Tag: dementia
Depression in diabetics linked to higher risk for dementia
By David Liu, Ph.D. and editing by Stacey Sexton
A new study in the Dec. 5, 2011 issue of Archives of General Psychiatry suggests that depression ...
Speaking a second language delays onset of dementia
There is no cure for Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia. Now a new study which was partly published in the Nov 9, 2010 ...
Mediterranean diet and physical exercise cut risk of Alzheimer's disease
Mediterranean diet, physical activity cut dementia risk
Alzheimer's disease, a major form of dementia, has no cure. Luckily, diet and lifestyle can be modified to reduce ...
Hospice care good for nursing home residents with advanced dementia
David Liu and editing by Denise Reynolds
Life is not easy for elderly people with advanced dementia like Alzheimer's who reside in a nursing home. If ...
Eating fish may not help Alzheimer's disease or dementia - study
President Barack Obama on Oct 29 proclaimed November 2010 as the National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month as he did in 2009. In this month, we ...
Cigarette smoke boosts Alzheimer's risk
A study led by Rusanen M. from University of Eastern Finland and colleagues from other organizations suggests cigarette smoking may boost risk of Alzheimer's disease ...
Cigarette smoking in midlife linked to Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Nov 10 announced a proposal to add more scary warnings about cigarette smoking or tobacco use in cigarette ...
Drinking beet juice daily could prevent dementia?
Researchers found drinking beet juice can increase blood flow to the brain in older adults and suggested this humble juice may be enlisted to curb ...
High intake of dietary vitamin E may reduce dementia risk
A recent study published in Archives of Neurology suggests that having high intake of dietary vitamin E may help prevent dementia.
The study found people who ...
Fish oil DHA doesn't help Alzheimer's disease - What you need to know
Docosahexaenoic acid or simply DHA found in fish oil does not seem to reduce the rate of cognitive and functional decline, which may lead to ...
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