Switch to हिंदी

Health, Fitness, Beauty & Diet | Pregnancy & Parenting | Diseases & Home Remedies | TheHealthSite.com

Health, Fitness, Beauty & Diet | Pregnancy & Parenting | Diseases & Home Remedies | TheHealthSite.com

हिंदी
  • Health A-Z
  • Home Remedies
  • Diseases
    • Type 1 Diabetes
    • Type 2 Diabetes
    • Cancer
    • Heart Attack
    • Pneumonia
    • Diseases A-Z
  • Diet & Fitness
    • Weight Management
    • Exercise & Body Building
    • Diet & Recipes
    • Yoga
  • Coronavirus
  • News
  • Pregnancy
    • Conceiving
    • Infertility
    • Labour & Delivery
    • Pregnancy week-by-week
    • Breastfeeding
    • Baby Names
  • Beauty
    • Skin
    • Hair
    • Grooming
  • Photos
  • Videos
BLA21 cibil.com ageas federal zee hindustan
Home / Diseases-conditions / Alzheimers / Get a flu shot if you want to bring down your risk of Alzheimer’s disease

Get a flu shot if you want to bring down your risk of Alzheimer’s disease

According to researchers, people who received at least one flu vaccination were 17 per cent less likely to get Alzheimer's disease over the course of a lifetime.

By: Jahnavi Sarma   | | Published: July 29, 2020 4:47 pm
Tags: alzheimer's prevention  Alzheimer's treatment  irreversable dementia  Neurodegenerative disease  
Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease is a kind of dementia that causes brain cells to degenerate and die. It is a progressive disorder characterised by a continuous decline in thinking, behavioral and social skills. Early signs may be short term memory loss. Gradually, a patient experiences severe memory impairment and lose the ability to perform everyday tasks. In advanced stages of the disease, complications from severe loss of brain function — such as dehydration, malnutrition or infection — result in death. There is no cure for this disease. But some medications may temporarily help deal with symptoms or slow the rate of decline. Because there are no treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, it is crucial that we find ways to prevent it and delay its onset. Even a small reduction in risk can make a huge difference. Also Read - Prostate drug, terazosin, may significantly bring down the risk of Parkinson's disease in men

Now, according to researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Centre in the US, people who received at least one flu vaccination were 17 per cent less likely to get Alzheimer’s disease over the course of a lifetime. Also Read - Beware! This could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s



Frequent vaccination reduces risk even more

The aim of the researchers was to pinpoint potential factors that could reduce Alzheimer’s disease risk. The role was to sort through enormous amounts of de-identified patient data in the Cerner Health Facts database to see whether there are drugs that could be repurposed to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Once the team identified the flu vaccine as a candidate, they used machine learning to analyse more than 310,000 health records to study the relationship between flu vaccination and Alzheimer’s disease. The study found that more frequent flu vaccination and receiving a vaccination at younger ages were associated with even greater decreases in risk. Also Read - Traumatic brain injury can increase risk of Alzheimer's disease: Tips to avoid head injuries

Flu shot helps by boosting up immune response

Researchers say that one of their theories of how the flu vaccine may work is that some of the proteins in the flu virus may train the body’s immune response to better protect against Alzheimer’s disease. Providing people with a flu vaccine may be a safe way to introduce those proteins that could help prepare the body to fight off the disease.

However, researchers noted that additional studies in large clinical trials are needed to explore whether the flu shot could serve as a valid public health strategy in the fight against this disease. More research is needed to investigate why and how the flu vaccine works in the body to help prevent Alzheimer’s disease, they say. The study was presented at the 2020 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on July 27-31. The conference was held virtually due to COVID-19.

What you can do to bring down your risk of Alzheimer’s disease

If this condition runs in your family, there may be nothing you can do about it. But you can delay the onset by changing the way you live. You can significantly bring down your risk of this condition by living a healthy and stress-free life. Eat nutritious foods and be physically active. You also need to take time out from your daily life and rejuvenate. Stress and anxiety can trigger this condition. So, you need to relax and chill.

(With inputs from IANS)

Published : July 29, 2020 4:47 pm
Read Disclaimer

World Lung Cancer Day 2020: 5 tips to reduce your risk of this condition

World Lung Cancer Day 2020: 5 tips to reduce your risk of this condition

6 COVID-19 vaccine candidates enter late stage clinical trials

6 COVID-19 vaccine candidates enter late stage clinical trials

Please Wait. Article Loading ....

