Could inflammation in your 40s increase dementia risk?

Increased inflammation is becoming the buzz word in medicine to help explain many diseases.  It has been linked to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. Its relationship with depression has also recently come to light. If inflammation can have consequences for brain function, it is possible that it could have a long-term impact on the structure of the brain, too.

A recent study has linked inflammation and damage to the area of the brain, the hippocampus, that is linked to Alzheimers.

Read on, this is theory is likely to get more and more popular….