Topic: Nordic Countries
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 ...
Drinking wine in moderate amounts may reduce the risk of decline in thinking skills in some people and may even protect against dementia, a new study shows.. Researchers in Norway studied the drinking habits of 5,033 men and women over a seven-year ...
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 ...
Buying from the XXXXL rack is bad enough, but now there's this: Lead researcher Annika Rosengren, Ph.D., speculates that blood-vessel damage caused by high blood glucose may be to blame.
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 ...
People who are socially active and mellow may be less likely to develop dementia, a new study finds.. "The good news is, lifestyle factors can be modified as opposed to genetic factors which cannot be controlled," said study researcher Hui-Xin Wang of ...
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 ...
Remaining socially active and intellectually challenged is key to a healthy brain; living as a couple makes that easier, says study author Krister Hakansson of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
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The Voice - Nordic Scandinavian Countries.
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