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BBC News: Vitamin linked to brain shrinking
Oxford :: United Kingdom | about 1 year ago
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A vitamin found in meat, fish and milk may help stave off memory loss in old age, a study has suggested. Older people with lower than average vitamin B12 levels were more than six times more likely to experience brain shrinkage, researchers concluded.
Tags: vitamin b12, memory loss, old age
Fish may thwart 'silent' brain damage
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 year ago
Credibility The tissue damage is considered silent, or "subclinical," because it causes no obvious symptoms and can only be detected through brain scans. It can, however, raise a person's longer-term risk of having a stroke or developing dementia. Among older adults...
Tags: help prevent, memory loss, prevent memory
Data Are Issued on New Alzheimer's Drug
Singapore :: Singapore | about 1 year ago
Credibility Data Are Issued On a New Drug For Alzheimer's Word Count: 396 Companies Featured in This Article: Medivation Medivation Inc. reported positive signs that its experimental Alzheimer's drug, Dimebon, seems to benefit patients who have both mild and moderate...
Tags: memory loss
Economic Times: Tofu 'may raise dementia risk'
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 year ago
Credibility This news may come as a shocker to tofu lovers across the world -- eating high levels of the soy product can raise the risk of dementia, a study claims. According to researchers at Loughborough University, soy products, which are a major alternative protein...
Tags: dementia, soy, tofu, soy products, memory loss, Loughborough University
Low good cholesterol, poor memory link
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility LOW levels of HDL cholesterol, the "good" cholesterol, are associated with poor short-term memory in middle-aged adults, new findings indicate. Hopital Paul Brousse in Paris and colleagues at University College London, HDL cholesterol is an important...
Tags: HDL, memory loss, low levels, declining memory, falling levels, hdl cholesterol, density lipoprotein
Social activity delays memory loss
Kolkata :: India | about 1 year ago
Credibility According to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health , the prevalence of memory decline among most integrated seniors is less than half the rate among their least integrated peers. The study showed that social integration specially...
Tags: dementia, risk, memory loss, public health
Active social life delays memory loss
Boston :: MA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Elderly people who are active socially may delay or have a slower rate of memory loss, according to a new study. E arlier studies have suggested that an active social life may reduce the risk of dementia among elderly. Memory loss is a strong risk factor...
Tags: dementia, risk, memory loss, party, active social, social life, social connected, delays memory
U.S. dementia rates are on the decline — Memory loss isn't inevitable
Beijing :: China | about 1 year ago
Credibility Adrian Lawler, 87, hikes with his dog, Lassie, on Wednesday on Tiger Mountain. Lawler keeps mentally and physically sharp with skiing, hiking, volunteering and running a small business. Health and Retirement Study Of 11,000 older adults 1993 12.2
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