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Category:Dementia
Dementia set to triple by 2050
Share me on… Dementia is set to triple by 2050 due to population growth and ageing, effecting 153 million people worldwide.
Sleep and dementia
Share me on… Getting a good night’s sleep can help us feel sharper and healthier. However, current research reveals that the links between sleep and dementia are complex.
Healthy body and healthy mind
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Aducanumab trials and Alzheimer’s
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AI can predict dementia within two years
Share me on…An AI that predicts whether people will develop dementia within two years is 92 per cent accurate, a new study has found… Read More
Links between Alzheimer’s and epilepsy
Share me on…While most people think of memory problems when they hear the word of dementia, the condition encompasses a range of complex symptoms, and it can affect people in many ways… Read More
Alzheimer’s disease: the next pandemic?
Share me on…Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the greatest health challenges of this century. With incidence projected to rise at an alarming rate over the coming years, it is a growing silent pandemic… Read More
OCD and the risk of dementia
Share me on…There is some evidence suggesting that individuals with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) may be at increased risk for dementia… Read More
Test for early signs of dementia
Share me on…A study based in the US has demonstrated that a new self-administered cognition test identifies early signs of dementia… Read More
Test for frontotemporal dementia
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Heart rate linked to dementia
Share me on…An elevated heart rate in old age could be a risk factor of dementia. This is according to a study at Karolinska Institute in Sweden published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia… Read More
Supporting people with early onset dementia
Share me on…Early onset dementia is defined as dementia-related symptoms in people aged 65 years or below. Onset can occur in people as young as 30 years old… Read More
T2 Diabetes and mental health
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Boxing linked to brain impairment
Share me on…The research team found that men who had boxed in their youth were twice as likely to have Alzheimer’s-like impairment as those who had not boxed… Read More
Reducing the risk of dementia
Share me on…Bryna Shatenstein and Pascal Barberger-Gateau from the universities of Montreal and Bordeaux respectively, published an article in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease in 2015 which discussed the prevention of age-related cognitive decline. The article considers various strategies for reducing the risk of dementia considering when and for whom they are most effective. An …
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Anti-inflammatory diet reduces dementia
Share me on…Anti-inflammatory diet reduces dementia The research conducted by specialists from the American Academy of Neurology has illuminated that an anti-inflammatory diet – which includes a more considerable number of fruits, vegetables, beans, and tea or coffee – possibly decreases the risk of developing neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia. Nikolaos Scarmeas, MD, PhD, of …
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Artificial Intelligence in the Diagnosis of Dementia
Share me on…Artificial Intelligence in the Diagnosis of Dementia Artificial intelligence (AI) is making significant in-roads in health care, especially for applying computer vision to find patterns in complex data. A new research study published in Optica shows how AI deep learning can distinguish healthy versus diseased neurons in the eye on par or better …
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