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Study: These foods increase the risk of dementia — by a lot

ghee. hamburger. sausage. Store-bought pastries, cakes, and cookies. Oh, and soda — sugar or diet. They’re all bad and they all increase your risk of dementia — a lot. So reports to one of the largest and scariest studies ever conducted, involving nearly 60,000 people in their 40s, 50s and 60s. The study, which included […]

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Alcohol may accelerate the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in the brain

Research in mice has shown that even moderate drinking can accelerate the loss of brain cells and the formation of plaques that are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. These plaques are an accumulation of toxic proteins. “These findings suggest that alcohol may accelerate the pathological cascade of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease,” said study co-author Shannon McCauley. […]

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This alma mater author maintains a vlog about her journey with dementia

Recently, an elderly lady dressed in home clothes, mostly with graying hair, appeared on Instagram Reels and TikTok’s fyp feed. A young woman’s voice asks her about a meal she just had, the weather, or what’s on her mind. And the lady replies, sometimes realistically, other times with subtlety in her eyes and excitement in […]

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New research says our food may be causing Alzheimer’s disease

Now a team of scientists is arguing that it may be behind the Alzheimer’s epidemic, too. is reading: What is FTD? Bruce Willis suffers from frontotemporal dementia, which is the most common form of dementia in people under the age of 60. Sugars and other “high-glycemic” carbohydrates (meaning carbohydrates that cause a rapid rise in […]

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The 19-year-old becomes the youngest patient to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease

By Cassidy Morrison, Chief Health Correspondent for Dailymail.Com Updated: 16:41 February 15, 2023 Beijing scientists called this the smallest ever Alzheimer’s diagnosis The 19-year-old does not carry a genetic mutation, which makes this condition extremely rare Scientists are not clear about the causes of Alzheimer’s disease, but they have found a link to a virus […]