In a small trial, an antioxidant supplement called ergothioneine was safe for older adults with mild memory problems over one year, and was linked to better verbal memory and a steadier brain-health marker, compared with a placebo group whose memory and markers got worse.
In a small trial, a 12-week dietary counselling programme improved diet quality and lowered bad cholesterol in older Singaporean women, compared with women who received no counselling, showing that simple nutrition advice can improve heart health in later life.
This paper describes a long-term Singapore study tracking diet and health in over 1,000 elderly participants, which has supported many related studies on tea, mushrooms, and other foods and their links to brain health.
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Using brain scans, this study found that older adults who regularly drank tea had more efficient and better-connected brains than those who didn’t, offering visual evidence for tea’s protective effect on the ageing brain.
In a study of 663 elderly Singaporeans, those who ate mushrooms more than twice a week were much less likely to have mild memory problems than those who ate less, even after accounting for other factors. This points to mushrooms as a possible dietary factor that helps protect the brain.
Looking at over 600 elderly Singaporeans, this study found that people who had been drinking tea for 15 years or more were less likely to have symptoms of depression or anxiety, even after accounting for other health and lifestyle factors.
By grouping older Singaporeans based on their symptoms, this study identified different combinations of mood, behaviour, and memory problems that relate differently to a formal diagnosis of mild cognitive decline. This could help doctors better tailor care to each pattern.
Combining Singapore data with results from other studies worldwide, this research found that memory problems tend to lead to depression in older adults, rather than depression causing memory problems. This helps clarify which problem tends to come first.
By testing blood samples from 60 people with mild memory problems and 56 without, this study found differences in certain fat-related molecules in the blood. This points to changes in how the body processes fats as a possible early sign of cognitive decline.
Tracking almost 1,000 elderly Chinese Singaporeans over several years, this study found that people who drank tea regularly were much less likely to develop memory and thinking problems. The protective effect was strongest in women and in people carrying a gene linked to higher Alzheimer’s risk.
