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Dementia risk, higher than thought, requires a national strategy
The risk of developing dementia may be double what was previously thought. But there are things the U.S. can do to help fight ...
New dementia tool predicts when symptoms will start: ‘Would you want to know?’
Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which slowly erodes memory, thinking skills and the ability to ...
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This Common Sign of Dementia Is Often Ignored-Don't Miss It
Memory loss is a commonly-known sign of Alzheimer's disease, but it is not always the first symptom. Alzheimer's, one cause ...
Alzheimer’s Association provides new guidance for treatment and screening
More than six million Americans age 65 and up are living with Alzheimer’s including more than 35,000 Nebraska residents.
The test that detects if memory blips are early dementia or just old age, as 60% of adults shrug signs off as ageing
A WORD on the tip of the tongue or a forgotten birthday – everyone has occasional memory blanks. While forgetting things ...
Eating just a quarter serving of these 5 foods every day increases your dementia risk by 13%
Several studies have suggested that a diet rich in sugar and saturated fat can contribute to inflammation, potentially ...
Alzheimer’s terrifies me, so I got a top professor to tell me how to fight it
“There are things that we can do at all stages of our lives deliberately,” says Prof Schott. “It’s never too early to start ...
Alzheimer’s could be diagnosed 10 years earlier after world’s largest blood proteins study
Alzheimer’s disease could be diagnosed up to a decade earlier after the world’s biggest study of proteins is completed. The ...
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The eight red flags for dementia – and what to do if you spot them
If you’re concerned about your hearing, book a hearing test at Boots, it’s free and takes ... experience increasing frailty ...
Dementia risk is rising in an aging US population. Cases are projected to double by 2060
New research suggests that the risk for developing dementia is significantly higher than previously estimated, and the burden ...
Why Do Taxi Drivers Have a Lower Risk of Alzheimer’s?
The finding has implications for all of us, write Harvard physician-researchers Christopher Worsham and Anupam Jena.
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The test that detects if memory blips are early dementia or just old age, as 60% of adults shrug signs off as ageing
Dementia is a general term for a group of ... “So by going to the GP, they can run some blood tests and quick memory tests to determine what the symptoms are. And then if they feel it is ...