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Loneliness comes in many forms and can strike at any time and at any age.
People whose mother had a history of memory loss had a greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease at any age.
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This study confirms what many smaller studies have previously shown about the role genetics plays when it comes to Alzheimer’s disease.
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A special group of people appear to have genes that protect them from the worst effects of Alzheimer’s disease.
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A mouse-model study shows how the smell of menthol can reduce inflammation in the part of the brain associated with memory.
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Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia. Here’s why knowing about the diversity of dementia matters.
This image of Trump and Biden was taken during the 2020 presidential debate in Nashville, Tenn.
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Decision-making abilities are critical to a president’s performance.
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A CNN documentary follows two people with Alzheimer’s who took part in a study to determine if lifestyle changes can reverse symptoms.
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In 2022 the top five conditions involved in deaths in Australia were coronary heart disease, dementia, high blood pressure, cerebrovascular disease (such as a stroke) and diabetes.
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A ‘complex’ job and an active social life can protect you from dementia – if you don’t less stress undo it all.
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We now have the technology and knowledge to carry out real-time dream experiments with sleeping participants.
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The NT government has invited views on access to voluntary assisted dying. But whether it should include access for those with dementia is not so clear cut.
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Being arrested, getting a divorce, losing your job – all of these things are associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s.
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Being aware of terminal lucidity can help loved ones understand it is part of the dying process.
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The science linking obesity to dementia is complicated - here’s why
The responsibility to provide care to relatives can place immense pressure on women, both mentally and physically.
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Most caregiving work is done by women. However, many contend with trying to balance their caregiving responsibilities with their own well-being and aspirations.
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Children with childhood dementia progressively lose all previously acquired skills and abilities, such as talking, walking, learning, remembering and reasoning.
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A loss of visual sensitivity could be an early predictor of dementia.
Many traditional Japanese foods are high in vitamins and minerals which may help to keep the brain healthy.
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The traditional Japanese diet contains plenty of rice, fish, pickles, green tea, soybeans, miso and shiitake mushrooms.
Medicare’s regulations for enrolling in hospice exclude many dementia patients who need it the most.
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When dementia patients on Medicare enroll in hospice, they lose other crucial supports and services.
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Lives that matter: new novels by Trish Bolton and Graeme Nash defy the stereotypes of older women in fiction.