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China Becomes Country With Largest Number Of Alzheimer's Patients In World
China has become the country with the largest number of Alzheimer's patients in the world, the state-run Global Times reported. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia and mostly affects people in old age. In China, however, the disease is also occurring at an increasingly younger age. Sources said, about 15.07 million people aged 60 and above in China have dementia, of which 9.83 million have Alzheimer's disease.
Tags: alzheimer's disease, China, Health, World news, population
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Alzheimer To Get Cured Through Butterfly Tea Plant, Researchers Suggest
Bengaluru researchers have suggested butterfly tea plant as an aid for Alzheimer. Caused due to disruption in brain, the disease affects behaviour and memory of patient. Neha V Kalmankar, a Phd student at the National Centre for Biological Sciences highlighted the usage of plants to cure various diseases and the significance to find the medical purpose of plants. Cyclotides from plant has proven effective to cure Alzheimer patients.
Tags: health care, alzheimer's disease, Researchers, disease, medicine
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Obesity Can Fuel Alzheimer's Disease, Adversely Affect Brain Health: Study
Obesity can adversely affect brain health and stimulate Alzheimer's disease, revealed a latest research compiled by the University of Sheffield and the University of Eastern Finland. The study found that obesity could expedite neural tissue vulnerability and make one's brain susceptible to several brain-related conditions. Further, the findings suggested that timely prevention of obesity and maintenance of a healthy weight through exercise… read-more
Tags: obesity, alzheimer's disease, brain health, Univerity of Sheffield, University of Eastern Finland
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