Pre dementia 'in men more often'

25. January 2012 last health reporter, BBC News updated at 22: 44 GMT by Michelle Roberts the risk of dementia increases with age, even though dementia is more common in women, it seems that men to higher risk of the earliest signs of the disease, according to the latest research.

It is unclear why more men avoid full-blown disease, but understand that this may be to hit key of Neurology reported dementia, archives.

Finally, also a way to stop dementia can cause, hope experts.

Investigators U.S. tracked the health of almost 1,500 older men and women of a three year period.

During this time far more men developed mild cognitive impairment - 72 in every 1,000 compared to 57 per 1,000 women.

The Mayo Clinic researchers as several factors that may distort results, such as age, education and marital status, but found that the gender difference is maintained.

You say more work is needed now to understand if and how men may be slightly prone to dementia.

Dr. Marie Janson, the Alzheimer's research, UK, said: "they show surprising results that may be more vulnerable to MCI (mild cognitive impairment) despite a reduced risk of dementia, and it is men be important to determine whether further investigation these findings can be replicated."

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, if we can understand why some people a greater risk for cognitive decline and dementia, we have a chance better able the condition to prevent"

End quote Dr Marie Janson Alzheimer Research UK "An important objective for the research is to determine why some people with MCI develop dementia while others do not." If we can understand why some people have a greater risk for cognitive decline and dementia, we stand a better chance to be able to prevent the condition.

"With the need for research, find 820.000 people with dementia, and one of the rapidly ageing population, new ways for the treatment and prevention which condition was never more urgent."

It may be simply that fewer people live to reach an age when more expands their dementia. It is known that on average tend to be women survive in men.

Gender difference

But some scientists believe that the difference could be explained only by gender.

Studies have shown, for example, a person gender influence how benefits can performing body and mind.

Women exercise is more associated mortality benefit, while in men, the positive effect of the exercise more is a cognitive improvement.

In an accompanying editorial, Dr. Kenneth Rockwood of at Dalhousie University in Canada, said: "for some men, MCI incomplete disease expression represents;" Alternatively, they resist development more dementia.

"MCI in men could look like this insight in what prevent dementia could give."

Professor Derek Hill of University College London, said: "by the time people get clinical dementia, it may well be too late to treat them."

"This study shows that MCI is a very complex mix of factors, and different types of MCI emerge and progress quite different."

"This information can be important in improving diagnostics to identify patients who benefit from current or future applications."

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