At present, there is no cure for Alzheimer’s. However, more and more, neuroscientists are finding ways to help defend against this irreversible and progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and the ability to think. One solution could be as simple as adequate sleep. A new study that has reportedly found a way to gauge when Alzheimer’s will most likely strike in a person’s lifetime has people asking: could burning the midnight oil lead to Alzheimer’s?
New Study: 1 In 3 People Will Get This Disease. Is Anxiety The Cause?
If it feels like an increasing number of older people have Alzheimer’s or dementia these days, you’re not imagining things. One in three seniors in the United States dies with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. That means it kills more people than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. But a new study suggests that late-term dementia, the most common form of dementia, might be caused, in part, by mid-life anxiety. The logic follows, then, that reducing anxiety, especially in mid-life, can reduce your chances of developing dementia as you age. [Read more…]