Vitamin E and Selenium Fail to Prevent Dementia in Men

Antioxidant supplementation with vitamin E and selenium, taken alone or in combination, was not associated with a decreased incidence of dementia in asymptomatic older men, according to a study published by JAMA Neurology. Oxidative stress has been implicated as an important mechanism in Alzheimer disease, spurring interest in the use of antioxidants to modify risk of cognitive decline and dementia..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:317

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The journal of the American Medical Association / Englische Ausgabe - 317(2017), 20, Seite 2054-2054

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Slomski, Anita [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alzheimer's disease
Antioxidants
Cognitive ability
Dementia
Dementia disorders
Incidence
Men
Neurodegenerative diseases
Neurology
Older people
Oxidative stress
Risk
Selenium
Stress
Stresses
Supplementation
Tocopherol
Vitamin E

doi:

10.1001/jama.2017.6078

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1994213647