Category Archives: Alzheimer Overview

Does red wine help to stave off Alzheimer’s?

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Great article by Georgia Ede, MD

here is the punch line: Interventional studies of light to moderate drinking are unfortunately few and far between, therefore the risks of having a glass or two of wine with dinner are poorly understood. It is up to you to carefully consider the risks in your particular case. If you choose to drink red wine, do so because you enjoy it, rather than because of unfounded assertions that it’s good for your brain.

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Alzheimer’s and women

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The annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) shows that the disease progresses differently in women than it does in men. Two thirds of the approximately 5.8 mil-lion Americans living with the disease are women. That’s because women live longer than men, right? Well, that’s long been the assumption, but there’s more to it than that.

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New wearable device brings hope

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An open-label clinical trial working with eight people with Alzheimer’s disease concluded that a new wearable device that emits electromagnetic impulses was able to significantly improve memory loss in seven of these participants within 2 months.

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The World Alzheimer’s report 2019

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The report reveals astonishing attitudes towards dementia:

  • Almost 80% of the general public are concerned about developing dementia at some point and 1 in 4 people think that there is nothing we can do to prevent dementia
  • 35% of carers across the world said that they have hidden the diagnosis of dementia of a family member
  • Over 50% of carers globally say their health has suffered as a result of their caring responsibilities even whilst expressing positive sentiments about their role
  • Almost 62% of healthcare providers worldwide think that dementia is part of normal ageing
  • 40% of the general public think doctors and nurses ignore people with dementia

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