Is there any care or prevention for demintia or alzymers disease?



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I have heard that using your brain more can help delay or prevent Alzheimers, though not scientifically proven. Puzzles like Mensa, Soduku, brain teasers may help.

Efforts to find effective treatments for Alzheimer's after-the-fact have so far been disappointing. Age is the primary risk factor for Alzheimer's. The baby boom is approaching its golden years. Indeed, much of the concern about the solvency of governmental social safety nets is founded on estimates of the costs of caring for baby boomers, assuming that they develop Alzheimer's in the same proportions as earlier generations.

One study ("Leisure Activities and the Risk of Dementia in the Elderly," New England Journal of Medicine [8]) found that people who played chess on a regular basis went on to get Alzheimer's at a substantially lower rate than the general population. The chess relationship was stronger than any other factor, including dancing and solving crossword puzzles, both of which were also shown to be inversely proportional to getting Alzheimer's disease.

In a number of retrospective studies, regular physical exercise has appeared to be inversely related to the development of Alzheimer’s. The Alzheimer's risk of those exercising regularly was half that of the least active. This research is consistent with the observation that virtually all measures designed to promote cardiac fitness and reduce stroke risk also seem to reduce Alzheimer's risk. However in one study, dance appeared to be the only exercise effective in reducing risk. One explanation is that dancing requires the use of complex mental skills such as performing correct steps while at the same time keeping track of the music. The presence of cardiovascular risk factors -- diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and smoking -- in middle age (ages 40 to 44) was found very strongly associated with late-life dementia (Neurology 2005;64:277-281. PMID 15668425).
Alzheimers striking before the age of 60 is generally considered to be due to a genetic abnormality, and is larger unavoidable. Other than that, it is generally true that the best way to prevent dementia is to be as smart, educated, creative, well read, and open to new things as possible. The better the brain is wired to make connections, the less dependent it is on individual connections. Even doing things like avoiding habitual behavior (ie take a different route home from work from time to time, and try new things regualrly) will help decrease your risks.

Keep you brain strong, limber, and adaptable!

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