Research suggests ("Diet-induced glial insulin resistance impairs the clearance of neuronal debris in Drosophila brain") a high-sugar diet, commonly associated with obesity, leads to insulin resistance in the brain and may heighten the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.
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Fungus linked to Alzheimer's disease
In a new study, researches researchers explored the link between the fungus Candida albicans and Alzheimer's disease.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) accounts for up to 80% of dementia cases and might become an epidemic in the coming years. Since there is no remedy for dementia, prevention and risk mitigation are top priorities.
Researchers found in a new study that middle-aged women on the DASH diet, aimed at lowering blood pressure, were 17% less likely to experience cognitive decline in their later years.
How do high-fat diets affect your memory?
Researchers from Ohio State University have delved deeper into how high-fat diets might impact memory.
Using a large population-based sample of nearly 500,000 individuals from the UK Biobank, findings showed that loneliness was associated with risk of incident Parkinson disease (PD) across demographic groups and was independent of depression and other prominent risk factors and genetic risk.
Herbicides are the most used class of pesticides worldwide, with uses in agriculture, homes and industry.
The minor allele of the genetic variant rs10191329 in the DYSF-ZNF638 locus is associated with unfavorable long-term clinical outcome in multiple sclerosis.
New research unveils a significant correlation between caffeine consumption and a lowered risk of Parkinson's Disease (PD) for individuals with Asian gene variants linked to the disorder.
A comprehensive review, employing the PRISMA flowchart, scrutinized 17,099 records, finalizing 175 publications. These encompassed a broad spectrum of dietary factors, from meat and vegetables to beverages and macronutrients. The main contributions hailed from Europe, Asia, and North America.