PEPTIDES Peptide therapy is a growing field in medicine, helping in the treatment of a wide variety of conditions. They are simply chains of amino acids which are the building blocks of your body’s proteins. After a treatment is given to a patient, the body’s own natural ability is enhanced- whether by producing its’ own […]
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According to a study supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health and published in the journal Neurology, eating leafy greens, vegetables and berries, and drinking orange juice, was associated with a lower risk of memory loss as men age. The study analyzed data which surveyed 27,000 men and their dietary consumption of fruits, vegetables, berries, and […]
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Although admittedly this is a mouse study, the research investigators have shown that diet induced obesity creates changes in the brain that could elucidate that similar mechanisms occur in people. Supporting evidence for this is found in published human studies that have linked obesity and cognitive decline previously.The exact cellular mechanisms that contribute to cognitive decline […]
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A study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease seems to confirm the long held suspicion that having surgery requiring general aneathesia (not local anesthesia) may promote cognitive decline. For this study memory was assessed in 964 study subjects with a mean age of 54 years, and again four years later, when 312 participants had had surgery and […]
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A study from the American Stroke Association recently established an association between heart disease risk factors in middle age and the increased risk of dementia in later years. While this is not surprising considering the many established links between the heart and the brain, this discovery is nonetheless significant for cardiologists, neurologists, and patients alike. […]
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According to a study just published by The Alzheimer’s Association, people over the age of 85 with high levels of cholesterol have a reduced risk of marked cognitive decline. Cholesterol is produced by the liver and is also found in foods. It is essential for normal functioning of cells throughout the body, but has a bad reputation because it […]
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According to newly published research in The Lancet Public Health journal, alcohol abuse is the most important preventable risk factor for the onset of dementia, and particularly for Early Onset Dementia. They studied over one million adults in France who had been diagnosed with dementia. The WHO (World Health Organization) defines heavy drinking as ingestion of more than 60 grams pure […]
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Researchers from the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center, published a study in the scientific journal Translational Stroke Research, which shows that the brain damage caused by a stroke may be healed by stem cells. This study used a substance they called AB126 generated from nervous system stem cells. The healing factors are contained in “exosomes” which […]
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Advanced concepts regarding the development of Alzheimer’s disease include the notion that an inflammatory process underlies the progression of the disease. Newly published research presented in the scientific journal Nature investigated the role of the brain’s immune response in the progression of abnormal protein accumulations in the brain. Prof. Michael Heneka, of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases says […]
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The latest thinking about dementia in the scientific community is that cognitive impairment can be seen as “Diabetes Type 3”, because an abnormal handling of glucose in the brain seems to be one of the underlying mechanisms which promotes dementia, just as impaired glucose regualton in the body is an essential component of the common disorder […]
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