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A new study published in PLOS ONE sheds light on how certain anti-inflammatory drugs may prove to be effective treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Vision impairment in those over 71 could be a potential risk factor for dementia, a new study suggests. By analyzing the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS), the researchers found a notable association between sight loss and the prevalence of dementia among nearly 3,000 US participants.

In a new study published, they investigated the association between childhood diet and developing MS, age of onset and onset type and the association between diet at age 50 and disability and MRI volumes in people with MS (PwMS).

We aimed to study the influence of smoking habits, exposure to passive smoking and snuff use on disease progression, cognitive performance and quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Older people who have little social contact with others may be more likely to have loss of overall brain volume, and in areas of the brain affected by dementia, than people with more frequent social contact, according to a study published in the July 12, 2023, online issue of Neurology.

Although most people don't associate oral disease with serious health problems, increasing evidence shows that oral bacteria play a significant role in systemic diseases like colon cancer and heart disease.

Multiple sclerosis and the major sporadic neurogenerative disorders, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson disease, and Alzheimer disease are considered to have both genetic and environmental components. Advances have been made in finding genetic predispositions to these disorders, but it has been difficult to pin down environmental agents that...

Klotho, a gene found on chromosome 13q12, is involved in a variety of processes and signaling pathways in the human body related to vitamin D metabolism; cardiovascular, renal, musculoskeletal, and skin diseases; and cancer biology.

For many people, the day doesn't start until the coffee cup is empty.

In this new study (Mult Scler. 2023 Jun 27:13524585231181841) the investigators aimed to study the influence of dietary habits on the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS).