— Midlife, early-life risk factors now more common, differ by sex, race/ethnicity by Judy George, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today May 9, 2022 Eight modifiable risk factors were linked to more than one in three cases of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia in the U.S., a cross-sectional analysis showed. The eight risk factors — midlife […]
— Can a certain variety of foods slow Alzheimer’s progression? by Judy George, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today May 6, 2021 People who followed a Mediterranean-style diet closely had less amyloid and tau pathology, increased brain volume in regions vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease, and better memory performance, a cross-sectional analysis in Germany showed. Higher adherence […]
MAY 6, 2021 by University of Zurich Humans are exposed to a variety of toxins and chemicals every day. According to the epithelial barrier hypothesis, exposure to many of these substances damages the epithelium, the thin layer of cells that covers the surface of our skin, lungs and intestine. Defective epithelial barriers have been linked […]
June 8, 2020 Anthony L. Komaroff, MD JAMA. Published online June 8, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4085 Anew model of the pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease (AD) is challenging the old. New disease models do not always replace old models. Instead, the new sometimes completes the old. The Old Model Amyloid-β, Tau, and APOE The pathogenesis of Alzheimer disease (AD) remained a mystery […]
— Different pattern seen in women, however, analysis finds by Nancy Walsh, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today June 4, 2020 A U-shaped relationship between serum urate levels and mortality was observed among U.S. men in a large cross-sectional survey, a researcher reported during the opening plenary abstract session at the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) virtual meeting. Among men […]
MDLinx Newswise: Food Science May 5, 2020 Older adults who consumed small amounts of flavonoid-rich foods, such as berries, apples, and tea, were two to four times more likely to develop Alzheimer disease and related dementias over 20 years compared with people whose intake was higher, according to a new study led by scientists at […]
Neurology® — Holland TM, Agarwal P, Wang Y, et al. | April 21, 2020 Among 921 candidates of the Rush Memory and Aging Project (MAP), an ongoing community-based, prospective cohort, researchers intended to determine if there is a connection between dietary intake of flavonols and Alzheimer dementia. Utilizing a validated food frequency questionnaire, participants completed […]
December 7, 2017 Canola oil is one of the most widely consumed vegetable oils in the world, yet surprisingly little is known about its effects on health. Now, a new study published online December 7 in the journal Scientific Reports by researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) associates the […]
McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences News Green tea is widely considered to be beneficial for the brain. The antioxidant and detoxifying properties of green tea extracts help fight catastrophic diseases such as Alzheimer’s. However, scientists have never fully understood how they work at the molecular level and how they could be harnessed to find […]
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science — Peng J, et al. | August 18, 2017 A scrutiny was performed of the clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture (EA) on Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Based on the results, the inference drawn was that EA was effective for AD. It possibly led to an improvement of the clinical symptoms in […]
Date: August 25, 2016 Source: Taylor & Francis Summary: Globally, about 42 million people now have dementia, with Alzheimer’s disease as the most common type of dementia. Rates of Alzheimer’s disease are rising worldwide. The most important risk factors seem to be linked to diet, especially the consumption of meat, sweets, and high-fat dairy products […]
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR FEBRUARY 10, 2016 Eating seafood is linked to a reduced risk of dementia-associated brain changes in people who carry the ApoE4 gene variation, which increases the risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Eating seafood was not linked to similar changes in those who carried other forms of the ApoE gene. The study, published in […]
Included seven times in U.S. News & World Report’s 2016 ‘Best Diets’ Date: January 5, 2016 Source: Rush University Medical Center Summary: A diet proven to lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by as much as 53 percent in participants who adhered to the diet rigorously has also been ranked as the easiest diet to […]
By Nick Tate Wednesday, 11 Nov 2015 This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed new dietary guidelines that, for the first time, recommend placing a cap on average Americans’ consumption of added sugar. The recommendations are part of new 2015 Dietary Guidelines, due to be finalized next month, and based on the latest […]
By Nick Tate Wednesday, 11 Nov 2015 3:59 PM This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed new dietary guidelines that, for the first time, recommend placing a cap on average Americans’ consumption of added sugar. The recommendations are part of new 2015 Dietary Guidelines, due to be finalized next month, and based on […]
September 23, 2015 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this placebo-controlled, double-blind, phase II trial, 119 participants with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD) were randomized to receive resveratrol 500 mg orally once daily with subsequent dose escalation or placebo. Common reported adverse events included nausea, diarrhea, and weight loss. There was a significantly larger decline in CSF […]
Date: September 11, 2015 Source: Georgetown University Medical Center Summary: The largest nationwide clinical trial to study high-dose resveratrol long-term in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease found that a biomarker that declines when the disease progresses was stabilized in people who took the purified form of resveratrol. Resveratrol is a naturally occurring compound […]
Megan Brooks September 01, 2015 Nine potentially modifiable risk factors may explain two thirds of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) cases globally, according to a comprehensive meta-analysis of published studies. Risk factors include obesity, carotid artery narrowing, low educational achievement, hyperhomocysteine, depression, hypertension, frailty, current smoking, and type 2 diabetes (diabetes only in Asian populations). According to […]