Caregiving in South Asian communities is characterized by close family bonds that emphasize respect for elders.
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Dementia care in South Asian households is shaped by cultural, familial and societal forces that bring benefits and challenges.
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We asked more than 830 older Australians about their awareness of 12 factors that help reduce dementia risk.
The author and a trial participant using Fastball.
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New diagnostic tool for dementia could improve early detection.
This link was found in veterans, war refugees, and those with non-combat traumatic experiences.
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Treating people with PTSD may help lower their risk of developing dementia.
The way a person with Lewy body dementia walks is different from the way a person with Alzheimer’s walks.
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Having better diagnostic tools will allow healthcare professionals to provide the best care possible.
Biomedical science has made our lives immeasurably better, but it’s time to accept that too much medicine can be as harmful as too little.
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By forgetting that medicine postpones death rather than saving lives, we persuade ourselves it might somehow keep extending our life and come to view death as a failure of medicine.