Tag Archives: Alzheimers

Eating Mediterranean-style could help guard against dementia, even for those most at genetic risk. Credit: Shutterstock A large-scale study found that following a Mediterranean-style diet significantly reduces the risk of dementia, particularly in people genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s. Mediterranean Diet Linked to Dementia Risk Reduction A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of …

Omega fatty acids may help protect women from Alzheimer’s disease, revealing why more women are diagnosed, according to a study from King’s College London and Queen Mary University of London. The research, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, found that women with Alzheimer’s disease had fewer unsaturated fats—especially the healthy ones like omega fatty acids—compared …

Right now, over 6.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, a number expected to more than double by 2060, the Alzheimer’s Association says. Caused by overlapping factors including age, genetics, and lifestyle, only some aspects of your Alzheimer’s risk are possible to change. While you can’t determine your genetics or turn back the clock on aging, you can alter …

The Healthy Brain Aging Initiative was developed by Tulane’s Neurology Chair, Dr. Demetrius Maraganore, in response to the notably high incidence of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in Louisiana. The research from this program is focused on Alzheimer’s and dementia prevention and memory disorder treatments using the latest evidence-based research and movement disorders treatment, like Parkinson’s, related to brain aging. Maraganore, …

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital demonstrated for the first time that the protein midkine plays a preventative role against Alzheimer’s disease. Midkine is known to accumulate in Alzheimer’s disease patients. Now, researchers have connected it with amyloid beta, a protein that accumulates in the brain, causing assemblies that are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s. In work published on August …

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Harvard researchers report that the brain naturally contains lithium and that its early loss may spark the cascade that becomes Alzheimer’s. In human tissue, lithium levels drop at the earliest stages, and in mice, forming amyloid appears to sequester lithium; a brain-available, amyloid-evading lithium compound restored memory and reversed pathology. Credit: Shutterstock Study finds that lithium loss triggers Alzheimer’s, but …

Omega fatty acids could protect against Alzheimer’s disease in women, new research has found. Analysis of lipids – fat molecules that perform many essential functions in the body – in the blood found there was a noticeable loss of unsaturated fats, such as those that contain omega fatty acids, in the blood of women with Alzheimer’s disease compared to healthy …

Researchers say they have found a way to turn cherries into a powder that could help protect against Alzheimer’s disease. Studies have previously claimed that consuming cherries can lead to improved cognition among people with mild to moderate dementia. But researchers at the University of Kent believe that developing the fruit into powder, rather than consuming just the juice, can …

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