Blood group has the fastest brain aging rate

Blood type is a type of genetic protein on the surface of red blood cells, also known as antigens. Blood type and health have a certain correlation, people with different blood types are physically different and the risk of diseases is different.

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A study published in the journal JAMANeurology showed that people with blood type AB were 82% more likely to have problems with thinking and memory than people with other blood types.

According to this study, people with blood type AB, blood often clots, affecting blood circulation. The higher the concentration, the more severe the blood circulation condition. This long-term condition increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease, commonly known as senile dementia, compared with people with other blood types.

The study also found that the blood group with the least risk of brain diseases is the O blood group. The more gray matter in the brain, the stronger the neural connections, the better the memory. People with blood type O have more gray matter near the cerebellum, so they have a low risk of Alzheimer's disease.

4 common sayings in the elderly at risk of Alzheimer's disease

These sayings can be a sign of dementia, you should pay attention.

1. What you just said, I forgot: Due to memory loss, people with Alzheimer's often remember and forget. With anything in life, they can ask again and again.
2. Where is this, why am I here? People with dementia can be confused about time, place, even when they are seriously ill they can get lost.
3. Where did I leave my stuff? People with dementia often forget where familiar objects such as car keys, hats, phones, etc. have been left.
4. I don't know how to use this anymore: With patients with dementia, simple tasks seem to become difficult due to the inability to remember the sequence and how to do them.

Kareem Winters

Update 24 July 2023