Alzheimer's Disease
Scientific References - Alzheimer

Physical Activity and Cognitive Activity Reduce Risk of Developing Dementia

Relation of cognitive activity to risk of developing Alzheimer diseaseR. S. Wilson, PhD, P. A. Scherr, PhD, ScD, J. A. Schneider, MD, Y. Tang, PhD and D. A. Bennett, MD, Neurology 2007;69:1911-1920
doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000271087.67782.cb
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Exercise Is Associated with Reduced Risk for Incident Dementia among Persons 65 Years of Age and Older, Eric B. Larson, Li Wang, James D. Bowen, Wayne C. McCormick, Linda Teri, Paul Crane, and Walter Kukull
Annals of Internal Medicine, January 17, 2006 144:73-81
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Omega Fatty Acid, Vitamins and Alzheimer Disease

Plasma Phosphatidylcholine Docosahexaenoic Acid Content and Risk of Dementia and Alzheimer Disease: The Framingham Heart Study Ernst J. Schaefer, MD; Vanina Bongard, MD, PhD; Alexa S. Beiser, PhD; Stefania Lamon-Fava, MD, PhD; Sander J. Robins, MD; Rhoda Au, PhD; Katherine L. Tucker, PhD; David J. Kyle, PhD; Peter W. F. Wilson, MD; Philip A. Wolf, MD, Arch Neurol. 2006;63:1545-1550.
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Vitamin B12 and folate in relation to the development of Alzheimer’s disease, H-X. Wang, BA;, Å. Wahlin, PhD;, H. Basun, MD, PhD;, J. Fastbom, MD, PhD;, B. Winblad, MD, PhD; and L. Fratiglioni, MD, PhD, Neurology 2001;56:1188-1194
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High-Protein Diet Linked to Lower Brain Mass in Alzheimer's Mouse Model

Dietary composition modulates brain mass and solubilizable Aβ levels in a mouse model of aggressive Alzheimer's amyloid pathology, Steve Pedrini, Carlos Thomas, Hannah Brautigam, James Schmeidler, Lap Ho, Paul Fraser, David Westaway, Peter St George Hyslop, Ralph N Martins, Joseph D Buxbaum, Giulio M Pasinetti, Dara L Dickstein, Patrick R Hof, Michelle E Ehrlich and Sam Gandy, Molecular Neurodegeneration 2009, 4:40
doi:10.1186/1750-1326-4-40
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Lack of Sleep and Alzheimer’s Disease

Amyloid-β dynamics are regulated by orexin and the sleep-wake cycle, Jae-Eun Kang, Miranda M. Lim, Randall J. Bateman, James J. Lee, Liam P. Smyth, John R. Cirrito, Nobuhiro Fujiki, Seiji Nishino, David M. Holtzman, Science 326, 1005–1007 (2009).
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