Sentences with phrase «of brain atrophy»

The accelerated rate of brain atrophy in elderly with mild cognitive impairment can be slowed by treatment with homocysteine - lowering B vitamins.

To determine whether supplementation with B vitamins that lower levels of plasma total homocysteine can slow the rate of brain atrophy in subjects with mild cognitive impairment in a randomised controlled trial (VITACOG, ISRCTN 94410159).

By not letting the critical thinking parts of our brains atrophy, we can fend off disease and the natural effects of old age that afflict many members of older generations.

The mean rate of brain atrophy per year was 0.76 % [95 % CI, 0.63 — 0.90] in the active treatment group and 1.08 % [0.94 — 1.22] in the placebo group (P = 0.001).

After analyzing their MRIs over the following years, Lin and his colleagues, reporting in an upcoming issue of Neuroimage, say those participants whose hearing was already impaired at the start of the sub-study had accelerated rates of brain atrophy compared to those with normal hearing.

B vitamin treatment led to a difference in final tHcy concentration of 31.7 % compared with the placebo, and was accompanied by a reduction in the rate of brain atrophy of almost 30 %.

We show that a simple and safe treatment that targets homocysteine can slow down the accelerated rate of brain atrophy found in mild cognitive impairment.

Distinct brain volume changes correlating with clinical stage, disease progression rate, mutation size, and age at onset prediction as early biomarkers of brain atrophy in Huntington's disease

Because these abnormalities were detected in relatively young adults — the study participants were aged 19 to 58 and had an average age of 32 — Hayes hopes this research may pave the way for earlier detection of brain atrophy related to Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's disease and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (a condition that can occur in athletes who play contact sports).

Will those part of our brain atrophy, shriveling to useless raisins and unable to do the work related to memory capabilities we take for granted?

After adjustment for age, the rate of brain atrophy per year was 29.6 % less in the active treatment group (0.76 % [95 % CI, 0.63 — 0.90]-RRB- compared to the placebo group (1.08 % [0.94 — 1.22], P = 0.001).

This result corresponds with earlier findings that vitamin B supplements slow the rate of brain atrophy in mild cognitive impairment only in individuals with a good Omega - 3 level to begin with.

Age was strongly associated with rate of brain atrophy (r = 0.32, P < 0.01) and so all subsequent analyses were adjusted for age.

At the end of the second phase, the rate of brain atrophy had also slowed in presymptomatic participants that started taking creatine after 6 months on placebo.

Science has even shown that it's possible to reverse some of the brain atrophy that typically accompanies aging.

Multiple linear regression showed that the main factors that significantly determined the MMSE score at the end of the study were baseline MMSE score (partial r = 0.42, P < 0.001), rate of brain atrophy (partial r = − 0.36, P < 0.001) and age (partial r = − 0.20, P = 0.01); the adjusted R2 was 0.33.

Since the rate of brain atrophy is more rapid in subjects with MCI who convert to Alzheimer's disease [5], it is possible that high doses of folic acid, vitamins B6 and B12 might slow the conversion from MCI to Alzheimer's disease.

Treatment with B vitamins for 24 months significantly slowed the rate of brain atrophy.

An increased rate of brain atrophy is often observed in older subjects, in particular those who suffer from cognitive decline.

In one study, people with higher folate levels experienced slower rates of brain atrophy — as well as a longer period of time progressing from mild cognitive impairment to full - blown dementia.