But it was only a few months ago that they discovered that Caffeine was the "magic bullet" in rats/mice, for reversing the plaques.
And a couple weeks ago there were reports that veterans who experienced PTSD have a far greater chance to develop a dementia later in life.
There is also some interesting items about dementia unblocking repressed memories -- and there are some elderly patients who never had PTSD, but who are currently having violent nightmares about their experiences during WW II.
Then there's this VERY peculiar article, which is way too politically incorrect to appear in the Western press, I don't know what to make of it.
Breaking News:
Heavy drinking 'cuts dementia risk'
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-4940183,prtpage-1.cms
People who drink up to 28 drinks a week in later life are less likely to develop dementia than people who abstain from alcohol consumption, according to a new study.
Professor Kaarin Anstey, from Canberra's Australian National University, and colleagues compiled data from 15 international studies, including responses from more than 10,000 people.
They found that drinkers are better off when it comes to developing diseases affecting cognitive function, reports the Daily Telegraph....
Did they distinguish between correlation and causation ?
Could it be that people capable of drinking 28 drinks a week are not susceptible to Alz/PD ?