Alzheimer's Disease

Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (USA) researchers find that a loss of muscle strength raises risk of Alzheimer’s Disease and mild cognitive impairment.

Dutch family study identifies new markers that predict later Alzheimer’s Disease.

Language and memory tests can reliably predict when a healthy elderly person is likely to develop mild cognitive impairment, a precursor to dementia

Air pollution from traffic fumes may cause older men and women to experience memory and thinking problems.

Study links high protein/low carbohydrate diet to reduced brain weight, suggests potential dietary interventions for Alzheimer’s Disease.

Copper may prevent the formation and accumulation of amyloid beta plaques characteristic of Alzheimer’s Disease.

In that ADDLs, soluble oligomers of amyloid-B1–42 peptide, are thought to be the primary toxin adversely affecting brain cells in Alzheimer’s Disease, William Roth, from Monell Chemical Senses Center (Pennsylvania, USA), and colleagues completed a series of in vitro studies showing that oleocanthal, a natural compound found in extra-virgin olive oil, beneficially alters ADDL size, structure, and activity.

In those individuals who have suffered a stroke, prevention of a second incident becomes paramount to reduce the person’s chance of developing Alzheimer’s Disease.

Seniors who engage in mind-stimulating activities slash their risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Mercury in fish has been a public health issue for some time. The FDA says the metal can build up in the blood stream provoking reproductive problems in women and damaging the development of the nervous system in children.  The US Geological Survey sampled fish in 291 streams across the US and found mercury in every one. About a quarter of the fish were found to contain enough mercury to push consumption of the metal above the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommended limit of 0.33ppm in people who eat about two fish meals a week.