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Enhancing blood sugar control boosts brain health for people with type 2 diabetes
Date: 02/10/2020
Can controlling blood sugar levels improve the ability to clearly think in Type 2 diabetic patients?
Body weight has surprising, alarming impact on brain function
Date: 05/08/2020
As a person's weight goes up, all regions of the brain go down in activity and blood flow, according to a new brain imaging study in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. One of the largest studies linking obesity with brain dysfunction, scientists analyzed over 35,000 functional neuroimaging scans using single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) from more than 17,000 individuals to measure blood flow and brain activity. Low cerebral blood flow is the #1 brain imaging predictor that a person will develop Alzheimer's disease.
12 May 2020 - The Conversation - Alzheimer’s and dementia: eating plenty of apples, berries and tea linked to lower risk – new research
Date: 12/05/2020
Flavonoids, compounds found in almost every fruit and vegetable, can reduce your risk of developing certain cancers, heart disease and stroke. Now, recent evidence even suggests that diets high in flavonoids can actually lower your risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia as well.
From depression to dementia, inflammation is medicine’s new frontier
Date: 19/01/2020
The barrier between mind and body appears to be crumbling. Clinical practice and public perception need to catch up.
17 January 2020 - MedicalXpress - America's most widely consumed oil causes genetic changes in the brain
Date: 17/01/2020
Research shows soybean oil not only leads to obesity and diabetes, but could also affect neurological conditions like autism, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, and depression.
3 January 2020 - Science Daily - Study finds dopamine, biological clock link to snacking, overeating and obesity
Date: 03/01/2020
A new study finds that the pleasure centre of the brain and the brain's biological clock are linked, and that high-calorie foods - which bring pleasure - disrupt normal feeding schedules, resulting in overconsumption.
18 December 2019 - Futurity - More body fat may hamper thinking as you age
Date: 18/12/2019
Having less muscle and more body fat may affect how flexible our thinking gets as we become older, according to a new study.
21 November 2019 - MedicalXpress - Obesity, other factors may speed up brain aging
Date: 21/11/2019
The brains of middle-age adults may be aging prematurely if they have obesity or other factors linked to cardiovascular disease, new research has found.
9 September 2019 - MedicalXpress - High-fat, high-carbohydrate diets affect your brain, not just your physical appearance
Date: 09/09/2019
High-fat diets contribute to irregularities in the hypothalamus region of the brain, which regulates body weight homeostasis and metabolism - study
3 September 2019 - MedicalXpress - New insights: Dementia, risk, risk reduction, and translation into practice
Date: 03/09/2019
Depression, obesity and hypertension are amongst the exacerbating factors for dementia - evidence from studies worldwide.
3 September 2019 - MedicalXpress - Scientists link 'hunger hormone' to memory in Alzheimer's study
Date: 03/09/2019
Resistance to the 'hunger hormone' ghrelin in the brain is linked to the cognitive impairments and memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease - study
1 August 2019 - The Conversation - Are there certain foods you can eat to reduce your risk of Alzheimer's disease?
Date: 01/08/2019
The oxidative stress associated with Alzheimer's disease can be reduced by physical activity and a hefty dose of antioxidants in the diet.
24 July 2019 - Science Daily - Extra weight in 60s may be linked to brain thinning years later
Date: 24/07/2019
Having a bigger waistline and a high body mass index (BMI) in your 60s may be linked with greater signs of brain aging years later, according to a new study. The study suggests that these factors may accelerate brain aging by at least a decade.
Weight gain and loss may worsen dementia risk in older people
Date: 20/05/2019
Older people who experience significant weight gain or weight loss could be raising their risk of developing dementia, new study suggests.
22 April 2019 - MedicalXpress - New insight into how obesity, insulin resistance can impair cognition
Date: 22/04/2019
Obesity can break down our protective blood brain barrier resulting in problems with learning and memory, scientists report.
Essential nutrient may help fight Alzheimer's across generations
Date: 09/01/2019
Researchers investigate the effects of choline, an important nutrient that may hold promise in the war against Alzheimer's Disease.
19 September 2018 - Health News Review - Your kitchen could hurt you, save you, or make your children overweight
Date: 19/09/2018
Find an observational study touching on a lifestyle choice or widespread health concern… take the associations found in the study and erroneously present them with cause-and-effect language… finally, make matters worse by de-emphasizing caveats and limitations but emphasizing clickbait headlines, thereby leading readers down the path to misinformation...
5 August 2018 - The Conversation - Teetotalism in midlife makes you more likely to develop dementia? What the research actually says
Date: 05/08/2018
Imagine if someone told you that not drinking alcohol makes you more likely to develop dementia. That’s certainly a bold statement to make, but it is one that some media reports have put forward, leaving the public wondering whether taking up drinking alcohol will somehow be better for their brains.
24 July 2018 - MedicalXpress - Alzheimer's disease risk impacted by the liver, diet
Date: 24/07/2018
Reduced levels of plasmalogens - a class of lipids created in the liver that are integral to cell membranes in the brain - are associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's Disease, according to new research.
28 June 2018 - MedicalXpress - Obesity + aging linked to Alzheimer's markers in the brain
Date: 28/06/2018
A new study suggests that when a high-fat, high-sugar diet that leads to obesity is paired with normal aging, it may contribute to the development of Alzheimer's disease. In addition, researchers discovered that certain areas of the brain respond differently to risk factors associated with Alzheimer's.
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