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POSTED May 24, 2011 - 15:40 | POSTED BY Dipankar Roy

Ulcer bacteria may lead to Parkinson’s disease

Bacteria responsible for stomach ulcers may also lead to the development of Parkinson’s disease, suggests a new finding by U.S. researchers.

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According to the findings, presented in the 111th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, Helicobacter pylori or H. pylori – the bacteria responsible for ulcers – may play an important part in the development of Parkinson’s disease.

Traci L. Testerman, Ph.D. and a research assistant professor at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, who also presented the study said, "Infection of late middle-aged mice with a particular strain of the bacteria Helicobacter pylori results in development of Parkinson's disease symptoms after 3-5 months."

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POSTED July 16, 2010 - 12:29 | POSTED BY Neha Jindal

Dementia may vary with diabetes, say researchers

The level of dementia differs in people with or without diabetes, reveals the findings of a novel research.

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Researchers from Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus and the University of California, US, found that dementia (loss of cognitive ability) is different in diabetic and non-diabetic people.

According to study researchers, diabetics suffer dementia due to vascular disease, which dampens blood flow in brain vessels which may cause brain impairment. The trend is completely different in non-diabetics.

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POSTED February 11, 2009 - 05:39 | POSTED BY Neelam Goswami

Mediterranean-style diet may help ward off dementia

New York, February 10:A new research has revealed that eating a Mediterranean-style diet rich in fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes, fish and cereals, may help ward off mild cognitive

Mediterranean-style diet may help ward off dementia

The study also suggests that MCI patients who endorse this diet are less likely to evolve from mild cognitive decline to Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

"We know from previous research that a healthy diet like this is protective for cardiovascular risk factors like cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes. Now this current study shows it may help brain function too," says study lead author Nikolaos Scarmeas, who is an assistant professor of clinical neurology at the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's disease and the Aging Brain at Columbia University Medical Center.

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