Eliminating Diabetes And Depression Are Key To Warding Off Dementia, As Is Increasing Education And Eating More Fruit And Vegetables, Study

A new study by French and UK researchers published in a leading journal this week suggests that should no cure be found for dementia, then the biggest impact on reducing rates of this progressive brain destroying disease is likely to come from eliminating diabetes and depression and boosting education, as well as encouraging people to eat more fruit and ...

Researchers Find Dementia In Diabetics Differs From Dementia In Nondiabetics

Researchers from Mayo Clinic's Florida campus say that dementia in some diabetics appears to be caused often by vascular disease in the brain, and the dementia that develops in people without diabetes is more likely associated with deposition of the plaque seen in people with Alzheimer's...

News From Annals Of Internal Medicine: June 15, 2010, Issue

Early Online Releases: 1. Insufficient Evidence to Suggest Lifestyle or Medical Interventions Can Delay or Prevent Alzheimer's or Cognitive Decline in Later Life Experts Say 'Promising' Research on Medication, Diet, Exercise, and Cognitive Engagement May Offer New Insights Alzheimer's disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of all dementia cases and may affect as many as...