to five years later than those who are monolingual, according to a study.
Nov 6, 2013
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Medications
Statin medications may prevent dementia and memory loss with longer use
A review of dozens of studies on the use of statin medications to prevent heart attacks shows that the commonly prescribed drugs pose no threat to short-term memory, and that they may even protect against dementia when taken ...
Oct 1, 2013
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Medical research
Lifestyle changes may lengthen telomeres, a measure of cell aging
A small pilot study shows for the first time that changes in diet, exercise, stress management and social support may result in longer telomeres, the parts of chromosomes that affect aging.
Sep 16, 2013
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
High dose statins prevent dementia
High doses of statins prevent dementia in older people, according to research presented at the ESC Congress today by Dr. Tin-Tse Lin from Taiwan. The study of nearly 58,000 patients found that high potency statins had the ...
Sep 1, 2013
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Art preserves skills despite onset of vascular dementia in 'remarkable' case of a Canadian sculptor
The ability to draw spontaneously as well as from memory may be preserved in the brains of artists long after the deleterious effects of vascular dementia have diminished their capacity to complete simple, everyday tasks, ...
Aug 23, 2013
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