Heavy drinkers and smokers develop Alzheimer's disease six to seven years earlier than those who do not smoke or drink, US researchers claim. A study of 900 people aged over 60 found early onset was most likely in those who also had a high-risk gene. A second US study found people with high cholesterol in their early 40s are one and a half times more likely to develop Alzheimer's.
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'Bad habits' link to Alzheimer's - BBC Health News 17th April 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
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