A careful look at the food people eat in long-term care homes shows that we need to make their diets healthier. The study found that eating more whole grains, plant-based proteins, and simple fruits and vegetables would help people living in these homes follow government advice and lower their risk of inflammation.
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Brain-Boosting Bites: Unraveling the MIND Diet’s Secrets to Protect Your Memory and Health
You may have heard about the MIND diet lately. A new study shows that this diet, with brain-healthy foods, could help protect against Alzheimer’s disease. In a short talk from Mayo Clinic, Angie Murad, a dietitian, and nutritionist, talks about the good things that come from eating foods in the MIND diet.
Multitasking Milestones: Unraveling the Decline in Dual-Task Abilities and Its Implications for Aging Brains
A recent study published in Lancet Healthy Longevity discovered that the ability to multitask while walking, such as talking or making decisions, starts to decline at the age of 55, ten years earlier than the traditional old age threshold of 65. Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Hebrew SeniorLife conducted the study, which involved nearly 1,000 adults in Spain aged between 40 and 64
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle may decrease memory decline in older adults
A study published in The BMJ found that older adults in China who maintain a healthy lifestyle, particularly a healthy diet, experience slower memory decline.
42 new genes linked to Alzheimer’s disease risk
A major new international study involving UK DRI researchers has identified 75 genes associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, including 42 new genes which had not previously been implicated in the condition.
3 lifestyle changes may slow onset of dementia
Evidence supporting three interventions that might slow cognitive decline and the onset of dementia is encouraging — Cognitive training, blood pressure management for people with
Raspberries good for patients with heart disease, diabetes, obesity and Alzheimer’s
Components in red raspberries may have anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative and metabolic stabilizing activity, according to a comprehensive review of the available scientific literature. These properties shed
Saliva may predict development of Alzheimer’s disease
Saliva may hold the keys to understanding a person’s likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s, even among those who don’t yet have memory and thinking problems associated
Nytol, Benadryl, Ditropan and Piriton raising dementia risk
Dementia ‘linked’ to common over-the-counter drugs — Hayfever drugs raise risk of Alzheimer’s disease, say scientists – Over-the counter hayfever tables, sleeping pills or asthma drugs significantly raise the risk of developing dementia, a study has shown.
Depression, behavior changes may be earliest symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease
Depression, behavior changes may start in Alzheimer’s even before memory changes – Depression and other behavior changes may show up in people who will later develop Alzheimer’s disease even before they start having memory problems, reported by researchers in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.