Dementia risk News

Mediterranean diet includes a high intake of vegetables, legumes, fruits, fish and healthy fats, and a low intake of dairy products, meats and saturated fatty acids Researchers did not find a link between following either a conventional diet or the Mediterranean diet and a reduced risk of dementia "Diet on its own may not have a strong enough effect on memory and thinking," experts said

According to the Lancet Commission, early intervention for hypertension, smoking, diabetes, obesity, depression and hearing loss may slow or prevent disease development, researchers said.

A computerised brain training program reduces risk of dementia among older adults by 29 per cent, a 10-year study claims.

The computerised speed training task is designed to improve the speed and accuracy of visual attention.

Previous studies have shown video games as an effective treatment for people suffering from depression and have also analysed their efficacy in improving one's learning skills.

Women who have high blood pressure in their 40s are 73 percent more likely to develop dementia than women who have stable normal blood pressure.

The study, led by researchers from the University of California San Francisco, showed that people who suffer from chronic pain tend to have diminished attention capacity and impaired memory. 

Researchers tracked 1,001 people - all of whom retired in 2010 - over a five-year period, monitoring them for the development of cognitive problems.

The researchers analysed a decade of data that followed 10,055 core participants from ELSA who were dementia-free at the start of the study in 2002-2003. 

In a 20-year follow-up study carried out at the University of Eastern Finland, men taking a sauna four to seven times a week were 66 per cent less likely to be diagnosed with dementia than those taking a sauna once a week.

The study further reveals that conditions associated with dementia such as memory loss and impairment of two brain functions may also follow.

Episodic memories are those associated with autobiographical events such as a past birthday party or first trip to an amusement park. This type of memory is crucial to our ability to accurately retell stories.

In between were Latinos and Pacific Islanders with an average annual rate of 19.6 cases per 1,000, and Whites with 19.3 per 1,000.