Topic: Finland
Certain viral infections may increase the likelihood of mental decline and dementia, especially among older adults with heart disease.. Viruses May Trigger Dementia "Inflammation has been implicated in dementia, and viral infections could be a triggering factor," says researcher Timo E. Strandberg, ...
It has been documented that smoking increases the risk of most diseases and mortality, but some studies have shown that smoking can reduce the chances of developing Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases."The link between smoking and risk of Alzheimer's disease, the ...
Education has been liked to decreased risk for dementia for decades, but researchers behind a new study opened up the brains of hundreds of people who had died with the disease to try to find out why this correlation exists. Most of ...
The things that are bad for your heart in the middle years of life -- high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes -- are bad for your brain in later years, new research indicates.. "We found an association not only with ...
People who live alone in middle age face nearly double the risk of developing cognitive problems in later life compared with married or cohabiting counterparts, according to a study published Friday.Researchers interviewed 2,000 people selected randomly in the Kuopio and Joensuu regions ...
Middle-aged people who drink moderate amounts of coffee significantly reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a study by Finnish and Swedish researchers showed Thursday. "Middle-aged people who drank between three and five cups of coffee a day lowered their risk of ...
Atrial fibrillation is strongly linked to stroke risk in people aged 85 or older, researchers report in the May issue of Stroke.. Tuula Pirttila, M.D., Ph.D., of Kuopio University Hospital in Kuopio, Finland, and colleagues assessed the connection between neuropathology, atrial fibrillation, ...
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Phoenix Coyotes' Sami Lepisto (18), of Finland, gets ready to get a ...AP News - -
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San Jose Sharks goalie Antti Niemi, of Finland, stops a shot against ...AP News - -
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