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Diabetes may be a risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s
BOSTON: Two recent studies show blood-sugar levels can affect the brain—-adding new evidence that diabetes might be a significant risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
Researchers found in a study of mice that raising blood sugar to abnormally high levels Read More »
Having children can permanently affect the female brain claims study
DALLAS: The findings suggest that childbirth can affect the female brain, but they could also shed light on the controversy over whether hormone replacement therapy in menopausal women affects the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in later life, scientists said.
The research looked at two Read More »
Cognitive impairment predicts worse outcome in heart failure
AUSTIN: Cognitive impairment predicts a worse outcome in elderly heart failure patients, reveals research.
Patients with cognitive impairment had a 7.5 times greater risk of call cause death and heart failure readmissio
Full story covered in the Dementia Business Weekly.
Read More »‘Lawrence of Arabia’ star Omar Sharif has Alzheimer’s
LOS ANGELES: Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, shown in 2009, has Alzheimer’s disease, according to his agent. Sharif starred in ‘Doctor Zhivago’ and ‘Lawrence of Arabia.’