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Alcohol exhibits a split personality when it comes to the influence it has on the development of dementia and similar conditions, such as Alzheimer's. Low-to-moderate intake apparently protects the brain against these disorders, while high intake accelerates their development.
These are the conclusions of a new... |
23 May 2012
11:19 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new study, it would appear that consuming a lot of saturated fats – such as found in fatty meats, lard, butter, cheese, cream, coconut oil and palm kernel oil, among other sources – leads to cognitive decline and memory impairment in humans.
Investigators at the Brigham... |
21 May 2012
07:01 GMT |
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For women above the age of 65, exhibiting even a mild dilation of the retinal blood vessels may be an indicator that they are likely to experience cognitive decline, or associated vascular changes in the brain. Scientists made the discovery in a new study.
The team explains that even the mildest forms of retinopath... |
20 March 2012
04:04 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new study conducted by investigators at the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSL) School of Medicine (WUSM), analyses of a newly-found biomarker for Alzheimer's disease could reveal how fast mental decline will occur.
Alzheimer's is a neurodegenerative form of dementia... |
6 March 2012
04:21 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that seniors who suffer from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) – an intermediary stage between normal aging and dementia – can avert additional memory loss by using nicotine patches.
This finding is very important because MCI is known... |
11 January 2012
10:37 GMT |
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In the past, researchers thought that the first signs of cognitive decline set in at around the age of 60. However, a new study conducted by European researchers is fighting that established belief, showing that this array of conditions can make its presence felt as early as a person's mid-40s.
Knowing the age... |
11 January 2012
10:12 GMT |
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Scientists at the Wake Forest University and the University of Southern California announce the development of the first-ever memory prosthetic device. The instrument can be used to restore some of the brain's lost functions, and also to improve the retention of short-term memories. Thus far, the device has only... |
23 June 2011
10:57 GMT |
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For centuries, scientists have observed that depriving people of sleep can result in memory and cognitive impairments. However, the reason why that happened remained unclear. Now, researchers provide a new explanation for this peculiar phenomenon.One of the things that experts noticed in all species of animals that n... |
19 May 2011
09:42 GMT |
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Older adults are always encouraged to do crossword puzzles and other mentally challenging tasks. Doctors hope that this will stop the progression of cognitive decline, but now experts propose a different approach to doing the same – socializing. Researchers behind the new work say that socialization could play ... |
26 April 2011
09:05 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific investigation, it would appear that people who are using a Mediterranean diet are more likely to experience a slower rate of cognitive decline than people who are not on this type of diet. The health benefits of these diets has been on everybody's lips for many ye... |
4 January 2011
10:38 GMT |
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In a new scientific study, experts argue that walking may be one of the most efficient method of reducing signs of cognitive decline in seniors exhibiting symptoms related to forms of dementia such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease.The work, presented on November 29 at the annual meetin... |
29 November 2010
05:55 GMT |
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In a new study, researchers show that seniors who exercise their minds in order to keep Alzheimer's at bay experience a more rapid development of the condition, once it does set in.That is to say, while they may be delaying the first symptoms of this form of dementia, the disease sort of catches up in the end.Th... |
2 September 2010
05:35 GMT |
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People that moderately drink alcohol, especially wine, have better performances at cognitive tests, a prospective study of 5033 men and women in the Tromsø Study in northern Norway reports.Wine has several antioxidants, or polyphenols, and other substances that help reduce cognitive decline caused by aging.Sci... |
18 August 2010
05:41 GMT |
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Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson’s are bad enough on their own, taking a huge toll on a patient's mental abilities. But researchers at the University of California in Irvine (UCI) have recently determined that their combined actions are even worst. The team says that the c... |
15 June 2010
06:58 GMT |
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In a new study, researchers were able to determine that previous herpes simplex virus 1 infections can be held at least partially responsible for various impairments that occur in schizophrenics. These include reduced concentration skills and physical dexterity, a weaker memory, and brain areas that are reduced in si... |
31 May 2010
03:08 GMT |
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According to a professor at the Harvard School of Medicine (HMS), it may be that the root cause of cognitive impairments that humans experience more and more late in life is our evolution as a species. When compared to other intelligent animals on the planet – such as apes, crows, dolphins and whales – hu... |
29 March 2010
18:01 GMT |
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