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The Long Good-bye

In India, Dementia Care Is Draining Families’ Resources, Stamina

...for his wife and primary caregiver, Punam. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. According to the Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India’s (ARDSI) “Dementia India Strategy Report...

By Tarini Mehta

The Stuff of Nightmares

Nightmares Could Signal Future Risk of Dementia, Research Shows

...behind dementia itself. Previous research has linked vivid dreaming, sleep disorders, restless legs syndrome, and nightmares with Lewy body dementia (the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer’s) —...

By Saumya Kalia

Most People, Doctors Think Dementia a Normal Part of Aging; It’s Not

Two in three people, globally, think that dementia is caused by normal aging. One in four people, globally, think nothing can prevent dementia. Two in three health care providers worldwide...

By Anubhuti Matta

Prevention Is Better Than Cure

4 in 10 Dementia Cases Worldwide May Be Preventable Through 12 Lifestyle Changes: Report

...people worldwide. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60-80 percent of all dementia cases, followed by Lewy body dementia and vascular dementia, among others. The 2020 Report by The Lancet Commission on Dementia...

By Devrupa Rakshit

Healthy Wealthy And Wise

Mentally Stimulating Jobs Can Lower Risk of Dementia, Confirms Study

...cases of developing dementia. “Our findings support the hypothesis that mental stimulation in adulthood may postpone the onset of dementia,” Mika Kivimäki, from University College London’s Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care,...

By Saumya Kalia

food for thought (not)

Ultra‑Processed Foods in Diet Linked to Higher Risk of Dementia: Study

...identify the associations between dementia and the presence of ultra-processed foods in diet. The scientists identified 72,083 people — aged 55 and older — who did not have dementia at...

By Amlan Sarkar

Words Mean More

Study: Illiteracy Can Triple the Risk of Developing Dementia

People who could never learn to read and write are at triple the risk of developing dementia than those who are literate, according to new research published in the journal...

Women Who Suffer From Migraines May Be More Likely to Develop Dementia

Migraine may be a risk factor of dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease. As per a study published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, researchers found that older women with dementia...

By Anubhuti Matta

A Diet That Wards Off Dementia

...age – specifically, diminishing mental faculties. The WHO goes on to state that “the risk of dementia rises sharply with age, with an estimated 25-30% of people aged 85 or...

By Deepa Padmanaban

Scientists Say Gut Microbes May ‘Reverse’ Aging Process in Human Brains

...Report In the context of rising cases of dementia worldwide — especially in low-and-middle-income countries — the findings are promising. Dementia is an umbrella term to refer to deteriorating memory and other...

By Devrupa Rakshit

Accelerated Aging

Working for Lower Wages Linked to Faster Mental Decline As We Age: Study

...run, it can adversely impact people’s cognitive health, too — exposing them to a greater risk of dementia, according to new research. The new study in the American Journal of...

By Devrupa Rakshit

Take A Breather

Increased Stress Hormone Levels Cause Cognitive Decline Linked To Alzheimer’s Disease

...Mild Cognitive Impairment, which is the stage between expected cognitive decline of normal aging and dementia, and full-fledged dementia also had higher cortisol levels. Elevated cortisol levels could also be causing...

We May Soon Have A Blood Test That Can Detect Alzheimer’s Years Before Symptoms Appear

...of a protein, p-tau217, that could predict Alzheimer’s dementia with 96% accuracy. People with Alzheimer’s had seven times the amount of tau protein, than people either without any dementia, or...

Six Months of Regular Exercise Can Lend a Cognitive Boost

...Durham, N.C., lead author of the study, limited the study to people who had cognitive impairments without dementia, which is defined as having difficulty concentrating, making decisions, or remembering, but...

By The Swaddle Team

UK Study Ties High Blood Pressure, Diabetes To Impaired Memory, Cognitive Function

...Signs of Diabetes, Obesity, Hypertension “The major implication is that these risk factors don’t just have an influence on what happens later in life — the risk of developing dementia...

By Devrupa Rakshit

Taking Alzheimer's Hard On

Viagra May Help Treat Alzheimer’s Disease, Suggests Study

...in helping treat Alzheimer’s disease, the most common age-related dementia which impacts memory, cognition, and behavior. Using gene mapping, researchers at the Cleveland Clinic in the U.S. established a correlation...

By Saumya Kalia

Lost in Algorithmic Translation

Scientists Are Teaching a Robot How to Laugh

...of A.I. robots in healthcare. For instance, dementia care for patients extracts an emotional toll from healthcare providers who report severe burnout and fatigue. “AI robots can use empathy to...

By Saumya Kalia

Exposure to Chronic Stress Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease, Research Shows

...the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases later. Caused by the degeneration and death of brain cells, Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia; that is, cognitive decline severe enough...

By Devrupa Rakshit

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