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Does nutrition have a role in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease?
Author(s) -
Greener Mark
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
progress in neurology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1931-227X
pISSN - 1367-7543
DOI - 10.1002/pnp.249
Subject(s) - disease , dementia , cognition , medicine , alzheimer's disease , psychology , intensive care medicine , gerontology , psychiatry , pathology
Developing effective drugs for Alzheimer's disease is notoriously difficult: hence, other approaches to the management of the disease are much needed. Mark Greener discusses whether some key nutrients might enhance cognitive performance and reduce the risk of developing dementia.