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The article reports that researchers have found that Ginkgo biloba is not effective in preventing dementia or Alzheimer's disease in older people. A randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted which included an experimental group of patients that received Ginkgo biloba 120mg twice a day and a control group that received placebo. The overall dementia rate was found to be 2.9 per 100 person-years for the placebo group and 3.3 per 100 person-years for the experimental group.

The article discusses research which was reported in the article "Cognitive Stimulation to Improve Cognitive Functioning in People With Dementia" by B. Woods et al. and found that cognitive stimulation has a positive effect on cognitive performance in people in the early stages of dementia.

The article reports that research in Germany found a behavioural and cognitive exercise programme, an intervention known as MAKS, can stop the progression of dementia for one year or more.

The article discusses research on alcohol consumption which was published in a 2011 issue of "Age & Aging" and found that light-to-moderate alcohol consumption may decrease the risk of cognitive decline or dementia.

The author presents a personal narrative of how a learning zone article about lifestyle issues in the journal "Nursing Standard" helped her structure and improve her approach to care at the MAC UK Neuroscience dementia research clinic in Blackpool, England, such as the area of health promotion.

The article offers information on the study "Cognitive Activity and the Cognitive Morbidity of Alzheimer Disease," by R. S. Wilson and colleagues that was published in a 2010 issue of "Neurology."

The article presents nursing news briefs from Great Britain. A race equality conference, sponsored by the Royal College of Nursing, will be held on March 1, 2010, the University of Stirling dementia services is requesting research abstracts, and a National Health Service Institute web seminar will be held on March 15, 2010.

The article reports that researchers in Sweden and the U.S. have found that levels of neuroticism and extraversion are associated with dementia risk. The personality traits of 506 people aged 78 and over without dementia at baseline were assessed using the Eysenck Personality Inventory assessment tool. A decreased risk of dementia was found for those with low neuroticism and high extraversion.