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Is vitamin D deficiency linked to Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia?
There are several risk factors for the development of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Based on an increasing number of studies linking these risk factors with Vitamin D deficiency, an article in the current issue ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 26, 2009 |
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New evidence caffeine may slow Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, restore cognitive function
Although caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive drug worldwide, its potential beneficial effect for maintenance of proper brain functioning has only recently begun to be adequately appreciated. Substantial evidence ...
May 17, 2010 |
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A simple balance test may predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease
A simple balance test may predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer's Disease, according to a study published in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Abstinence, heavy drinking, binge drinking associated with increased risk of cognitive impairment
Previous research regarding the association between alcohol consumption and dementia or cognitive impairment in later life suggests that mild to moderate alcohol consumption might be protective of dementia. However, most ...
Jan 10, 2011 |
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High fruit and vegetable intake positively correlated with antioxidant status, cognitive performance
Researchers at the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I of the Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, investigated the relationship between fruit and vegetable intake, plasma antioxidant micronutrient ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Alcohol consumption may protect against risk of Alzheimer's Disease, particularly in female nonsmokers
Knowledge regarding environmental factors influencing the risk of Alzheimer's disease is surprisingly scarce, despite substantial research in this area. In particular, the roles of smoking and alcohol consumption still remain ...
May 24, 2010 |
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Bigger molecular-sized anesthetics do not promote amyloid beta peptide micro-aggregation
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting millions of people worldwide and has become a major global concern. Uncontrolled oligomerization (aggregation) of Aβ peptide is the hallmark of AD and ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Promising new neuroimaging techniques for early detection of Alzheimer's disease
Investigators from the International Center for Biomedicine and the University of Chile, in collaboration with the Center for Bioinformatics of the Universidad de Talca, have discovered that two drugs, the benzimidazole derivatives ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 29, 2010 |
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Visual alerts shown to evoke quicker reactions than alerts through other senses
New research has shown that visual alerting methods are still considered to be the most trustworthy, as compared to auditory or tactile alerts. This is shown by research conducted by a team of scientists at ...
Feb 27, 2012 |
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New findings suggest new ways to diagnose and treat Alzheimer's
A team of researchers at UMass Lowell has found a new mechanism by which a key protein associated with Alzheimer's disease can spread within the human brain.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Predisposing factors for conversion of mild cognitive impairment to AD identified
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is often considered an early symptom of Alzheimer's disease (AD). An analysis of genetic risk factors predisposing to MCI is critical for accessing individual predisposition and reliably evaluating ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Early menopause can result in earlier onset dementia
Women experiencing an early onset of menopause could develop dementia at a younger age. Research by Tonnie Coppus of Erasmus MC has indicated this. She studied women with Down Syndrome, who are known to have an early onset ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Blood test shows promise for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
Elderly people exhibiting memory disturbances that do not affect their normal, daily life suffer from a condition called "mild cognitive impairment" (MCI). Some MCI patients go on to develop Alzheimer's disease within a few ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 21, 2009 |
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Neuroimaging may shed light on how Alzheimer's disease develops
Current Alzheimer's disease (AD) research indicates that accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) protein plaques in the brain is central to the development of AD. Unfortunately, presence of these plaques is typically confirmed ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 11, 2010 |
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Study suggests earliest brain changes associated with the genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease
What are the earliest brain changes associated with the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease? A scientific report published in the October Journal of Alzheimer's Disease finds reduced activity of an energy-generating enzyme ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 30, 2010 |
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