Different diseases such as Alzheimer's affect different parts of the brain and lead to dementia - a loss of cognitive functioning to such an extent that it interferes with a person's daily life and activities.
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The findings show that maintaining a healthy weight and eating less processed foods 'may play a major role' in reducing neurodegeneration, the researchers said. Scientists say a slightly tweaked version — packed with green tea, walnuts and a green smoothie — could even more effective in helping to slow brain ageing and slash the risk of dementia
MRI brain scans were completed at the start and end of the trial to calculate 'brain age' — how old the brain appears on scans, regardless of biological age. Around 900,000 Brits are currently thought to have the memory-robbing disorder. But University College London scientists estimate this will rise to 1.7million within two decades as people live longer. It marks a 40 per cent uptick on the previous forecast in 2017
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