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High blood pressure is 'linked to dementia' – but treatment could cut risk
Mirror.co.uk They said this leads to damage of the white matter parts of the brain that are critical for cognitive function, and may promote dementia, including Alzheimer's. The experts also pointed to 'strong evidence' of a negative effect of mid-life high blood … High blood pressure may hike dementia risk High blood pressure and brain health are linked |
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Dementia could be halted thanks to gene therapy breakthrough – Mirror.co.uk
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Dementia could be halted thanks to gene therapy breakthrough
Mirror.co.uk And mouse “models” of Alzheimer's do not precisely mirror the disease in humans. But lead researcher Dr Magdalena Sastre, from Imperial College London, hopes the study will provide a spring board for developing gene therapy treatments that either … Is this a cure for Alzheimer's? Gene therapy could help to prevent brain-clogging plaques from forming Alzheimer's disease could be treated with gene therapy, suggests animal study Ixico to receive €1m from EU Alzheimer's project |
Kinver launch for e-book about experiences with dementia – Stourbridge News
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Kinver launch for e-book about experiences with dementia
Stourbridge News EXPERIENCES of dementia from people across South Staffordshire have been chronicled in an e-book which will be launched in Kinver this week. Alzheimer's Society's memory eBook called 'There are clouds there, but sometimes there's blue skies' charts … Carers take the plunge for Alzheimer's |
Coffee May Reduce Dementia Risk – Anti Aging News
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Coffee May Reduce Dementia Risk
Anti Aging News Recent studies conducted by Dr. Kivipelto and colleagues at Karolinska, Kuopio, and Finland universities, suggest that consuming coffee daily can deter the risk of dementia. Dementia and Alzheimer's are the biggest causes of neurological damage amongst … Dementia affects more than memory Seniors' Column |
Thousands join the fight against dementia at the Alzheimer’s Society’s Bristol Memory Walk – Bristol Post
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Thousands join the fight against dementia at the Alzheimer's Society's Bristol Memory Walk
Bristol Post Joining Dr Phil at the walk was Jo Morley, from Puckington, who has cared for relatives with dementia since she was 15 years old. "I'm walking for my grandmother, who had Alzheimer's and my mum, who was diagnosed with mixed dementia four and a half … Thousands walk in South Shields to fight dementia What are the clinical stages of Alzheimer's disease? Thousands join together to raise cash for dementia charity and remember lost loved ones |
‘MIND diet’ shows promise in reducing risk of Alzheimer’s disease – KABC-TV
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'MIND diet' shows promise in reducing risk of Alzheimer's disease
KABC-TV Along with the food, something that's equally important, according Dr. Dean Sherzai, another neurologist, is being with your family. "When a husband has dementia or Alzheimer's, the partner, the wife, has 600 times chance of developing Alzheimer's as well. Aging for Amateurs: 'MIND' diet may slow cognitive decline |
Dementia affects more than memory – Aiken Standard
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Dementia affects more than memory
Aiken Standard “Different types of dementia are associated with particular types of brain cell damage in particular regions of the brain,” says the Alzheimer's Association. “For example, in Alzheimer's disease, high levels of certain proteins inside and outside brain … |