Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Where you live affects your dementia risk
Socioeconomic status is a key indicator of health outcomes, including access to, and quality of health care.
Apr 1, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Innovative 'smart socks' could help millions living with dementia
"Smart socks" that track rising distress in the wearer could improve the well-being of millions of people with dementia, non-verbal autism and other conditions that affect communication.
May 10, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Living alone linked with higher dementia risk
People over 55 who live alone are 30% more likely to develop dementia than those who live with others, according to a new UCL-led study.
Jul 23, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Professional classical musicians are not protected from dementia
Listening and practicing music have been reported to have many beneficial effects on human health. The effect of music on human brain has been previously studied in young professionals but studies on the long-term effects ...
Feb 7, 2019
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Neuroscience
Making a lifetime of good brain health a global priority
Twenty years ago, the Canadian province of Ontario launched an aggressive campaign to tackle stroke from every angle: It hyped prevention and awareness; beefed up its acute care practices and response times; and increased ...
Dec 22, 2021
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Cardiology
Elevated heart rate linked to increased risk of dementia
Having an elevated resting heart rate in old age may be an independent risk factor of dementia, according to a study at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, published in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the ...
Dec 10, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Does deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's increase risk of dementia?
There's good news for people with Parkinson's disease. A new study shows that deep brain stimulation may not increase the risk of developing dementia. The study is published in the July 1, 2020, online issue of Neurology, ...
Jul 1, 2020
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Demographic, clinical factors appear associated with survival in patients with Parkinson's disease
Demographics and clinical factors appear to be associated with survival in patients with Parkinson disease (PD), and the presence of dementia is associated with a significant increase in mortality, according to a report in ...
Jan 2, 2012
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Rate of U.S. deaths tied to dementia has more than doubled
(HealthDay)—Dementia is now one of the leading killers in the United States, with the rate of deaths linked to the disease more than doubling over the past two decades.
Mar 14, 2019
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
What is survival among patients with Parkinson, Dementia with lewy bodies?
A new article published by JAMA Neurology compares survival rates among patients with synucleinopathies, including Parkinson disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson disease dementia and multiple system atrophy with ...
May 15, 2017
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