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  • Alzheimer's drugs don't work, but keeping your heart healthy just might

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    The only drug licensed to prevent Alzheimer's disease doesn't work. Instead, staying mentally stimulated, avoiding stress and keeping your cardiovascular system healthy are far more effective.

  • Bowel disease doubles risk of dementia

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    There's a link between the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as Crohn's, and dementia. Sufferers are at least twice as likely to develop the problem, new research suggests.

  • Can't remember? Try again later in the day

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    Forgetful? Well, that could depend on the time of day you're trying to recall something. Try again later in the day and you may remember the name that had slipped your memory.

  • Candida causes memory loss—and perhaps Alzheimer's too

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    Fungal infections such as Candida can cross the blood-brain barrier to cause temporary memory loss, researchers have found.

    Candida albicans is a yeast infection that causes inflammation in the brain and leads to mild and temporary memory problems. The yeast causes granuloma-type structures that are similar to plaques seen in Alzheimer's sufferers.

  • Cheers! A few mugs of green tea every day reduce your chances of dementia

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    Drinking plenty of green tea every day—ideally two or more cups—reduces the risk of cognitive decline and dementia.

    Regular tea drinkers who consume at least two mugs a day reduce their risk of developing dementia by around 30 per cent. The risk reduction falls to just 6 per cent among those who drink one or fewer cups of green tea a day. Similar protective effects weren't seen with black tea.

  • Coffee's two compounds that stop dementia and Alzheimer's

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    Coffee could combat dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. It contains two compounds that slow brain degeneration—and it seems to be especially effective with Lewy body dementia, one of the most common types that also incorporates Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

    The two compounds—caffeine and EHT (Eicosancyl-5-hydroxtryptamide), a fatty acid derivative of serotonin, a neurotransmitter—combine to protect the brain against abnormal protein accumulation that's seen in Lewy body cases. Taken separately, neither compound has a protective effect on its own.

  • Epilepsy drugs make Alzheimer's and dementia more likely

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    Powerful anti-epilepsy drugs never seem to be out of the news—and now researchers have discovered they increase the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

    The anti-epileptics that impair cognitive function also raise the risk for dementia by 60 per cent and Alzheimer's by 20 per cent—and the risk can be even higher if the regular dose of the drug is greater, say researchers from the University of East Finland.

  • Half of over-65s taking five or more prescription drugs a day

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    Half the population of over-65s is taking at least five different prescription drugs every day, and some are taking as many as 23, a new study has discovered.

    The proportion of pensioners taking multiple drugs has quadrupled in the last 20 years as doctors in the UK have been incentivised to increase the number of prescriptions they write.

  • High cholesterol protects the brain as we get older

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    As WDDTY has been pointing out for years, cholesterol becomes more important as we age—and a new study underlines the point by noting that elderly people who have high cholesterol levels are also the least likely to suffer from dementia and mental decline.

    Those whose cholesterol levels had increased since middle-age were, on average, 32 per cent less likely to suffer from dementia, Alzheimer's and memory loss, say researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine, who studied 1,897 people aged between 75 and 94 years.

  • Hot stuff! A sauna lowers blood pressure, and your Alzheimer's risk

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    Taking a sauna for 30 minutes can have a big effect on your health. It reduces blood pressure, and it also lowers your chances of heart problems and heart attack, and even Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

    Sauna bathing is a risk-free way to get the health benefits that you'd normally get from exercise and adopting a healthier lifestyle and diet, say researchers.

  • HRT raises risk of Alzheimer's, researchers confirm

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    Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease—and women who have taken it for 10 years are the most vulnerable, a new study has discovered.

    Women are more likely than men to develop Alzheimer's, and taking HRT increases the risk by a further 19 per cent.

  • Is a keto diet the answer to dementia and Alzheimer's?

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    A ketogenic diet—one that's high in fats and low in carbs—could help keep you mentally sharp into old age. It reduces your chances of cognitive decline, dementia and Alzheimer's, researchers reckon.

    The diet seems to improve neurovascular function, which means it improves blood flow to the brain, and this is all controlled by the bacteria in the gut, or the microbiome.

  • More than 3 million suffer a 'silent stroke' after surgery

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    Around 7 percent of older people will suffer a 'silent stroke' after surgery, and this doubles their risk of cognitive decline—possibly leading to dementia or Alzheimer's—within a year.

    Although it's known that 0.5 percent of over-65s suffer a stroke that is immediately recognized after surgery, many more will have a 'silent stroke' that is never diagnosed.

  • Negative thinking increases our risk of Alzheimer's

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    Is your cup always half-empty? You may want to start seeing it as half-full because people who regularly have negative and depressive thoughts are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease in older age.

  • The secrets of the centenarians

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    Want to live to 100? Of course you do, and science has a few suggestions to help you get there.

    Not smoking (of course) and being socially active help, as does living in communities that have good walking trails and a wide age range. Oh yes, and being a woman.

  • Why bangers and mash can be a killer

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    People eating an unhealthy diet of processed foods will increase their chances of developing a chronic disease, such as heart problems, cancer and dementia—but it's not quite as simple as that.

    Researchers have discovered that how they combine unhealthy food options on the same plate plays as big a part in setting their risk of illness as the food choices they make.

  • Zinc and dark chocolate are the one-two punch against ageing

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    Zinc is the 'secret sauce' that fights the effects of ageing and could also help you live longer. And its benefits are supercharged when it's added to a component found in wine, coffee, tea and chocolate, researchers have discovered this week.

    The mineral helps the body combat oxidative stress—where the body can't cope with free radicals, or unstable molecules—which is a process linked to ageing.

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