Archive for November 29th, 2008

Dying for a burger: eating junk food may raise your risk of getting alzheimer’s

Eating meals rich in fat, sugar and cholesterol triggered changes in the brain associated with the early stages of the debilitating disease Alzheimer's, scientists have found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)

Dying for a burger: eating junk food may raise your risk of getting alzheimer’s

Eating meals rich in fat, sugar and cholesterol triggered changes in the brain associated with the early stages of the debilitating disease Alzheimer's, scientists have found. (Source: the Mail online | Diet)

 

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Study to probe early-onset alzheimer’s

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The adult children of people with the inherited form of Alzheimer's disease are being sought for a new study of the rare disorder. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)

Fast Food A Potential Risk Factor For Alzheimer’s

Mice that were fed a diet rich in fat, sugar and cholesterol for nine months developed a preliminary stage of the morbid irregularities that form in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. The study results, published in a doctoral thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet (KI), give some indications of how this difficult to treat disease might one day be preventable.

Fast food a potential risk factor for alzheimer’s

Mice that were fed a diet rich in fat, sugar and cholesterol for nine months developed a preliminary stage of the morbid irregularities that form in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. The study results, published in a doctoral thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet (KI), give some indications of how this difficult to treat disease might one day be preventable. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)