Cardiology
Stroke survivors face much higher odds for dementia, research finds
Stroke survivors have an 80% increased risk of dementia compared to people who've never suffered a stroke, a new study finds.
Dec 6, 2024
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Dementia
Psychology & Psychiatry
New study shows how dementia affects the brain's ability to empathize
Patients with frontotemporal dementia often lack the ability to empathize. A study at Karolinska Institutet has now shown that these patients do not show the same brain activity as healthy individuals when they witness the ...
Dec 3, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Report: Early detection of cognitive impairment spurs people to prepare for future loss of independence
The risk of developing dementia later in life is strongly predicted by a person's cognitive ability, functional limitations and physical health as many as 20 years before onset of the illness, according to a new RAND report.
Dec 3, 2024
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Neuroscience
Muscle loss could increase dementia risk, study finds
Skeletal muscle loss is a risk factor for developing dementia, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Dec 3, 2024
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Medical research
Discontinuing cholinesterase when starting memantine not tied to institutionalization care
Discontinuing cholinesterase inhibitors upon memantine initiation is not associated with an increased risk for long-term care institutionalization among older adults with dementia, according to a study published online Nov. ...
Dec 2, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Experts call for responsible messaging on hearing loss and dementia
The U.K.'s leading hearing loss organizations have joined forces to highlight misleading reports by some health professionals and the media that hearing loss causes dementia, and treating hearing loss will reduce our individual ...
Nov 29, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Holiday travel with a loved one with dementia: An expert offers tips
Thanksgiving travel is a must for millions of Americans, but those plans will be complicated for some because they're traveling with a loved one who has Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
Nov 27, 2024
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Neuroscience
New biomarkers could improve diagnosis and tracking of Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia
Investigators led by Tanya Simuni, MD, the Arthur C. Nielsen, Jr., Research Professor of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders, have defined new biologic and clinical biomarkers for better identifying patients with different ...
Nov 26, 2024
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Health
Research links wildfire smoke exposure with increased dementia risk
As Baby Boomers hit retirement, about 1 in 6 Americans is now over the age of 65. The number of Americans living with dementia is projected to skyrocket—but the proportion of older Americans who develop dementia has actually ...
Nov 25, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Gender inequality baked into treatment of women, dementia and aged care
Dementia disproportionately affects women whether living with dementia or supporting someone living with dementia in aged care, a fact largely ignored in the final report of the Aged Care Royal Commission, an analysis by ...
Nov 20, 2024
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