«The potential magnitude of
the effect on dementia of reducing these risk factors is larger than we could ever imagine the effect that current, experimental medications could have,» says commission member Lon Schneider, MD, professor of psychiatry and the behavioral sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
«The potential magnitude of
the effect on dementia of reducing these risk factors is larger than we could ever imagine the effect that current, experimental medications could have,» Schneider says.
After age 85, controlling blood pressure does not have much
effect on dementia risk.
The Mediterranean diet and
its effect on dementia.
Neurologist and Researcher Dr. Zoe Arvanitakis was one of the scientists to take part in the study, and she commented that» Both large and small vessel diseases have
effects on dementia and thinking abilities, independently of one another, and independently of the common causes of dementia such as Alzheimer's pathology and strokes.»
Findings are not causal, and future research needs to focus on whether improved fitness could have positive
effects on dementia risk and when during the life course a high cardiovascular fitness is most important.
Psychiatric and physical morbidity
effects on dementia care giving: prevalence, correlates and causism
Not exact matches
We don't need to wait and see the positive
effects of exercise
on preventing heart attacks and
dementia in later life.
Also, we have widely reported here
on the incredible
effects people are seeing in using coconut oil with
dementia and Alzheimer's, but not even the Alzheimer's Association is researching about coconut oil, despite being presented with the evidence for it as far back 2007.
Former England captain Alan Shearer expressed his concern about the
effects heading a ball during his career may have
on his long - term health and questioned whether enough had been done by governing bodies to protect players from issues like
dementia in later life.
The report found that 47 per cent of carers said being in hospital had a significant negative
effect on patients» health, with over half saying that the person's
dementia also worsened.
That leaves the rest of us — who may have seen the devastating
effects of
dementia on older family and friends and can not afford to wait for a definitive scientific answer
on how we might avoid a similar fate — in an uncomfortable state of ignorance.
And as yet, no study has looked at the age related
effect of obesity
on dementia risk across the whole age range in the population of one country.
The
effects of sauna bathing
on the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of
dementia were studied in the Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study (KIHD), involving more than 2,000 middle - aged men living in the eastern part of Finland.
Last week, Lumosity hit the news for a different reason, as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made it the latest target in a crackdown
on companies selling products that purportedly enhance memory, provide some other cognitive benefit, or reduce the serious side
effects of
dementia.
The large study looked at the
effects of antihypertensive treatment
on the risk of
dementia over a period of up to 24 years in 1262 older African Americans with high blood pressure who were cognitively normal at the onset of the study.
The new study investigated the
effect of antihypertensive medications
on cognitive impairment and
dementia, determining that it is blood pressure reduction rather than the medications that lower risk of
dementia.
But recent studies have rung the alarm
on the side
effects of PPI, most specifically the risk of
dementia.
But, even though diabetes is such a significant risk factor for
dementia, the researchers found that there was little research
on the
effect of diabetes medications
on dementia risk.
The proportion of adults 65 years or older with a high school diploma increased from 55 % in 1990 to 80 % in 2010, while the proportion with a college degree increased from 12 % to 23 %.12 More years of formal education is associated with a reduced risk of
dementia, likely through multiple causal pathways, including a direct
effect on brain development and function (ie, the building of «cognitive reserve»), health behaviors, as well as the general health advantages of having more wealth and opportunities.13 - 15
There are other changes occurring: the draft fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental disorders (www.dsm5.org) suggests replacing
dementia with «major» and «minor neurocognitive disorder,» a change that is likely to focus attention
on better understanding of the
effect of age
on cognition.
It is not uncommon for over-the-counter sleep aids and some prescription sedative medications to also have harmful
effects on cognition and the risk of
dementia.
A pilot study of yogic meditation for family
dementia caregivers with depressive symptoms:
effects on mental health, cognition, and telomerase activity.
A better understanding of the
effects of
dementia on life expectancy is important because it enables patients and carers to plan for the future and gain access to support services earlier.3 Patients and carers want to understand the illness and be given an early diagnosis so they can make informed decisions.
While the study points to diet having a small
effect on changes in brain size, it didn't look at the
effect on risk of
dementia.
While the negative
effect of plaques and tangles
on neurons is apparent, the exact mechanism by which these lesions cause
dementia is still under investigation.
Most of the trials that the committee reviewed did not deal directly with the
effects of high blood pressure
on dementia, so it was impossible to come up with clear recommendations for doctors
on how to treat patients with the condition, Iadecola said.
Dr. Lin and his colleagues have begun researching the
effect of hearing aids
on the risk of
dementia.
This apparent increased risk for vascular
dementia could be caused by the
effect of autoimmune diseases
on the circulatory system, the researchers said.
Multivitamin ingredients such as B12 have been shown to have a limited
effect on memory and
dementia and being deficient in B12 can increase your risk of Alzheimer's and
dementia (8, 9).
While it can be hard to prove cause and
effect (people with
dementia may cut back
on activities), the study enrolled people without
dementia and followed them over time.
There are lots of studies
on coffee and its
effect on decreasing Parkinson's, also decreasing Alzheimer's or
dementia - like memory symptoms.
These foods increase blood flow to the brain and protect brain cells from oxidative stress and also decrease the
effects of age - related conditions like
dementia and Alzheimer's (study
on blueberries and Alzheimer).
This is unrelated to the video, but I have a question for Dr. Greger, I have recently read a study
on the
effect of eating tofu
on Dementia called «Brain Aging and Midlife Tofu Consumption».
A 2010 meta - analysis which included nine studies which looked at the
effects of coffee / caffeine
on different measures of cognitive impairment and / or decline (four studies
on Alzheimer's disease; two
on dementia or cognitive impairment; three
on cognitive decline), found a reduced risk of cognitive decline across different measures of cognitive impairment (mean risk ratio 0.84) with caffeine intake, with moderate heterogeneity14.
The
effect of a health intervention
on surrogate measures of risk is of only academic, nonclinical interest if the treatment does not reduce subsequent major health events such as the onset of diabetes,
dementia, and CAD.
She understands
dementia and the
effect it has not only the person who has it, but
on their family and friends.I think we all reach a point where we want to understand ourselves and to do this we rely
on those around us to fill in the gaps.
The guidelines that are based
on understanding
dementia and
effects of music therapy are commonly used to design hypothetical programs in the treatment of Alzheimer and
dementia Continue reading
Though there have been limited studies
on the
effects of antioxidants
on the overall health of rabbits, research
on humans and other animals suggests that consuming antioxidants in fruits and vegetables may lower the risk of heart disease, diabetes, respiratory problems, inflammatory illnesses (including arthritis), and cognitive problems (such as
dementia in humans).
Ten grants will be awarded to pre-proposals focusing
on the health
effects of animals
on humans with the following conditions: autism, cancer, cardiovascular disease,
dementia / Alzheimer's, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or childhood allergies and immunity.