Results from a new study suggest that long-term exposure to air pollution leads to increased risk in dementia in Denmark.
May 17, 2024
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Dementia often leads to the appointment of a legal guardian for the individual affected, as their legal capacity diminishes as the disease progresses. Cognitive symptoms of dementia include, e.g., memory impairment and language ...
May 16, 2024
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Researchers have found that 54% of older Native Americans have cognitive impairment, including 10% with dementia, highlighting a significant disparity with the rates of cognitive impairment and dementia in the general American ...
May 15, 2024
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Solving a quiz as a group while moving around the room at the same time—this combination is the basis of a new tool designed to prevent dementia. Researchers developed and evaluated it in the "go4cognition" project with ...
May 15, 2024
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In a Canadian discovery powered by philanthropy, a team of Western University researchers led by Dr. Michael Strong has uncovered a potential path toward a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
May 14, 2024
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Compared to Black and Asian people, white and Hispanic people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias were most likely to be diagnosed with symptoms like depression and agitation, according to a new study from the ...
May 14, 2024
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Stressful life events, such as the death of a loved one or divorce, put a person at greater risk of developing dementia in later life, a recent study has found. But only if the stressful event happened in childhood or midlife.
May 13, 2024
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The brain's ability to rid itself of toxins may actually be reduced during sleep, contrary to the leading scientific theory.
May 13, 2024
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A team of nutritionists and medical researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found evidence that daily consumption of olive oil may reduce the chances of developing dementia.
Dementia is often described as "the long goodbye." Although the person is still alive, dementia slowly and irreversibly chips away at their memories and the qualities that make someone "them."
May 7, 2024
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