Tag Archives: Inflammation

Dementia Research Centre in Wales (BBC News)

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A brief piece, from BBC News, on the work and aims of the £20 million Dementia Research Institute at Cardiff University. Full Text Link Reference Clarke, O. (2018). Fruit flies’ brains studied to help crack dementia. London: BBC Health … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean Diets: Good for Mental Health? (BBC News / Molecular Psychiatry / NHS Choices)

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Mediterranean diets may help to prevent depression, according to a new meta-analysis of 41 earlier studies. More research is needed to confirm this suspected link. Full Text Link Reference Mediterranean diet ‘may help prevent depression’. London: BBC Health News, … Continue reading →

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Metabolic Syndrome and Cognitive Decline in the Elderly: a Possible Risk Factor? (PLoS One)

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The following review explores the uncertain evidence for the possible relationship(s) between Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) and increased risk of cognitive impairment in the elderly. Full Text Link Reference Assuncao, N. Sudo, FK. [and] Drummond, C. [et al] (2018). Metabolic … Continue reading →

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Preventative Treatment to Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease, Using Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs? (NHS Choices / Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease)

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent article suggests that use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) might help to reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease, if prescription were to be commenced years before clinical signs were to develop. An NHS Choices Behind the … Continue reading →

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Animal Study Explores the Potential of a Novel Diabetes Drug for Reducing Memory Loss in Dementia – In Mice (NHS Choices / Brain Research)

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Early animal research indicates that a new drug designed for the future treatment of diabetes may (one day) have an alternative re-use for reducing the memory-loss symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease. Mice given a modified version of a so-called triple … Continue reading →

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Septicaemia Associated with Increased Dementia Risk (Oncotarget)

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary There appears to be a statistically significant association between septicemia and a subsequent increased risk of developing dementia (of the non-Alzheimer’s Disease varieties). Full Text Link Reference Chou, CH. Lee, JT. [and] Lin, CC. [et al] (2017). Septicemia is … Continue reading →

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Mid-Life Blood Test for Inflammation May Predict Later-Life Dementia Risk? (NHS Choices / Neurology)

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Higher inflammatory marker scores in middle age, based on five blood-based markers of inflammation (fibrinogen, albumin, von Willebrand factor, factor VIII and white blood cell count) appear to be associated with reduced brain volume (thought to be neurodegenerative “shrinkage”) … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Inflammation

Dementia Research Centre in Wales (BBC News)

Mediterranean Diets: Good for Mental Health? (BBC News / Molecular Psychiatry / NHS Choices)

Preventative Treatment to Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease, Using Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs? (NHS Choices / Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease)

Septicaemia Associated with Increased Dementia Risk (Oncotarget)

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