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Medical News Today: Atrial fibrillation may raise dementia risk by 50%
According to the largest research of its kind yet, atrial fibrillation may raise the risk of dementia even in people who did not experience a stroke.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news

Medical News Today: Stroke significantly increases the risk of dementia
In the largest analysis of its type to date, researchers conclude that stroke significantly increases the risk of developing dementia in older age.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news

Medical News Today: Common cause of dementia may be treatable
A study saw that drugs that stabilize the cells lining small blood vessels in the brain reversed symptoms of a common cause of stroke and dementia in rats.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news

Medical News Today: This diet may slow cognitive decline after stroke
The risk of developing dementia doubles after having a stroke. Find out which diet can potentially stave off cognitive decline, according to new research.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news

Medical News Today: Ministrokes may cause dementia, study suggests
New study suggests the impact of ministrokes is wider and longer-lasting than previously understood, potentially causing dementia and cognitive decline.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 16, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news

Medical News Today: Dementia risk increased with calcium supplements in certain women
In seniors who have experienced cerebrovascular disease, including stroke, calcium supplements may increase the risk of dementia, study finds.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 18, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news

Brain damage caught in the act
Scientists have uncovered how inflammation and lack of oxygen conspire to cause brain damage in conditions such as stroke and Alzheimer's disease.The discovery, published in Neuron, brings researchers a step closer to finding potential targets to treat neurodegenerative disorders.Chronic inflammation and hypoxia, or oxygen deficiency, are hallmarks of several brain diseases, but little was known about how they contribute to symptoms such as memory loss.The study used state-of-the-art techniques that reveal the movements of microglia, the brain's resident immune cells.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news

The next step in stroke prevention: addressing both blood clotting and protection of the blood vessels
As growing numbers of America's baby boomers reach retirement, neuroscientists are expanding their efforts to understand and treat one of the leading health issues affecting this population: age-related neurological deterioration, including stroke and dementia. One factor coming under increased study is cerebral microbleeds, experienced by nearly 20 percent of people by age 60 and nearly 40 percent by age 80...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news

Protection against brain abnormalities provided by high serum omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content
According to a new study, high long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid content in blood may lower the risk of small brain infarcts and other brain abnormalities in the elderly. The study was published in Journal of the American Heart Association. In the Cardiovascular Health Study in the USA, 3,660 people aged 65 and older underwent brain scans to detect so called silent brain infarcts, or small lesions in the brain that can cause loss of thinking skills, dementia and stroke. Scans were performed again five years later on 2,313 of the participants...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news

Using one language to relearn another: Aphasia and bilingualism
In the era of globalization, bilingualism is becoming more and more frequent, and it is considered a plus. However, can this skill turn into a disadvantage, when someone acquires aphasia? More precisely, if a bilingual person suffers brain damage (i.e. stroke, head trauma, dementia) and this results in a language impairment called aphasia, then the two languages can be disrupted, thus increasing the challenge of language rehabilitation. According to Dr...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news

Vitamin B may reduce risk of stroke
Researchers have uncovered evidence that suggests vitamin B supplements could help to reduce the risk of stroke, according to a study published in the journal Neurology. Vitamin B supplements are said to be beneficial for many health issues, including stress, anxiety, depression, dementia, Alzheimer's disease and heart disease. However, according to Xu Yuming of Zhengzhou University in Zhengzhou, China, previous studies have conflicting findings regarding the use of vitamin B supplements and stroke or heart attack...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news

Peering into genetic defects, CU scientists discover a new metabolic disease called cobalimin X, or cblX
An international team of scientists, including University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado researchers, has discovered a new disease related to an inability to process Vitamin B12. The disorder is rare but can be devastating. "Some people with rare inherited conditions cannot process vitamin B 12 properly," says CU researcher Tamim Shaikh, PhD, a geneticist and senior author of a paper about the new disease. "These individuals can end up having serious health problems, including developmental delay, epilepsy, anemia, stroke, psychosis and dementia...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Endocrinology Source Type: news

L-3-n-butylphthalide protects against cognitive dysfunction in vascular dementia
3-N-butylphthalide, a green botanical medicine, is a successfully synthesized and stable chemical drug used for the treatment of ischemic stroke that has independent intellectual property rights in China. The first L-isomer, originally extracted from celery seed, was artificially synthesized from racemic acid, also known as butylphthalide. L-3-n-butylphthalide has been shown to reduce β-amylase-induced neuronal apoptosis and improve cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease animal models...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news

Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity Suffers Days After Ischemic Stroke Leading To Serious Complications
While the effects of acute stroke have been widely studied, brain damage during the subacute phase of stroke has been a neglected area of research. Now, a new study by the University of South Florida reports that within a week of a stroke caused by a blood clot in one side of the brain, the opposite side of the brain shows signs of microvascular injury. Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States, and increases the risk for dementia...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news

Aging Brains May Benefit More From Mediterranean Than Low Fat Diet
Brain power in older people at risk for vascular dementia seems to improve more from a Mediterranean diet with added mixed nuts or extra virgin olive oil than from a low-fat diet that is typically followed to prevent heart attack and stroke, according to the results of a Spanish trial. People on a Mediterranean diet consume virgin olive oil as their main source of fat, and eat lots of fruits, nuts, vegetables and pulses foods...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news