People who have non-melanoma skin cancer may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, according to research carried out by scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The researchers looked at participants enrolled the Einstein Aging Study, which focuses on the aging brain and examines both normal aging and the special challenges of Alzheimer's disease and other dementing disorders. Read more here.
Study mentioned: White RS, et al. Nonmelanoma skin cancer is associated with reduced Alzheimer disease risk. Neurology. 2013 May 15. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23677746
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