It results in a progressive and irreversible decline in memory and a deterioration of various other cognitive abilities.
When restricted to those in the earlier, mild to moderate stages, it appeared to be effective, reducing the expected decline in memory by a third.
Other recent research showed that Alzheimer's patients who suffered regular infections, such as coughs and colds, had a fourfold greater decline in memory tests during a six-month period compared with patients with the lowest infection levels.
"When we started these experiments," she says, "most of us thought that, at best, we'd see less decline" in memory function among the volunteers who exercised, which still would have represented success.
Ageing is accompanied by a decline in memory, but GSTT can improve memory impairment.
It may be possible to slow the decline in memory and learning as we age by tackling poor sleep, researchers hope.
Patients who meet the criteria for this diagnosis would exhibit a noticeable decline in memory or other cognitive functions but would still be reasonably able to function independently.
Whilst evidence indicating a detrimental effect of dehydration on cognitive function is less consistent [9], decline in memory, perceptual discrimination and mood state has been observed in some studies [10].
This interaction was the result of a significant decline in memory specificity from pre- to post-manipulation in individuals reporting high levels of rumination about symptoms when depressed who were allocated to the analytical condition.
Lengthening of life span has little merit if the quality of life is not preserved and in the elderly the decline in memory and cognitive abilities is of great concern.
"But we also found that greater intakes of total flavonoids were associated with slower decline in memory," Devore said.
