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“The brains of people who die with dementia-related disorders often exhibit the presence of many types of misfolded proteins. APOE is a protein involved in lipid transport. A variant in the APOE gene, called apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4), is the major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.”

“One of the reasons I find this study so compelling even though it is associative data and does not establish causality is because the sauna activates heat shock proteins, which have been shown in countless animal studies to play a causal role in preventing Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.”

“There are a couple of clinical studies underway that are looking at transplanting blood from young individuals into older individuals with mild cognitive dementia to see how this affects cognitive function.”

“The fatty acids may also protect the brain against white matter hyperintensities – areas in the brain that often indicate cerebral small blood vessel disease, a risk factor for dementia.”

“The present correlation between CTSB and verbal learning and memory suggests that CTSB may be useful as a marker for cognitive changes relevant to hippocampal function after exercise in a population at risk for dementia.[...]”

“Another study found that prostate cancer patients randomized to either active monitoring, surgery or radiation therapy all had the same risk of death from the cancer after 10 years. These results suggest that active monitoring of prostate cancer patients may be as good as early radical treatment and may cause fewer side effects.”

“However, resistance exercise elicits structural changes in brain regions affected by Alzheimer's, including those involved in communication, coordination, and memory, such as the cingulate white matter tracts and the hippocampus.”

“The brain shrinks with age, a process called brain atrophy, and a faster rate of shrinkage is associated with dementia and cognitive and functional impairments. Heart disease risk factors such as high cholesterol, diabetes, and hypertension are common in industrialized populations and increase the risk of brain atrophy.”

“More than half of people living in the United States likely have magnesium deficiency These findings suggest that magnesium protects the brain against age-related volume losses, which are associated with dementia.”