Scientists have developed a new method to detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease in the blood, hopefully providing a cheap and reliable alternative for those who don’t have access to expensive brain scanning services. Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. According to the National Institution of Health, there…
New Test Can Detect Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease in Blood Without Brain Scans
Brains With More Vitamin D May Work Better
The brains of people with cognitive decline fare better with higher levels of vitamin D, research finds. The study appears in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. “This research reinforces the importance of studying how food and nutrients create resilience to protect the aging brain against diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and other…
CUHK Medical Researchers Develop World’s First AI Retinal Imaging Analysis to Detect Alzheimer’s Disease
In Hong Kong, one in 10 elders aged 70 or more suffers from a cognitive disorder; more than half of the patients have Alzheimer’s disease. A medical team of the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s (CUHK) Faculty of Medicine has recently developed the world’s first artificial intelligence model using photographs of the fundus (back interior…
Scientists Say Alzheimer’s Is an Autoimmune Disease, Not Result of Amyloid Plaques
Not long ago, some Canadian scientists clearly put forward a different explanation for the cause of Alzheimer’s disease—they suggested that Alzheimer’s may be an autoimmune disease. Alzheimer’s May Be an Autoimmune Disease According to statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), there are about 50 million dementia patients in the world, with 10 million new…
Latest Findings: Use of Medical Contrast Media on Patients Significantly Increases Risk of Dementia
A new study conducted by National Health Research Institutes (NHRI) and Taichung Veterans General Hospital found that the contrast medium (CM) used on patients during radiological examinations may significantly increase the risk of vascular dementia. Doctors use contrast media to increase the visibility of organs, blood vessels, and tissues when performing computed tomography or magnetic…
Tool That Can Help Calculate Risk of Alzheimer’s Dementia
As people get older, they likely face many health problems. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the common chronic age-related conditions that cause brain issues in older adults including memory loss and cognitive difficulties. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, there are more than six million older adults living with Alzheimer’s, mostly at the age of 65…
COVID-19 Related Risks of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases: Here is One Way to Protect our Brain
Excerpt of Interview with Dr. Dong Yuhong, Virologist and Chief Scientist of a Biotechnology Firm in Europe. One of the most common side effects of COVID-19 is neurological and psychiatric symptoms. A few large scale studies have discovered that COVID-19 infection can increase the risk of dementia, Alzheimers’ and Parkinson’s diseases. But there are ways…
Understanding and Diagnosing Dementia, When to Seek Medical Advice
Most people come across memory loss while aging. Is it a natural aging process? Taiwanese physician Chien Cheng-Ping , Deputy Superintendent of Taipei Beitou Health Management Hospital, stated that dementia is a brain disease rather than a natural aging phenomenon. He reminded the public to be alert to 10 signs of dementia. If several of…
These 2 Personality Traits, Toxic to the Brain, Give You Higher Risk for Alzheimer’s
October 6, 2022
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Science has not yet arrived at a complete understanding of the causes of Alzheimer’s disease. However, recent findings have confirmed the association between personality and neuropathology, in that certain personality traits can increase Alzheimer’s risk. The results of the study conducted by Terracciano et al. show that individuals with higher neuroticism and lower conscientiousness have…
Does Vitamin D Aggravate Dementia? New Research Faces 2 Controversies
October 2, 2022
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Vitamin D is a health supplement that many people take regularly, but a recent study found that one type of vitamin D may exacerbate Alzheimer’s disease. In light of this finding, how should we supplement vitamin D correctly? Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has complex mechanisms, of which much is still unknown. For instance, vitamin D deficiency…
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