Complementary medicine for the modification of risk factors for cognitive impairment

Authors

Genevieve Z. Steiner, Western Sydney UniversityFollow
Sai Seto, Western Sydney University
Yiu Wa Kwan, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Crystal Haskell-Ramsay, Northumbria University
David A. Camfield, Swinburne University of Technology, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

113141

Publication Details

Steiner, G. Z., Seto, S. Wang., Kwan, Y., Haskell-Ramsay, C. & Camfield, D. A. (2017). Complementary medicine for the modification of risk factors for cognitive impairment. Evidence-based Complementary And Alternative Medicine, 2017 9472859-1-9472859-2.

Abstract

There is a natural decline in cognitive function as we age, particularly in processing speed and working memory. A range of modifiable factors can increase the risk of accelerated cognitive decline including hypertension, chronic inflammation, atherosclerosis, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, stroke, and impaired central nervous system glucose regulation. Given the lack of adequate interventions for cognitive decline and dementia, it is essential that treatments with the potential to reduce the risk of cognitive impairment are thoroughly explored.