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One of the best ways to keep your mind working well and prevent dementia and cognitive decline is to eat a diet full of brain foods. The most common type of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease ...
An anti-inflammatory diet reduced the risk of dementia by 31% in people even if they had type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke, according to a new study.
depression. physical inactivity. diabetes. excessive alcohol consumption. traumatic brain injury. air pollution. social isolation. High cholesterol and vision loss are also newly identified risk ...
Orlistat, sold under the brand name Xenical among others, is a medication used to treat obesity. Its primary function is preventing the absorption of fats from the human diet by acting as a lipase inhibitor, thereby reducing caloric intake. It is intended for use in conjunction with a healthcare provider-supervised reduced-calorie diet.
Alzheimer's disease ( AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens, [ 2] and is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. [ 2][ 15] The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. [ 1] As the disease advances, symptoms can include problems with language, disorientation ...
Depressive symptoms can be a part of the clinical presentation of dementia, leading to debate as to whether depression is a cause or a symptom of dementia. [39] The evidence remains unclear. However, Livingstone et al. (2014) [ 39 ] report that it is "biologically plausible" that depression increases the risk of dementia.
In early 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to a new Alzheimer’s drug called Leqembi. (Biogen, a biotechnology company, and Eisai, a pharmaceutical ...
Donepezil, sold under the brand name Aricept among others, is a medication used to treat dementia of the Alzheimer's type. [ 3][ 4][ 8] It appears to result in a small benefit in mental function and ability to function. [ 9] Use, however, has not been shown to change the progression of the disease. [ 10]