Purified Extracts From Green Tea And Red Wine Interrupt Alzheimer’s Disease Pathway In Cells

Natural chemicals found in green tea and red wine may disrupt a key step of the Alzheimer’s disease pathway, according to new research from the University of Leeds.

High Carb Diet Bad For Elderly Cognitive Function

Seniors who follow a high-carbohydrate diet are nearly four times as likely to develop mild cognitive impairment, especially if their food intake is high in sugar, researchers from the Mayo Clinic report in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. Their findings relate specifically to people aged 70 or more years…

Mild Cognitive Impairment May Be Improved By Caffeine

Recent studies have linked caffeine consumption to a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease, and a new University of Illinois study may be able to explain how this happens. “We have discovered a novel signal that activates the brain-based inflammation associated with neurodegenerative diseases, and caffeine appears to block its activity…

Vitamin C May Help Protect You Against Dementia

The serum-concentration of the antioxidants beta-carotene and vitamin C are much lower in mild dementia patients then those who do not show signs of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), suggesting that these antioxidants may protect against dementia. This evidence contradicts a previous study, which stated that vitamin C does not reduce the risk of dementia or Alzheimer’s…

Coffee Linked To Alzheimer’s Disease Avoidance

Those cups of coffee that you drink every day to keep alert appear to have an extra perk – especially if you’re an older adult. A recent study monitoring the memory and thinking processes of people older than 65 found that all those with higher blood caffeine levels avoided the onset of Alzheimer’s disease in the two-to-four years of study follow-up…

Nutrients May Stop Brain Shrinkage Linked To Alzheimer’s

A study of elderly people finds that those whose diets were high in certain essential nutrients were less likely to have the brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer’s disease and more likely to score better on tests of mental performance. The researchers published a paper on how they came to these findings in the 28 December online issue of Neurology…

Diet Patterns May Keep Brain From Shrinking

People with diets high in several vitamins or in omega 3 fatty acids are less likely to have the brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer’s disease than people whose diets are not high in those nutrients, according to a new study published in the December 28, 2011, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology…

Fish Baked Or Broiled Reduces Alzheimer’s Risk

Eating fish once a week is good for brain health, as well as lowering your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and MCI (Mild Cognitive Impairment), researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine explained at the annual meeting of RSNA (Radiological Society of North America), Chicago, yesterday. Cyrus Raji, M.D., Ph.D…

Drink Wine To Beat Dementia Risk, But Find The Balance Study Reports

For over thirty years research has been done and much debate has carried on about the benefits or risks associated with drinking alcohol and wine in particular. After an analysis of research since 1977, it has been determined that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol, especially wine, may lower the risk of dementia which often leads to severe Alzheimer’s Disease…

Study Identifies Fish Oil’s Impact On Cognition And Brain Structure

Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital’s Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders Center have found positive associations between fish oil supplements and cognitive functioning as well as differences in brain structure between users and non-users of fish oil supplements. The findings suggest possible benefits of fish oil supplements on brain health and aging…

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