Category: Alzheimer’s risk

Hong Kong Develops AI Model to Predict Alzheimer’s Risk With Over 70% Accuracy

June 15, 2023
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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) research team has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can use genetic information to predict the risk of Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms appear. At present, the clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is mainly based on doctor’s judgment, cognitive ability scale test and brain scan, but…

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Following a Mediterranean Diet Could Reduce Alzheimer’s and Diabetes by up to 50 Percent

June 25, 2022
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Did you know that the chances of developing cognitive dysfunction and Alzheimer’s increases when an individual’s insulin levels decline? The similarities between diabetes and Alzheimer’s are so great that many researchers have been referring to Alzheimer’s as diabetes type 3. A recent study found that type 1 diabetics were 83% more likely to develop dementia…

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‘Good’ Cholesterol in Brain May Help Keep Alzheimer’s at Bay

April 24, 2022
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Higher levels of “good” cholesterol in the fluid surrounding your brain and spinal cord may help protect you from Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. “This study represents the first time that small HDL particles in the brain have been counted,” said study co-author Dr. Hussein Yassine. He is an associate professor of medicine and…

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