A postgraduate researcher at the University of Hertfordshire has found that Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) results in greater language impairments in more highly-educated than less learned patients.
The research also revealed that women with the disease fare worse on language tasks, which have been traditionally associated with better performance in healthy women. [continue reading…]
Gothenburg researchers have discovered a previously unknown substance in spinal fluid that can be used to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. The findings, described in a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, will also be useful in research on new medications. [continue reading…]
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Physical activity, smoking cessation, social engagement, cognitive stimulation and diet were shown to lower the risk of developing dementia.
The evidence supporting the impact of these lifestyle changes is outlined in the August edition of the international medical journal Maturitas, by Professor Leon Flicker, Director of the Western Australian Centre for Health and Ageing and Winthrop Professor of Geriatric Medicine at The University of Western Australia. [continue reading…]
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oth being more physically active and adhering to a Mediterranean-type diet appears to be associated with reduced Alzheimer’s risk, according to a new report in the August 12, 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
While previous studies have only investigated the association between either physical activity or diet and Alzheimer’s disease risk separately, this new research explored their combined association. [continue reading…]
