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Coffee prevents Alzheimer’s

July 7th, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Alzheimer

Coffee may prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s.
Dementia Coffee Beans

A team of research scientists from the University of South Florida have found that caffeine and an unknown element in coffee are responsible for releasing high levels of the protein GCSF in to the blood stream, which they believe, reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer’s.

The protein GCSF is greatly diminished in Alzheimer sufferers, and an increase has been linked to an improved memory in mice with the disease.
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Causes of Alzheimer’s disease

June 4th, 2011 by admin | No Comments | Filed in Alzheimer

Scientists are still uncertain about the direct causes of Alzheimer’s. There are however, certain external and internal factors that make certain people more susceptible to the disease.

Genetics – although the results are not conclusive, there appears to be a clear case for genetic inheritance in cases where the disease is contracted early in life. Often GP’s will advise you to seek genetic counselling and testing if two or more close relatives developed the disease before the age of 60.

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