Alzheimer’s|Dementia

New Tool May Help Predict Who Will Develop Memory Problems

New Tool May Help Predict Who Will Develop Memory Problems Researchers have developed a new scoring system to help determine which elderly people may be at a higher risk of developing the memory and thinking problems that can lead to dementia, according to a study published in the online issue...

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Spice Turmeric Could Fight Alzheimer’s

Spice Turmeric Could Fight Alzheimer’s (Vanderbilt University) Curcumin, a natural product found in the spice turmeric, has been used by many Asian cultures for centuries, and a new study indicates a close chemical analog of curcumin has properties that may make it useful as a treatment for the brain disease....

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Dementia Risk Quadrupled in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment

Dementia Risk Quadrupled in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment In a long-term, large-scale population-based study of individuals aged 55 years or older in the general population researchers found that those diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) had a four-fold increased risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer‰Ûªs disease (AD) compared to...

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Neurotic Middle-Age Women More Prone to Alzheimer’s

Neurotic Middle-Age Women More Prone to Alzheimer’s The Washington Post reports that middle-aged women who worry a lot may have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer‰Ûªs disease later in life, citing a studyåÊ in the American Academy of Neurology‰Ûªs journal, Neurology. The paper notes that researchers at the University of...

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