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A diet for Alzheimer’s prevention
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“There is encouraging evidence a higher adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with improving cognition, slowing cognitive decline or educing the conversion to Alzheimer’s,” said Roy Hardman, from Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne.
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Watch out with salt!!
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Eating too much salt could increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research.
While the US Department of Agriculture recommends we consume about three-quarters of a teaspoon of salt each day, – equivalent to about eight individual-sized bags of chips – most Americans eat nearly 50 percent more than that on a daily basis.
Experiments on mice and human cells suggest that salty foods trigger an inflammatory immune response that deprives the brain of oxygen and harms neurons, triggering behavioral and mental problems.
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Brain muddled after surgery? Now we know why.
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It has been known that people can be disoriented after general anesthesia but now a study found that propofol (a very common drug to use) also disrupts presynaptic mechanisms, probably affecting communication between neurons across the entire brain in a systematic way that differs from just being asleep. In this way it is very different than a sleeping pill
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Another promising Alzheimer’s drug
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In a new study, a Salk team found that J147 binds to a protein called ATP synthase, which is responsible for producing a common cellular “energy currency” known as ATP. This protein is known to control aging in worms and flies, and the researchers found that by binding to it the drug was able to prevent age-related damage to the brain.
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Link between Alzheimer’s and obesity
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Research increasingly points to obesity and associated comorbidities as potential contributors to AD pathophysiology, suggesting that conditions such as prediabetes and diabetes, poor-quality diet, and a sedentary lifestyle may be modifiable risk factors.
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