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·May 11, 2022·5 min read

Regular Blueberry Consumption May Reduce Risk of Dementia

Middle-aged people who consume blueberries every day may have a reduced risk of developing dementia, a new study reports.

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·May 6, 2022·4 min read

‘Stressed’ Cells Offer Clues to Eliminating Build-up of Toxic Proteins in Dementia

Study reveals a new mechanism that appears to reverse the build-up of protein aggregates by refolding them, rather than removing them.

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·May 5, 2022·2 min read

Higher Antioxidant Levels Linked to Lower Dementia Risk

People with higher levels of the antioxidants lutein, zeaxanthin, and beta-cryptoxanthin may have a lower risk of developing dementia, researchers report.

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·May 3, 2022·4 min read

Brain Folds Formed During Fetal Stage Could Affect Onset of Dementia

Brain folds that form during fetal development may have an impact on the age at which symptoms of frontotemporal dementia occur.

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·April 27, 2022·6 min read

Can Drinking Tea Improve Cognitive Function and Help Prevent Cognitive Decline?

From helping to improve attention and staving off cognitive decline, to improving immune system function, researchers explore the many health benefits tea has to offer.

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·April 26, 2022·6 min read

When It Comes to Preventing Alzheimer’s, Women and Men Are Not Created Equal

A new study outlines and defines sex differences in outcomes of tailored Alzheimer's disease clinical interventions.

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·April 25, 2022·5 min read

Some Forms of Alzheimer’s Disease Hit Early in Life, Can We Predict When?

Study reveals a direct relationship between changes in amyloid-beta fragments that accumulate in the brains of Alzheimer's patients and the age at which symptoms of dementia first arise.

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·April 20, 2022·4 min read

Epigenetic Age Predicts Cognitive Function

Your epigenetic "age" can predict your risk of developing cognitive impairments and dementia later in life, a new study reports. Epigenetic age takes into account specific personal epigenetic changes that occur in relation to your biological age.

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·April 19, 2022·4 min read

Research Team Affirms Useful Blood Biomarker for Group of Brain Disorders in New Study

Study confirms neurofilament light is a useful blood-based biomarker for frontotemporal dementia, PSP, and primary progressive aphasia.

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·April 19, 2022·9 min read

Artificial Intelligence to Assess Dementia Risk and Enhance the Effectiveness of Depression Treatments

Using MEG data, a new AI algorithm called AI-MIND is able to assess dementia risk and the potential effectiveness of treatments for depression, researchers say.

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·April 19, 2022·3 min read

COVID-19 Pneumonia Increases Dementia Risk

Patients hospitalized for COVID-19 associated pneumonia had an increased risk of developing dementia compared to patients hospitalized for other forms of pneumonia.