Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine determined that excess abdominal fat places otherwise healthy, middle-aged people at risk for dementia later in life. Preliminary findings suggest a relationship between obesity and dementia that could lead to promising prevention strategies in t[...]
Posts Tagged ‘demencia’
23 February, 2010 11:22 § in Brain and health
Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer’s treatment.
The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer’s disease have been challenged in a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via [...]
3 February, 2010 08:30 § in Brain and health
La menopausia temprana puede provocar demencia temprana.
Women experiencing an early onset of menopause could develop dementia at a younger age. Research by Tonnie Coppus of Erasmus MC has indicated this. She studied women with Down Syndrome, who are known to have an early onset of menopause. The results of her research can be translated to apply to the g[...]
29 January, 2010 08:30 § in Brain and health
Relacionada la demencia y la hipertensión.
High blood pressure may put women at greater risk for dementia later in life by increasing white matter abnormalities in the brain, report researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health in a study published online in theJournal of Clinical Hypertension. “Hyperte[...]
