According to a study published in the August 17th 2016 online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, calcium supplements may be associated with an increased risk of dementia in older women who have had a stroke or other signs of cerebrovascular disease. A release from the academy explains that… Continue reading Calcium Supplements Linked to Dementia Risk in Older Women with Certain Health Conditions
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Is Increased Dementia Risk in Women a Matter of Proteins?
Gender-specific differences between the levels and structures of proteins present in the white matter and the mitochondria of the brains of men and women suffering from dementia have been revealed for the first time in a study published in March 2016 in the open access journal Molecular Brain. A release from BioMed Central explains that… Continue reading Is Increased Dementia Risk in Women a Matter of Proteins?