Alzheimer's disease: good news
Specialists from the University of Michigan, working under the guidance of Professor Kenneth Langa, analyzed data collected as part of 5 recent studies conducted in the United States and Europe. The data they obtained indicate a widespread reduction in the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and associated senile dementia.
The authors have identified two main factors that can explain this positive trend observed over the past decades. First, people get a better education, which means longer training and more active mental activity, the ability of which to slow down the progression of Alzheimer's disease is well known.
The second aspect is better awareness of the risk factors for the development of diseases of the cardiovascular system, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol in the blood, as well as improving the quality of preventive and therapeutic measures aimed at reducing them.
Other experts studying this issue have also identified a number of factors that reduce the risk of developing senile dementia. These include: early and continuing education, physical activity, late retirement, educated parents (especially a good education of the mother), maintaining social activity and timely treatment of depression.
Article by Eric B. Larson et al. New Insights into the Dementia Epidemic is published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Evgeniya Ryabtseva
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Good news on the Alzheimer’s epidemic: Risk for older adults on the decline.
02.12.2013