Following the identification of dietary patterns from a cohort of Japanese older adults, cognitive function was significantly higher in the protein balanced (PB) group compared to the high carbohydrate (HC) group, a new cross-sectional study finds.
Increasing protein intake appears to reduce the risk of cognitive impairment in older age, while an extreme decline in animal-based protein consumption is linked with a 48% increase, new data from a long-term China study suggests.
Those with a vitamin D deficiency were found to have a greater risk of all-cause dementia and Alzheimer’s dementia (AD), in a new cohort study, but no link was found with vitamins A, E or beta-carotene.
Regular consumption of fish oil supplements may be associated with significant reductions in the risk of different types of dementia, according to analysis of over 200,000 people in the UK Biobank cohorts.
Consuming one cup (9g) of cranberries per day could help improve memory and brain function, as well as lower ‘bad’ cholesterol in adults aged 50 to 80 years, according to a study carried out by researchers at the University of East Anglia.
Research suggests that vitamin C deficiency affects cognition and nerve signaling in the brain, making it a possible risk factor for cognitive impairment.
More evidence of a protective link between nutrients and the onset of dementia was published this week as researchers identify nutrition’s role in reducing the risk of cognitive decline (CD).
A new study, looking at a wide range of data from 398,646 UK adults, has concluded that high coffee consumption is associated with smaller total brain volumes and increased odds of dementia.
Swiss biotech firm Evolva recently released their findings from the Resveratrol Supporting Healthy Aging in Women (RESHAW) clinical study, which examined cognition, cerebrovascular function and cardiometabolic markers in postmenopausal women.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is linked to more than a doubling in the risk of developing dementia with the symptom being diagnosed around 7 years earlier in people with the gut issue, according to a new observational study.
There is growing evidence that certain plant-based nutrients in tea and mushroom may help to delay cognitive decline as we age, and may provide more promising focuses for further research after multiple products touted by the pharma sector ended in failure.
Researchers found that individuals with arterial stiffening have increased risk of dementia, paving a way to market vitamin K2 in the brain health space—an area in which K2 was not previously considered, according to one supplier.
Vitamin E or selenium, used alone or in combination as a dietary supplement, did not appear to raise or lower the risk of dementia in asymptomatic older males, a JAMA study has revealed.
Supplement and app companies are preying on the public’s fears about dementia and making claims they cannot back up, according to a scathing report from UK consumer watchdog Which?.
Drinking between three and five cups of coffee a day in middle age could decrease the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease by 65 per cent, says a new study from Scandinavia.
Daily supplements of B vitamins for people with high homocysteine
levels do not affect cognitive performance compared to placebo,
says a new study from New Zealand.
The United States may face an explosion in age-related dementia in
the next 20 years if it fails to contain the present obesity
crisis, warn researchers at Californian health care delivery
organization Kaiser Permanente.
Drinking up to six alcoholic drinks each week could lower the risk
of dementia for people over 65 years old, according to research
published this week.
Researchers evaluating the link between diet and risk for dementia
have failed to confirm the role of saturated fat in higher risk of
the mental illness. But they stress that further studies may be
needed to reach any conclusions.
Britain's Alzheimer's Society has published what it claims is the
biggest review to date on the use of ginkgo biloba for the
treatment of dementia. It said there is promising evidence that
taking ginkgo biloba can improve...
Galantamine, a natural substance found in plants, has been shown to
help treat Alzheimer's sufferers, but new evidence suggests that it
may also be effective in fighting the symptoms of vascular
dementia.
Dutch scientists have unveiled research which shows that moderate
alcohol consumption can help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's and
other types of senility.
