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Negative Beliefs About Aging May Promote Development of Alzheimer’s

Negative Beliefs About Aging May Promote Development of  Alzheimer’s

New research from the Yale School of Public Health finds an association between holding negative or pessimistic beliefs about aging and the development of brain changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Brain changes were studied in both live persons with MRI scans, and deceased study subjects by autopsy. This study is the first to link the […]

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Moderate coffee drinking linked to reduced risk of death

Moderate coffee drinking linked to reduced risk of death

A study funded by The National Institutes of Health reported  in the medical Journal Circulation shows that people who regularly drink moderate amounts of coffee daily -less than 5 cups per day – lower their risk of death from cardiovascular and neurological diseases, as well as  Type 2 diabetes . Drinking either caffeinated or decaffeinated […]

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Low Vitamin D In The Elderly Associated With More Rapid Development of Dementia, Alzheimer’s

Low Vitamin D In The Elderly Associated With More Rapid Development of Dementia, Alzheimer’s

According to research from the UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Center, elderly individuals with low vitamin D levels show a decline in cognitive functions a a rate three times faster than those with sufficient vitamin D levels. Joshua Miller, MD lead author of the research  published in JAMA Neurology says, “Independent of race or ethnicity, baseline […]

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Study Shows Memory Loss of Alzheimer’s Improved By Lifestyle Changes, Supplements

Study Shows Memory Loss of Alzheimer’s Improved By Lifestyle Changes, Supplements

A  study published in the online edition of the journal Aging, reported that nine out of ten participants who followed a comprehensive anti-aging program to reverse memory loss showed signs of improvement at three and six months. Six  of the ten who had reported that they had discontinued working because of their cognitive impairment or had […]

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Obesity, Insulin Resistance Increases Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

Obesity, Insulin Resistance Increases Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Neurology  finds a strong association between insulin resistance and decline in memory function, and the development of Alzheimer’s disease. The fact that obesity increases the risk of heart disease and some cancers is well known, but this study alerts us that the risk […]

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Omega 3s and Antioxidants Benefit Cognitive Impairment Study Says

Omega 3s and Antioxidants Benefit Cognitive Impairment Study Says

Fish oil  and antioxidant supplementation might be beneficial for  people in the early stages of dementia. A study just published in the July 2015 issue of the scientific journal of the American Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology showed that  people with mild dementia showed signs of improvement given these substances. 

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Poor Sleep Promotes Development of Alzheimer’s Disease

Poor Sleep Promotes Development of Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study done at the University of California at Berkeley provides more evidence that as previously suspected, poor sleep is associated with the development of Alzheimer’s Disease. Deposits of a toxic protein called beta-amyloid has long been thought to be causative of the death of brain cells leading to Alzheimer’s disease. When a person […]

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Eating Leafy Green Vegetables Slows Cognitive Decline

Eating Leafy Green Vegetables Slows Cognitive Decline

Eating spinach, kale, and other leafy green vegetables may help slow cognitive decline, according new research from Rush University Medical Center which will be presented at the 2015 American annual meeting of the Society for Nutrition. The researchers analyzed the diets and also the cognitive abilities of 954 older adults (average age 81) for five […]

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Low Carb Diet, Fasting, and Exercise Lowers Inflammation – May Prevent Disease

Low Carb Diet, Fasting, and Exercise Lowers Inflammation – May Prevent Disease

 Yale School of Medicine researchers have published a study in online journal Nature Medicine which shows that  a compound produced by the body when dieting or fasting blocks a part of the immune system which is involved in the development of diseases like diabetes, Alzheimer’s, cardiovascular disease and other auto-inflammatory conditions.

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Dementia Risk Tied to Chronic Use Of Several Common Medications

Dementia Risk Tied to Chronic Use Of Several Common Medications

A  new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has shown a significantly increased risk for developing dementia in those chronically taking  medications with an anticholinergic effect, especially  at higher doses  for a long period of time.  Many of these drugs which are commonly taken by older Americans are over the counter […]

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