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 (Video)
Spice Turmeric Could Fight Alzheimer’s (Video)
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....
Dementia Risk Quadrupled in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment – Video
Dementia Risk Quadrupled in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment – Video
Short People Have No Reason…..Under 5’5″? You’re 50% More Likely to Get Dementia – Video
Short People Have No Reason…..Under 5’5″? You’re 50% More Likely to Get Dementia – Video
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 AlzheimerÛªs disease (AD) compared to...
Short People Have No Reason…..Under 5’5″? You’re 50% More Likely to Get Dementia
Short People Have No Reason…..Under 5’5″? You’re 50% More Likely to Get Dementia As reported in The Telegraph, short men are more likely to die from dementia than taller men, scientists have found, in the first ever study to link height with mental decline in old age. Researchers at the...
Neurotic Middle-Age Women More Prone to Alzheimer’s (Video)
Neurotic Middle-Age Women More Prone to Alzheimer’s
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 AlzheimerÛªs disease later in life, citing a studyåÊ in the American Academy of NeurologyÛªs journal, Neurology. The paper notes that researchers at the University of...
Memory Slips May Signal Increased Risk of Dementia Years Later (VIDEO)
Memory Slips May Signal Increased Risk of Dementia Years Later (VIDEO)