In February, scientists who work for a leading vitamin supplier published an article calling for the U.S. to double its Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for vitamin E to 30 mg (20.1 IU) per day. [...]
Category: Alzheimer’s disease
Miracle vitamin outperforms drug for Alzheimer’s disease
On Tuesday, I told you no drug can cure Alzheimer’s disease (AD). But one vitamin holds great promise. In fact, in a new study, men and women with AD who took this vitamin significantly delayed [...]
4 things you can do today to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
No drug can cure Alzheimer’s disease (AD). But one key nutrient can significantly help slow the progression of the disease. In fact, a brand new study found that a once maligned vitamin performs [...]
7 simple tips for spotting early signs of Alzheimer’s disease
On this special day of the year, I always used to look forward to Bob Hope’s Christmas Specials. If you’re like me…and you fondly remember Mr. Hope singing, “thanks for the memories” to sign off [...]
Earliest useful Alzheimer’s disease test everyone over 65 needs to take
Earlier this month, Britain’s Prime Minister spoke at the G8 summit about a new brain scan to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. The test detects the presence of beta-amyloid protein [...]
Can cleanliness contribute to Alzheimer’s?
Over the centuries, our lives and communities have become much more hygienic. And that’s mostly a good thing. But according to scientists at the Biological Anthropology Laboratory at Cambridge [...]
Anesthesia doubles dementia risk
Surgery is always risky. No matter how you slice it (or how it slices you). And according to a new study, it’s not just the surgery itself you should worry about. The anesthesia poses its own set [...]
The Alzheimer’s-cancer connection–not just skin deep
I recently wrote about a study that showed people who get skin cancer have a significantly lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD). But this effect isn’t just skin-deep. Two new studies [...]
New threat to women’s health
We hear a lot of politically correct sermonizing to “support the fight” against breast cancer. Most of this comes from the non-profit breast cancer industry, which is proficient at publicity [...]
Are these cancer victims immune to Alzheimer’s disease?
A new study found that people who get certain types of skin cancer are significantly less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease (AD). U.S. scientists recently made this shocking discovery quite [...]