Vitamin E: Rich Foods May Reduce Long-Term Risk for Dementia By Allison Gandey, From Medscape Medical News Vitamin E may play a modest role in altering the course of dementia, say researchers. Compared with participants with the lowest intake, investigators found that those patients with higher vitamin E intake were 25% less likely to develop [...]
Cholesterol Levels Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk By Kanoko Matsuyama, from Bloomberg People who accumulate plaque on their arteries may be more prone to another insidious type of buildup – one that clogs their brains. Scientists who tested the cholesterol levels of 147 patients found that those with the highest readings were more likely to also [...]
Diet Intervention and Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment Original study written by Bayer-Carter JL, Green PS, Montine TJ et al, Arch Neurol. 2011;68:743-752 Summary Insulin resistance may be an important mechanism underlying brain aging, with associated risk factors including obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and hypercholesterolemia. The goal of this [...]
Alcohol, in its various forms, has been used as a beverage by humans and some animals since Neolithic times. Alcohol provides nutrition in terms of calories; however, it does not provide other nutrients such as fats or proteins or minerals or vitamins. Alcohol affects the brain, the blood stream, the arteries and other organs directly, [...]
Women sprayed with testosterone had better memories than women not sprayed with testosterone. Very small study. Threats to scientists doing study!
The serum level of bioavailable testosterone (BT) can predict risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in older men.
