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Gum Disease link to Alzheimer's Disease

Gum disease has been linked to a greater rate of cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), early stage research published in PLOS One, and reported first by BBC News, has indicated.  The study, involving 59 people with mild to moderate dementia investigated over a six month period, was suggestive that the body’s response to gum inflammation may be hastening the brain’s decline by up to six-fold.

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Source:pharmacydaily.com.au,Monday 14 March 2016