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Vitamins D & E = Healthy Brains
Vitamins D, E Might Help Maintain Brain Health In one trial, British researchers tied low levels of vitamin D to higher odds of developing dementia, while a Dutch study found that people with diets...
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Low Vitamin D = Cognitive Decline
Medical News: Vitamin D Deficiency May Be Linked to Cognitive Decline – in Neurology, General Neurology from MedPage Today Low levels of vitamin D appear to be associated with an increased risk of...
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Memantine for PDD or DLB
Underwriting Quick Notes: PDD = Parkinson’s Disease Dementia DLB = Dementia with Lewy Bodies Memantine = Namenda Memantine for patients with Parkinson’s disease dementia or dementia with Lewy bodies: a...
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Smoking and Dementia Risk
Arch Intern Med — Abstract: Heavy Smoking in Midlife and Long-term Risk of Alzheimer Disease and Vascular Dementia, October 25, 2010, Rusanen et al. 0 (2010): archinternmed.2010.393v1 Conclusions – In...
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NEJM Teaching Topic – MCI
The NEJM Resident e-Bulletin is one of the ways I keep up with medical information. While it will not be possible for me to reproduce every email that comes from this service, on occasion I will post...
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Omega-3s Linked to Lower Amyloid Levels
People who had a lot of omega-3 fatty acids in their diets tended to have lower plasma levels of beta-amyloid proteins, possibly reducing their risk of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers said. In a...
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Butter Flavoring Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease
A new study published in Chemical Research in Toxicology showed that the butter flavoring diacetyl (DA) increases the type of protein clumping linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The chemical is found in...
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Cognitive Disorders and Dementia in CKD: The Neglected Kidney-Brain Axis
Epidemiologic data suggest that individuals at all stages of CKD have a higher risk of developing cognitive disorders and dementia. This risk is generally explained by the high prevalence of both...
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1 in 3 Americans has Dementia at Time of Death
One in three older adults has Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia at the time of death. As the nation’s population ages, the number of people with the progressive neurological disorder...
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Latest Facts & Figures Report | Alzheimer’s Association
Alzheimer’s disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States overall and the 5th leading cause of death for those aged 65 and older. It is the only cause of death among the top 10 in...
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Fish Oil Slows Cognitive Decline, With Caveats
Fish Oil Slows Cognitive Decline, With Caveats. Disclosures This study was done at Rhode Island Hospital. I have been a participant in a longitudinal weight loss study with this facility for many...
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Alternative Dementia Screening Tests | Physician’s Weekly
Alternative Dementia Screening Tests | News Brief October 7, 2015 Chinese investigators suggest that there are multiples alternatives to the Mini-Mental State Examination that have comparable...
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PPIs May Hike Dementia Risk in Elderly – Medpage Today
Source: PPIs May Hike Dementia Risk in Elderly | Medpage Today
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