Overweight is one of the widely recognized risk factors of Alzheimer’s disease. But lower BMI seems also to increase a risk of the disease. According to a recent study, a combination of higher genetic risk for Alzheimer’s and lower BMI, especially in older men, could increase a risk of Alzheimer’s and predict the disease progression.
At this moment there is no treatment for dementia. The only way to deal with it is to reduce the risk of developing the disease. One of the recognized risk factors of dementia is a high blood pressure. According to a recent large study, women with high pressure have a greater chance of developing dementia […]