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News -01-12-07 Research: Folic Acid May Prevent Alzheimer's (US News) "Here's another plug for broccoli and leafy green vegetables: The folic acid they contain may help reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease." 01-07 -01-16-06 Regular Exercise Can Reduce Risk of Dementia (MSNBC News) "Older people who exercise three or more times a week are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia, according to a study that adds to the evidence that staying active can help keep the mind sharp." "Researchers found that healthy people who reported exercising regularly had a 30 to 40 percent lower risk of dementia." 12-05 -07-28-08 Statins May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's Disease (Newsweek) "A study appearing Monday in the journal Neurology found that statins dramatically reduced the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease among a group of subjects 60 years and older. 'It suggests that if you took statins before dementia set in, you might be 50% less likely to develop the condition,' says Mary Haan, an epidemiology professor at the University of Michigan and the study's lead author. 'That's a really big effect.' " 07-08 -12-11-05 Compound in Some Foods Attack Alzheimer's Agent (Scientific American) " 'Resveratrol is a natural polyphenol occurring in abundance in several plants, including grapes, berries and peanuts,' says author Philippe Marambaud of the Litwin-Zucker Research Center for the Study of Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders in Manhasset, N.Y. 'The polyphenol is found in high concentrations in red wines.' " "The scientists found that 40 micromoles (a measure of the amount of resveratrol in a liter of solution) cut levels of the Alzheimer's-associated molecules--amyloid-beta peptides--by more than half." 9-03

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