UVA Launches Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia Site MemoryCommons.org

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clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com If you are Alzheimer's dementia healthcare professional you might want to take a look at this website. Alzheimer's caregivers might also find this site useful. Readers might consider sharing this article with their personal care physician..... Original content Bob DeMarco, the Alzheimer's Reading Room

Vitamin D Levels Associated With Parkinson’s Disease Risk

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clipped from www.alzheimersreadingroom.com Individuals with higher levels of vitamin D appear to have a reduced risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Neurology. Vitamin D is known to play a role in bone health and may also be linked to cancer, heart disease and type 2 diabetes, according to background information in the article. “Recently, chronically inadequate vitamin D intake was proposed to play a significant role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease,” the authors write. “According to the suggested biological mechanism, Parkinson’s disease may be caused by a continuously inadequate vitamin D status leading to a chronic loss of dopaminergic neurons in the brain.” Original content Bob DeMarco, the Alzheimer's Reading Room