Modifiable risk factors for dementia include high blood pressure, obesity, physical inactivity, diabetes, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption and infrequent social contact.
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While there is no guarantee of warding off cognitive decline, encouraging people to be physically, mentally and socially active could potentially keep a significant number of dementia cases at bay.
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Half of care home residents with dementia and hearing loss are without any support to communicate.
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The drug has been hailed as a ‘turning point’ in Alzheimer’s treatment. But keep in mind the trial only included participants with early or mild disease. And while it slowed decline, it’s not a cure.
Journalist and broadcaster Fiona Phillips shared her diagnosis recently.
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Around one in 20 people with Alzheimer’s disease are diagnosed before the age of 65.
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People living with dementia often become more confused in the late afternoon and into the night. Why, and what can we do about it?
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The decision-making capacity of people under 18 would be assessed on a case-by-case basis by medical practitioners.
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a devastating form of dementia, which causes a decline in brain functioning and increased risk of mental illness.
Loss without a clear resolution can be particularly painful.
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Letting go of what could have been is a critical step in handling ambiguous loss.
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A machine learning algorithm was able to accurately predict those with preclinical Alzheimer’s disease based on their gut microbe composition.
Past age 50, men are much more likely to have REM sleep behavior disorder than women.
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REM sleep behavior disorder is characterized by acting out dreams, which may include shouting, kicking and punching during sleep.
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Judges called it a profound novel that asks the contemporary question: what happens to us when our memories disappear?
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When a person with dementia is in distress, they need calm and caring treatment to protect themselves and others – but prevention should be the goal.
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The much-discussed weight-loss jab may be good for treating Britain’s biggest killer: dementia. Trials are underway.
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But it could still save you from dementia.
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People with dementia can sometimes be fully “present”, knowing who is around them, where they are, and what’s happening. And then other times they may be confused, disorientated, and unaware.
Mitochondria help ensure our cells have the energy they need to function.
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Mitochondria, which are found in every cell in the body, play an important role in brain function.
More than eight per cent of study subjects were ‘kinless’ at the time of their dementia diagnosis.
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New research affords a rare window into the circumstances and needs of a potentially very vulnerable group that until now has remained largely invisible: people with dementia who have no close kin.
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Children who had persistent bad dreams were over six times more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease than children who never had bad dreams.
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Delirium is a clinical syndrome or condition that is usually temporary and treatable. But it’s often missed.
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Alzheimer’s disease in young adults is a rare yet growing phenomenon.