Is It Alzheimer’s Disease or Another Dementia Diagnosis? A new method may help determine whether a person has Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal dementia, two different types of dementia diagnosis that often have similar symptoms, according to a preliminary study in the online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American...
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Moderate Drinking Might Reduce Dementia But I Don’t Remember
@Andersen Ross, Getty Images The occasional glass of wine might actually reduce the risk of dementia,æ Loyola University’s Chicago Stritch School of Medicine analyzed 143 studies conducted since 1977 and found that moderate alcohol consumption is linked to a lower risk of developing dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of...
Smoke? Overweight? High BP? You Are More Likely to Have Cognitive Impairment Later in Life
@Nisian Hughe, Getty Images Those who smoke, are overweight, or have high blood pressure are more likely to have cognitive challenges later in life say researchers from the University of California at Davis. Examining MRI scans of approximately 1,352 people researchers found that: people with diabetes in mid-life lost brain...