PTSD Is Identified as a Risk Factor of Developing Dementia

MEDICINE & HEALTH 09.16.2020 09:50 AM

Researchers from University College London identify post-traumatic stress disorder as a risk factor of dementia. The team continues to research other risk factors associated with cognitive decline.

Passing Out Drunk Could Double Risks of Dementia

09.10.2020 08:40 AM

A new study warns that losing consciousness from alcoholic excess, or passing out drunk, may double risks of developing dementia later in life.

Neurologists Are Treating Alzheimer's Disease by Sending Electrical Currents Deep in the Brain

08.26.2020 08:00 AM

After receiving a grant of $1.5 million from US philanthropists, including Bill Gates, neurologists from Imperial College London and UK Dementia Research Institute will be testing their new technology in which they will fire electric currents deep in the brain of those with Alzheimer's disease to try to cure dementia.

The Importance of Blood Tests for Alzheimer's Disease Patients: 2 Neuroscientists Explain the Recent Findings

08.14.2020 10:34 AM

A blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease moved closer to reality this week after new findings were announced at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on July 29, 2020. The test showed extremely high accuracy—around 90%—for detecting chemicals in the blood that are specific for Alzheimer’s.

Educational Attainment Affects the Risk of Dementia

08.11.2020 06:40 AM

Dementia is one of the worst cognitive declines that older adults suffer from. A recent study links the risk of cognitive decline to how much formal education people have received from childhood to early adulthood.

A Promising Blood Test May Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease

07.29.2020 07:20 AM

American and Swedish experts have discovered a specific protein in the blood that can indicate an early diagnosis of Alzheimer's dementia. The blood test can potentially indicate the risk of developing the disease years before symptoms occur.

Elderly Who Retain Sense of Smell Are at Lower Risk of Dementia

07.27.2020 10:40 AM

Seniors who can literally smell the roses, as well as other scents, might be at less risk of developing dementia, a new study suggests.

Living Alone in Your 50s and 60s? Dementia Found to Be 30% More Likely: Study

07.22.2020 05:42 AM

A recent study finds that elderly people living alone are 30% more likely to develop dementia. Experts believe that living alone is associated with increased stress, feelings of loneliness, and lack of cognitive stimulation, which might have contributed to the increasing number of cases.

Women Who Went to School Longer Have Lower Risk of Dementia: New Study

06.08.2020 00:37 AM

Women who spent long years hitting the books and attending school are less likely to develop memory loss and dementia, researchers of a new study claim. Furthermore, the authors say that Alzheimer's disease might not be in the books for these women with the help of their previous education. Click the link above to learn more.

No to Dementia: Drink Red Wine, Eat Dark Chocolates and Other Flavonoid-Rich Foods

05.07.2020 09:02 AM

Eating berries, dark chocolates and drinking tea could help stave off dementia, according to researchers who studied diets of adults aged 50 years and above for 20 years.

Racial Disparities In Drug Prescriptions For Dementia

01.30.2020 07:40 AM

They found that Asian people with dementia were 14% less likely than white patients to be prescribed anti-dementia drugs.

Dementia Continues to Soar High in the United Kingdom Alone

11.18.2019 08:51 AM

Although dementia is known to affect older people (especially people about 65 years old), some cases of the disease can develop earlier often exhibiting different issues for the affected person.

Ex-Football Players 3.5x More Likely To Die From Dementia

10.22.2019 07:29 AM

A new study reveals that former professional football players are three and a half times more likely to die from dementia. This study comes after Jeff Astle died from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) attributed to repeated head trauma back in 2002.

Walking May Help Identify The Type of Dementia On Patients

09.21.2019 12:48 PM

A new study suggests that if only people looked closer on a patient’s walking patterns, it will reveal the type of dementia that they have.

Keep Dimentia at Bay with these Three Tips

06.21.2019 00:53 AM

The older that people get, the more at risk they are of cognitive impairment. (Photo : silviarita) There are more than 45 million people all over the world, suffering from dementia and the numbers are expected to significantly increase by 2030.

Developing Dementia: Here Are Risk Factors To Watch Out For

05.15.2019 11:06 AM

If you are a smoker, your risk of developing dementia are much higher. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified 12 lifestyle conditions that fuel the advent of dementia.

New Ways of Reducing Depression and Anxiety in Dementia Caregivers

05.02.2019 09:16 AM

Caregivers who learned the skills had less depression, better self-reported physical health, more feelings of happiness and other positive emotions than the control group

A New Type of Dementia Has Been Identified

05.01.2019 11:48 AM

Millions of people, mostly the elderly, have been diagnosed with a form of dementia An expert called the discovery as the most important dementia finding in years.

Early Detection of Alzheimer's Prior to Onset of Symptoms Now Possible

04.18.2019 21:17 PM

New technique in the use of standard MRI data paves the way for fast, early and accurate detection of dementia.

New Blood Pressure Drug Has Potential of Treating Parkinson and Dementia in Animal Study

04.18.2019 08:00 AM

The drug can induce autophagy in several neurodegenerative conditions To treat high blood pressure may now become possible through a prescribed drug that has shown promise against diseases like Huntington's Parkinson's and forms of dementia in studies carried out in zebrafish and mice at the University of Cambridge.

Dementia can kill you, but how?

03.16.2019 14:01 PM

Dementia deaths have more than doubled in the U.S. in less than two decades, a new government report shows.