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Common drugs linked to increased Alzheimer’s risk

Sep 22, 2020 by

A team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego found a link between anticholinergics and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Anticholinergic drugs are prescribed for a range of conditions, including depression, seasonal allergies, incontinence and chronic obstructive pulmonary...

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Keto Diet May Reduce Alzheimer’s

Sep 18, 2020 by

Scientists at Wake Forest School of Medicine found a distinctive gut bacterial “signature” in the people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The found that a modified Mediterranean-style keto diet changed the bacterial communities in the volunteers’ guts and reduced...

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Higher BMI linked to increased risk of Alzheimer’s

Sep 10, 2020 by

A new brain imaging study that was published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease shows that body weight has a surprising and alarming impact on brain function....

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Prenatal depression can alter child’s brain connectivity

Sep 8, 2020 by

Research published in JNeurosci indicates that prenatal depression can alter the baby’s brain connectivity and later, affect behavior....

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Aging memories may not be worse, just different

Sep 3, 2020 by

The results of study published in the journal Nature Communications has found that aging memories may not be worse, just different, in terms of how people process the boundaries of events and episodic memory....

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New drug may reverse memory loss in Alzheimer’s

Sep 1, 2020 by

A team of scientists at the Salk Institute has found that a drug that previously showed aging in brain cells was able to reverse memory loss in a mouse model with Alzheimer’s....

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Desk jobs may lower cognitive decline risk

Aug 25, 2020 by

If you’re working at a desk all day, take note: New research indicates that a sedentary job may actually provide more protection from cognitive decline than more physical jobs....

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