MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE |
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Is 'Miracle' Alzheimer's Cure Too Good to be True? |
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There is an increasingly credible alternative model of the disease in which inflammation is the primary causal agent. This is regulated by signalling proteins called cytokines, which recruit and activate immune cells. One of the key cytokines is tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha). |
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Vitamin D3 and Curcumin Offer Hope to Alzheimer's Patients |
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Promising results were obtained, using D3 alone or together with curcumin, an active ingredient in turmeric and curry. There is new hope that these two natural occurring substances may help boost the immune system and thus clear the brain of amloid-beta, which forms plaque, therefore giving hope and relief to Alzheimer`s patients. |
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Grape Seed Extract May Reduce Alzheimer's Cognitive Decline |
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A compound found in grape seed extract reduces plaque formation and resulting cognitive impairment in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease. Grape seed extract prevents amyloid beta accumulation in cells, suggesting that it may block the formation of plaques. In Alzheimer's disease, amyloid beta accumulates to form toxic plaques that disrupt normal brain function. |
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Can Drinking Too Much Soda Cause Alzheimer's? |
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The results of a study showed that the mice who had the added sugar in their diet had more trouble learning, and less memory retention. In addition, their brains had more than double the amount of amyloid plaque deposits, which are early signs of Alzheimer's. Results point to a high degree of probability that there is a risk from too many sugar sweetened drinks. |
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Alzheimer's and Dementia: Causes and Alternative Treatments |
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A list of potential causes for brain cell death. |
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A Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial of High-Dose Lecithin in Alzheimer's Disease |
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The effects of lecithin are complex but that there may be a "therapeutic window" for the effects of lecithin in the condition and that this may be more evident in older patients.
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Eating Right to Reduce Alzheimer's Risk |
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The health of your brain depends on what you eat, and your risk of Alzheimer's is reduced with the appropriate diet. |
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Infection Defense May Spur Alzheimer’s |
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Protein suspected in Alzheimer's may be needed to fight infection. For years, a prevailing theory has been that one of the chief villains in Alzheimer’s disease has no real function other than as a waste product that the brain never properly disposed of. The material, a protein called beta amyloid, or A-beta, piles up into tough plaques that destroy signals between nerves. When that happens, people lose their memory, their personality changes and they stop recognizing friends and family. But now researchers at Harvard suggest that the protein has a real and unexpected function – it may be part of the brain’s normal defenses against invading bacteria and other microbes. Many genes associated with Alzheimer's looked just like genes associated with the so-called innate immune system, a set of proteins the body uses to fight infections. The likenesses were uncanny in a comparison of A-beta and a well-known protein of the innate immune system, LL-37. |
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Alzheimer’s Risk Cut by a Third Eating Veggies, Fish, Poultry |
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Those who adhered most to diets rich in dark, leafy vegetables, poultry, fish and nuts and low in red meat, butter and fatty dairy products had a 38 percent lower risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease than those who followed that plan the least. The study builds on previous research showing a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, red wine, fish and fresh produce may lower the odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease by as much as 68 percent. |
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