2 to 3 cups of coffee a day reduces risk of dementia
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Dr Karen Harrison Dening reflects on her 50-year nursing career and how dementia care and policy have changed in that time
Drinking tea or coffee may help preserve brain function and reduce dementia risk, a large US study has suggested.
A study has suggested that half of dementia cases could be caused by lifestyle factors that 'can be changed'. Dementia is the umbrella term to 'describe a collection of symptoms that one may experience if they are living with a variety of diseases, including Alzheimer's disease', according to the Alzheimer's Association.
Scientists have identified a type of mental exercise focused on processing speed that could cut people’s risk of developing dementia in later life by 25 per cent, an advance that may lead to new interventions for the elderly.