News tagged with 'Brain Health'

Look for the signs of declining financial skills one year before the development of Alzheimer's disease, report researchers in this published study.

Alzheimer's disease cases are soaring at a rapid pace. By next year, a predicted 35.6 million around the world will suffer, which represents a 10 percent increase in four year. If the pace continues, the numbers of those with Alzheimer’s will double every 20 years. The U.S. still has no national plan, as many European countries do.

Three new genes have been found to be associated with Alzheimer's disease, however gene research has so far yielding nothing more than drugs to delay symptoms of the disease. The cause and cure are still elusive and controversial.

This published study finds once again that a Mediterranean-style diet that emphasizes unprocessed foods, heavy with fish, olive oil, and vegetables, may help keep Alzheimer’s  disease and mild cognitive impairment or borderline dementia at bay.