Dementia

A Research led by the University of Cambridge has identified a link suggesting that lithium could decrease the risk of developing dementia. In addition, the research was conducted on nearly 30,000 patients who were above 50 years of age. Lithium is known to be a mood stabiliser prescribed for bipolar disorder and depression. Notably, Bipolar disorder and depression are two of the major reasons for dementia.

According to a study, the researchers have claimed that there is an association between hearing loss and dementia. In addition, it has been found that people with hearing loss have faster rates of brain atrophy and a higher risk of cognitive decline. However, the data suggest that eliminating midlife hearing loss would reduce dementia by 9%. Notably, the use of hearing aids can reduce the effects of dementia.

In a recent study, scientists from the Leeds University, Nutritional Epidemiology Group have discovered that eating processed meat such as bacon increases the risk of dementia by 44%. However, the unprocessed red meat (pork, veal) was declared protective as people who consumed 50g/day were 19 percent less likely to succumb to dementia.  Reportedly, the researchers used data of 50,000 people to explore a potential relation between consumption… read-more