Midlife Brain Activity a Predictor Of Alzheimer’s Diseas
In a recent study researchers have created a model of the human brain and found the breakdown of myelin in midlife may be a precursor to Alzheimer’s.// Myelin is a fatty insulation that has a high cholesterol content, which allows for messages to be sent through the brain. However, as the brain develops in adulthood, cholesterol levels grow and promote the production of a toxic protein that...Could Midlife Alcohol Drinking Lead To Dementia ?
Some studies suggest heavy drinking increases the risk of dementia , some find light to moderate drinking may protect against the condition, // and others still find no association at all. In a study carried out among around 1,000 men and women between the ages of 65 and 79 who were followed over 23 years, researchers reported frequent drinking in middle age (defined as several times a m...Milk intake increases the risk of Parkinson’s disease in midlife
Scientists have found out that increased calcium intake by drinking milk or otherwise for middle aged men// may increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the nervous system. Some of its symptoms are muscle tremors, muscle rigidity, decreased mobility, stooped posture, slow voluntary movements, and a mask-like facial expression. In a clini...Midlife obesity linked to risk of dementia
Putting on weight after 40 years of age may lead to dementia. According to US researchers// midlife obesity increases the individual’s risk for dementia by 60% to 70%, when compared to the chances of people with normal body weight. Dementia is a condition where the person is affected by impaired intellectual capability. Some signs of dementia are short-term memory loss, inability to do...Obesity at Midlife and the Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer Disease
Vascular risk factors are known to play a role in the development of dementia, including Alzheimer disease (AD). However, little is known about the effect of body mass index and clustering of vascular risk factors on the development of dementia//. Recently a study, published in the October issue of Archives of Neurology, was conducted with the objective to investigate the relation betwe...