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Of dentures and dementia

A good pair of dentures may fend off dementia, says a new study from Japan. This is the first study that links tooth loss to dementia. The study, conducted by Minoru Onozuka and colleagues from Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan, claims that chewing prevents memory loss with age.

In an experiment, the team found genetically-altered mice aged rapidly with signs similar to human ageing