Red wine is not only beneficial for cardiovascular health, but can also fight Alzheimer’s disease. Now, a group of scientists has explained how the drink reduces the incidence of the disease.
We are all aware of the “French paradox,” wherein French people, despite consuming food high in cholesterol and saturated fats, has long had low death […]

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Cognitive and social activity in midlife may significantly reduce men’s risk of dementia, says a U.S. study that followed 147 male twin pairs for 28 years.
Among the twins, higher cognitive activity scores predicted a 26 percent reduction in risk for developing dementia first. Twins who developed dementia first had significantly lower total cognitive activity scores […]

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Living with a spouse or a partner decreases the risk of developing Alzheimer’s and other dementia diseases. This according to a study by Krister Hakansson, researcher in psychology at Vaxjo University and Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
The results show that people living with a spouse or a partner in midlife ran a 50 per cent lower risk […]

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A  new study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine has cited that calcium may hold the key to understanding Alzheimer’s disease.
Researchers have shown that mutations in two proteins associated with familial Alzheimer’s disease disrupt the flow of calcium ions within neurons. The two proteins, called PS1 and PS2 (presenilin 1 and […]

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Alzheimer’s disease patients with higher physical fitness had larger brains compared to mild Alzheimer’s patients with lower physical fitness, according to a study published in the July 15, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology
The results remained the same regardless of age, gender, severity of dementia, physical activity and […]

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A new study in Germany finds that an antioxidant found in green tea appears to prevent the development of amyloid fibrils, a toxic protein associated with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. German team says the tea antioxidant, called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), has potent anti-plaque ability.
Amyloid plaque is commonly seen in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients and appears […]

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Experts said that people needed not to spend huge amounts of money on video games or other costly gadgets to increase the flexibility and activity of their brains.
They also said that a Swedish study had shown that regular exercise could reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s by 50 per cent. Swedish researchers recommend that people […]

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A new study at University of South Florida suggests that flavonoids, compounds found in many fruits and vegetables, may be able to battle the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease.
In experiments two flavonoids called luteolin and diosmin reduced levels of beta-amyloid, which forms the harmful plaques that build up in the brains of those with Alzheimer’s disease. […]

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A new study at the University of Kuopio in Finland collaborated with a research at Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland, CA, revealed that people with high cholesterol in their early 40s are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than those with low cholesterol. The main conclusion was high mid-life cholesterol increased the risk […]

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Acording to a new research, heavy drinkers and heavy smokers develop Alzheimer’s disease years earlier than people with Alzheimer’s who do not drink or smoke heavily.
Researchers found that people who were heavy drinkers developed Alzheimer’s 4.8 years earlier than those who were not heavy drinkers. Heavy smokers developed the disease 2.3 years sooner than people […]

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