A new study that compared data concerning radon exposure and deaths attributed to Alzheimer's disease (AD) appears to indicate a correlation between ionizing radiation exposure and the development of this neurodegenerative condition. The authors of … [Read more...]
Aerobic Exercise Benefits Alzheimer’s Patients
Alzheimer's disease patients who engaged in a six-month aerobic exercise regimen experienced improvements in their executive function skills, memory, and hippocampal brain volume. The findings suggest that aerobic exercise early in the course of the … [Read more...]
Concussions May Accelerate Alzheimer’s
A new study suggests concussions may speed up mental decline among individuals already at risk for Alzheimer’s disease. In this study, researchers examined 160 veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and found that concussions seemed to accelerate … [Read more...]
Sleep Problems May Increase Dementia Risk
Past research has demonstrated a link between sleep disruption and the cognitive decline that may lead to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Because roughly half of older adults suffer from some form of insomnia or sleep-related … [Read more...]
Loneliness Could Be Early Sign of Alzheimer’s
Subtle feelings of loneliness experienced by seniors may be an early warning sign of impending Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers examined the relationship between late-life loneliness and Alzheimer’s disease among 43 women and 36 men with no signs of … [Read more...]
Does Alzheimer’s Disease Affect Diabetics Differently?
In an eighteen-month study, researchers explored whether or not Alzheimer’s disease affected patients with diabetes differently than non-diabetics. While they did not detect much difference in cognitive decline between the groups, functional decline … [Read more...]
Low Vitamin D Levels May Increases Alzheimer’s Risk
Older adults with low levels of vitamin D in their blood may have double the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease compared to seniors with sufficient vitamin D levels. In the study, the risk for dementia and Alzheimer's significantly increased when … [Read more...]
Wine & Dementia Risk
Moderate wine drinkers are 23% less likely to develop dementia and/or Alzheimer's disease. Resveratrol, found in fairly high levels in wine, is a naturally occurring antioxidant that decreases the stickiness of blood platelets and helps blood vessels … [Read more...]
Mental Attitude: Vitamin D and Alzheimer’s Disease
Higher vitamin D dietary intake is associated with a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Women who developed Alzheimer's disease had lower baseline vitamin D intakes (an average of 50.3 micrograms per week) than those who developed no … [Read more...]