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 | Has your weather been sunny lately? Recent research highlights the benefit of that sunny weather, specifically demonstrating how vitamin D (which is absorbed through the skin from the sun) plays an important role in ridding the brain of amyloid beta proteins, which build up in Alzheimer's. Also, learn about "mad cow disease" (which actually can't occur in humans). It's more correctly called Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. | |
Study: Vitamin D Important in Battling Alzheimer's Disease
Perhaps you've heard about the importance of vitamin B12, and how a deficiency in that specific vitamin can cause symptoms that mimic Alzheimer's disease. Well, there's another vitamin that researchers have recently shown to be important in the battle against Alzheimer's. The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease recently published research...read more
| Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: What Is it and How Do You Get It?
Creutzfeldt-Jakob (pronounced CROYZ-felt YAH-cob) disease is a very rare neurodegenerative brain disorder that affects about one person in a million. It is one of several types of prion diseases. CJD may also be referred to as transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, vCJD, and Jacob-Creutzfeldt disease. It's also sometimes referred to as "mad cow disease".
| Late-Life Depression, Antidepressant Use, and Decreased Brain Size Linked
The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease recently published a study that measured brain volume of older adults without dementia who had symptoms of depression and/or were taking an antidepressant medication. What... Read more
| Alzheimer's Association Fact: Alzheimer's Strikes Every 68 Seconds
The Alzheimer's Association just released a new Fact Sheet this week. Here's a synopsis of some of the sobering statistics they provide: Alzheimer's is the only one of the top ten causes of death in the US for which there is currently no effective treatment or prevention... Read more
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