Delirium Accelerates Cognitive and Memory Decline in Alzheimer’s
According to research, Alzheimer’s disease patients who have an episode of delirium are significantly more likely to experience rapid cognitive decline and memory loss than Alzheimer’s patients who didn’t experience delirium. Delirium often develops in elderly patients during hospitalization or serious illness, and this acute state of confusion and agitation has long been suspected of [...]
5 Foods That Extend Time
Tomatoes Have you got a bad thing to say about ‘em? Ranging from purple to yellow, the juicy fruit that bursts with flavor is wonderful not only for its taste, but for its health properties as well. The red pigment in tomatoes is called lycopene, an antioxidant that is good for your eyes. Lycopene is [...]
Pain Relievers Increase Risk of Alzheimer’s in Elderly
According to researchers, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as the pain relievers ibuprofen and naproxen, do not prevent Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. Instead, the risk of developing dementia in the study’s very elderly population (most were over age 83 when they developed dementia) was 66 percent higher among heavy NSAID users than among [...]
Soybean Product Natto Has Potential to Prevent Amyloid in Alzheimer’s
A vegan food renowned in Asia for its ability to protect against heart attacks also shows a powerful ability in lab experiments to prevent formation of the clumps of tangled protein involved in Alzheimer’s, scientists in Taiwan are reporting. Rita P. Y. Chen and colleagues point out that people in Asia have been eating natto, [...]
Molecule’s Neuroprotective Role Offers New Insights for Alzheimer’s
New research suggests that a neuronal growth factor receptor, which has long been suspected to facilitate the toxic effects of beta amyloid in Alzheimer’s, actually protects the neuron in the periphery from beta amyloid-induced damage. The receptor molecule in question, a protein better known as p75, regulates neuronal growth, survival, and degeneration, and guides nerve [...]
What You Eat May Reduce or Increase Your Risk of Alzheimer’s
Frequent consumption of fruits and vegetables, fish and omega-3 rich oils may decrease the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s, especially among ApoE ?4 noncarriers. French scientists analyzed the relationship between dietary patterns and risk of dementia or Alzheimer’s adjusting for sociodemographic and vascular risk factors, and taking into account the ApoE ?4 genotype. The researchers [...]
