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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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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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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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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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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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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A new study by researchers from Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University and Purdue University presents their low cost, scalable methodology for the early identification of individuals at risk of developing dementia. While ...
Nov 20, 2024
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High cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with better cognitive performance and lower risk of dementia in the long term, including in people with a genetic predisposition to dementia, show the findings of a study published ...
Nov 19, 2024
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People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at a younger age are at a higher risk for developing dementia than those diagnosed later in life, according to a study led by researchers at the NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. The ...
Nov 19, 2024
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Common cardiovascular drugs are linked to a lower risk of dementia in older age, according to a new study from Karolinska Institute, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia.
Nov 19, 2024
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