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Ruoling Chen, Kenneth Wilson, Yang Chen, Dongmei Zhang, Xia Qin, Meizi He,et al. “Association between environmental tobacco smoke exposure and dementia syndromes.” Occup Environ Med 2013;70:1 63-69.
Beneficial effects on expression of the cell adhesion molecule P-selectin are observed in men who consume white chocolate.
Older adults who drink sweetened beverages, and artificially sweetened diet drinks in particular, are at increased risk for depression.
Increased intakes of riboflavin (vitamin B2) and pyridoxine (vitamin B6) associate with significant reductions in the risk of colorectal cancer, among women.
Bisphenol A (BPA) associates with increased levels of albumin in the urine, potentially signaling renal impairment and kidney disease.
Americans are eating 10 grams less fat per day today, as they were in the 1970s.
An international study reports a link between passive smoking and syndromes of dementia.
Amidst growing concerns about health and eating right, fresh fruit is the top snack food consumed in the United States.
A cocktail of three specific genes can reprogram cells in the scars caused by heart attacks into functioning muscle cells.
Meta-analysis involving 91,000+ subjects reports that taking a daily multivitamin/multimineral supplement does not raise the risk of death.
Late-life depression associates with prevalent mild cognitive impairment and an increased risk of dementia.
Late-life depression associates with prevalent mild cognitive impairment and an increased risk of dementia.
Supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids may postpone the onset of metabolic disorders and associated declines in cognitive functions.
Most American homes have levels of at least one flame retardant that exceed a federal health guideline.
An active lifestyle helps preserve gray matter in the brains of older adults and could reduce the burden of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Living in areas of high air pollution can lead to decreased cognitive function in older adults.
Older people who are living independently but have signs of cerebral damage may lower their risk of having dementia if they remain physically active.
Structural damage to the brain from high blood pressure (hypertension) may occur among people as young as 40.
Four months of a high-intensity interval training program dramatically increased cognitive performance.
Vascular health, and thereby cardiac and cognitive functioning, may benefit from supplementation with the antioxidant compound found in red wine and red grapes.
Eating a diet laden with carbohydrates raises the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment by four times; sugars raise that risk 1.5 times.
#107 - Foil the Common Sleep Robbers
If you experience trouble falling asleep, or staying asleep, consider the following:
• An irregular or inconsistent schedule of being awake/asleep sets the biological stage for poor sleep. Set a regular schedule, particularly for the time at which you get up everyday. • Avoid caffeine (commonly found in soda, soft drinks, coffee, and tea), which is a stimulant, for six hours before bedtime, longer if you know these substances give you trouble sleeping. Also avoid hidden sources of caffeine, such as chocolate and some over-the-counter pain and cold remedies. • Avoid nicotine (from cigarettes or a skin patch), also a stimulant, for at least six hours prior to bedtime. • Avoid alcohol after dinnertime. While a drink may help you fall asleep, it will probably cause you to awaken in the middle of the night. • If you are on any prescription or over-the-counter medications, ask your doctor if any of them could be keeping you awake or causing you not to get a refreshing sleep. |
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Passive smoking, also known as ‘second-hand’ smoke or environmental tobacco smoke, is known to cause serious cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, including coronary heart disease and lung cancer. An international study by scientists in China, the United Kingdom, and United States has found a link between passive smoking and syndromes of dementia. Dr Ruoling Chen, from King’s College London (United Kingdom), and colleagues surveyed 5,921 people, ages 60 years and older, living in the rural and urban communities in China to characterize their levels of environmental tobacco smoke exposure, smoking habits and assess levels of dementia syndromes. The team found that 10% of the group had severe dementia syndromes, which was significantly related to exposure level and duration of passive smoking. The associations with severe syndromes were found in people who had never smoked and in former and current smokers. Observing that: “[environmental tobacco smoke] should be considered an important risk factor for severe dementia syndromes,” the study authors urge that: “Avoidance of [environmental tobacco smoke] may reduce the rates of severe dementia syndromes worldwide.”