A Rare Success against Alzheimer's 2017 (English)In: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, E-ISSN 1946-7087, Vol. 316, no 4, p. 32-37Article in journal (Other academic) Published

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• Two hundred experimental drugs intended to treat Alzheimer's disease have failed in the past 30 years. Without new therapies, the number of patients worldwide will increase dramatically by 2050.
• A ray of hope has come recently from a clinical trial that showed that dementia's cognitive impairment might be prevented by paying close attention to various health factors.
• Participants in the study who followed a regimen of health-related steps registered improvements on cognitive measures such as memory and mental-processing speed.
• Results of this research suffice for health care professionals to begin making a series of recommendations to patients on diet, exercise and levels of social engagement that may help prevent dementia.

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Nature Publishing Group, 2017. Vol. 316, no 4, p. 32-37

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Geriatrics

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Natural Science, Medicine; Social Sciences, Psychology

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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-61665DOI: 10.1038/scientificamerican0417-32ISI: 000399229700023PubMedID: 28296841Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85015791922OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-61665DiVA, id: diva2:1084188

Available from: 2017-03-23 Created: 2017-03-23 Last updated: 2019-08-29Bibliographically approved

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