Health Watch | Mediterranean Diet Cuts Dementia-Linked Metabolites By 35% in APOE4 Carriers

Title: Mediterranean Diet Cuts Dementia-Linked Metabolites By 35% in APOE4 Carriers

Article Snip: "...Patients with 2 copies of the APOE4 gene—a major risk factor for Alzheimer disease (AD)—who ate a Mediterranean diet lowered their risk of dementia by 35%, according to study findings published in Nature Medicine...."

Reference: www.pharmacytimes.com
apoe4 gene, Dementia,Diet,Mediterranean Diet, Health Watch,

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Health Watch | These special traits may shield ‘SuperAgers’ from dementia — how they could lead to new Alzheimer’s tools

Title: These special traits may shield ‘SuperAgers’ from dementia — how they could lead to new Alzheimer’s tools

Article Snip: "...Life expectancy in the US hovers around 78.4 years — there’s a special group of people who surpass this mark with flying colors. The retirees, known as “SuperAgers,” exhibit the memory and cognitive abilities of people in middle age.

A new report out of Northwestern University reveals unique traits of SuperAger brains that appear to shield them from dementia. ..."

Reference: nypost.com
Health Watch, SuperAgers, Dementia,Alzheimer's,

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