Mar 26, 2018
Women with a high level of cardiovascular fitness during middle-age had an 88% reduction in risk of developing dementia compared to women who were moderately fit in midlife. When the highly fit women did get dementia, they developed it an average of 11 years later—at...
Dec 18, 2017
In the U.S. the total cost of caring for a person with dementia is $287,000, which is 57% higher than caring for a patient with any other disease. Sadly, there is no effective treatment for dementia. However, the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Survey has revealed...
Dec 13, 2017
Vascular risk factors during midlife may foster the development of underlying dementia later in life. Having a BMI of greater than 30 kg/m2 at midlife is associated with 2X the risk of brain amyloid deposits later. Other risk factors are smoking, hypertension, high...
Nov 24, 2017
A 10-country study of the per capita supply of meat and other animal products (not milk) demonstrated that the higher the supply in the 5 years before diagnosis the higher the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. This was correlative and could not pinpoint cause and...
Aug 1, 2017
A Lancet Commission, after a careful review of epidemiological data, reported that 35% of all dementia is “potentially modifiable”. The modifiable risk factors can be separated into early-, mid-, and late-life prevention as follows: Early life: poor...
Dec 27, 2016
Researchers with the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging have found a strong association between hearing loss and dementia. When compared to individuals with normal hearing, those with mild, moderate, or severe hearing loss had, respectively, a 2, 3, and 5 fold,...
Apr 26, 2016
Evidence suggests both the DASH Diet and a Mediterranean-type dietary pattern have significant brain benefits. A dietary pattern that combines the best of both of these may be even more protective. The MIND (Mediterranean-DASH Intervention of Neurodegenerative Delay)...
Mar 31, 2016
Over five years of research, older adults who did not engage in moderate to high levels of exercise experienced greater declines in cognitive processing speed and memory function. This decline was the same as would have been expected with 10 years of aging instead of...
Feb 16, 2016
Today many portray marijuana use as harmless. With more and more states legalizing its use, many believe it has no long-term effects on memory or other areas of cognitive function. Researchers followed over 3000 individuals for 25 years. Current marijuana use was...
Dec 4, 2015
Middle-age adults who had 25+ years of high TV viewing (3+ hours per day) and low physical activity were 2X as likely to have poor cognitive performance (cognitive speed, memory, and executive functioning) compared to those with low TV viewing and high physical...
Dec 3, 2015
Researchers at the Cooper Institute report that individuals in the highest quintile of cardiorespiratory fitness at age 50 had a 36% lower risk of dementia after age 65 when compared to those in the lowest fitness group. This finding is based on an analysis of almost...
Aug 26, 2015
Swedish researchers report caring for a spouse who had a stroke may negatively impact their mental and physical health for years to come. The two most important predictors of the caregiver spouse’s quality of life was the extent of the spouse’s stroke...