Tag: Alzheimer’s disease

A special group of people appear to have genes that protect them from the worst effects of Alzheimer’s disease

While there is no guarantee of warding off cognitive decline, encouraging people to be physically, mentally and socially active could potentially keep a significant number of dementia cases

The decision to move a loved one with dementia into residential care is an incredibly difficult one. These considerations may help

Let us bear in mind that when there is a crisis, it is the elderly who get the first hit

  Foods rich in flavonoids (such as apples, berries, or tea) are important for cognitive health, research suggests

  Our gut microbes play a key role in sending and receiving signals that influence the brain

In the context of the pandemic, being old is seen as just one more comorbidity. It should not be

  Drinking at “safe” levels was shown to reduce the amount of a person’s total brain tissue

  Stress, depression, and high blood pressure were just some of the risk factors the study’s researchers identified Many of these risk factors are preventable. tonkid/ Shutterstock   Although

  Alzheimer’s disease is associated with a build-up of plaques in the brain called amyloid beta. These plaques are thought to lead to a loss of neurons, which