Coronavirus Updates

Coronavirus Updates

Stay Informed, Be Safe

  • 23-year-old MBBS student dies of COVID after the first dose of vaccination
  • SARS-CoV-2 evolved naturally and it’s far more widespread than previously believed
  • ‘Get COVID-19 vaccination 24*7’: Government removes time cap
  • It is ‘unrealistic’ that COVID-19 pandemic would be over by 2021 end: WHO expert
  • COVID-19 vaccine for variants: Pfizer, Moderna test a third ‘booster’ dose for efficacy

Health Calculators

BMI Calculator
bmi Calculator
Ideal Body Weight
ideal body weight
Daily Calorie Intake
Daily calorie intake
Calories Burned
calories burned

Related Stories

Prostate drug, terazosin, may significantly bring down the risk of Parkinson's disease in men

Prostate drug, terazosin, may significantly bring down the risk of Parkinson's disease in men

Beware! This could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s

Beware! This could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s

Traumatic brain injury can increase risk of Alzheimer's disease: Tips to avoid head injuries

Traumatic brain injury can increase risk of Alzheimer's disease: Tips to avoid head injuries

Parkinson's disease: 'Focused' ultrasound may help treat the condition

Parkinson's disease: 'Focused' ultrasound may help treat the condition

Have more red wine and cheese to enjoy better cognitive health in old age

Have more red wine and cheese to enjoy better cognitive health in old age

Health News in Hindi

सलमान खान के बहनोई आयुष शर्मा का वायरल हुआ वर्कआउट वीडियो, जानिए किस एक्सरसाइज से वो अपने शोल्डर को रखते हैं मजबूत

दिल्ली के सीएम केजरीवाल ने माता-पिता के साथ लगवाई कोविशील्ड वैक्सीन, कहा सभी हैं एकदम स्वस्थ

शोधकर्ताओं ने कहा, यूके कोविड वेरिएंट का वायरल लोड अधिक, दोबारा बढ़ सकती है महामारी, 2021 में होंगी ज्यादा मौतें

मोटापा एक क्रॉनिक डिजीज है, जिसका उपचार करना जरूरी है: डॉ. सुजीत झा

अमरूद के बीज बनते हैं गुर्दे में पथरी का कारण, अधिक सेवन से हो सकती हैं ये चार बीमारियां

Read All

Recent Posts

  • Plant-based diet reduces death risk in postmenopausal women
  • Green tea benefit: It can reduce Down’s Syndrome facial dysmorphology in children
  • Protein-rich diet: Spruce up your meal with this egg moussaka by Pooja Makhija
  • COVID-19 recovered patients showing better response to Covishield vaccine: Study
  • Excessive exercising, over-restrictive dieting can make you lose your period: Hayley Madigan

About The health Site

TheHealthSite.com is India's largest health site with more than 40 lakh unique visitors per month. We focus on fitness, beauty, health, pregnancy and more.

Most popular health and wellness website in India in 2012 at the Website of the year awards.

health@corp.india.com
+91 – 22 – 6697 1234
Landline Phone number 91 – 22 – 2490 0302.

ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LTD, 18th floor, A-Wing, Marathon Futurex, N. M. Joshi Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013.

Useful Links

  • Weight Loss
  • Keto Diet Tips
  • Skin Care Tips
  • Intermittent Fasting
  • Apple Cider Vinegar
  • Ashwagandha
  • Cancer
  • Pneumonia
  • Diarrhoea
  • Dengue
  • Typhoid
  • Tuberculosis
  • Chickenpox
  • Chikungunya
  • Depression
  • Hepatitis
  • Diabetes
  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Arthritis
  • Swine Flu
  • Baby Names
  • Cough and cold
  • Heart Attack
  • Breast Cancer
  • Ebola Virus
  • Dengue
  • Malaria
  • International Yoga Day
  • Hypotension
  • Heart Failure
  • Asthma
  • Brain Tumour
  • Celebrity Fitness
  • Goitre
  • HIV/AIDS

We respect your privacy

  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Author Profiles

Copyright © 2021 Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited. All rights reserved.