Author: Eef Hogervorst, Professor of Biological Psychology, Loughborough University

Can eating high fat cheese and cream reduce dementia risk, as a new study suggests?

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photolin/Shutterstock A large Swedish study reported a lower risk of dementia among middle-aged and older adults who consumed higher amounts of full-fat cheese and cream. The findings may sound like welcome news but they need careful interpretation. The study followed 27,670 participants for 25 years, during which 3,208 developed dementia. Among people without a known […]

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Even a few thousand steps a day can reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s – new study

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A new study suggests that even low levels of physical activity could protect the brain from Alzheimer’s disease – but not in the way scientists expected. The researchers tracked almost 300 older adults with early brain signs of Alzheimer’s for nine to 11 years using pedometers. They found that physical activity didn’t reduce the toxic […]

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Could the copper in your diet help prevent memory loss, as new study suggests?

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More and more research suggests that the copper in your diet could play a bigger role in brain health than we once believed. A recent study found that older Americans who ate more copper-rich foods did better on memory and concentration tests. The findings, published in Nature Scientific Reports, looked at people’s diets using detailed […]

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