This sign of neurodegenerative disease often appears much earlier than other symptoms.
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Dementia’s effects on the brain can cause death. But they can also lead to other complications, which can then be fatal.
The drug may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, but it doesn’t improve the symptoms. It’s also incredibly expensive.
Leaky kidney filters linked to higher dementia risk.
Insomnia damages the brain in two ways that fuel cognitive decline.
The new guidelines, updated for the first time since 2017, lower the threshold for hypertension treatment and offer a more personalized approach.
The SHIELD (Sleep, Head Injury prevention, Exercise, Learning, and Diet) mnemonic offers a clear and effective strategy for lowering dementia risk.
New insights into the diabetes-dementia connection.
Migrants with dementia who’ve acquired English later in life may revert to their childhood language – and many rely on family members to interpret.
The test could someday help diagnose Alzheimer’s related memory issues without the need for unnecessary waits or time consuming procedures.
Better sleep may help clear toxins associated with dementia from the brain.
Feline dementia is thought to affect almost half of cats over the age of 15.
New research shows that people with dementia experience faster memory decline if they’re also diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
A prominent Nature study and related research raise the possibility that vaccines may have a broader role in experimental therapeutics outside the realm of infectious diseases.
The drama playing out over the late actor’s assets offers valuable lessons for anyone leaving an estate – large or small – to their loved ones or a favorite charity.
New study links dietary copper to sharper thinking in later life. But the story is nuanced.
Rural hospitals have been closing, putting emergency care further out of reach, but that’s only one of the heightened challenges aging rural communities face after a disaster.
Research shows the ‘Mind’ diet may help slow cognitive decline.
Some dementia patients present with severe behavioural symptoms, requiring specialist care. But New Zealand has a severe shortage of psychiatric beds for older adults.
With a growing global population and a greater proportion of people living over the age of 65, it is likely dementia cases will actually increase.
Top contributors
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Professor of Biological Psychology, Loughborough University
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PhD Candidate, Neuroscience, University of Sheffield
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Head of Clinical Services, Dementia Support Australia, & Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Research Fellow in Neuroimmunology, UCL
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Associate Professor, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University
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Professor of Chemistry and Senior Scientist of the Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor | Deputy Director, The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer, School of Psychology, UNSW ; Neuroscience Research Australia
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Senior Research Fellow in the Institute of Population Health & NIHR ARC North West Coast Social Care Theme Lead, University of Liverpool
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Professor in Ageing and Health, University of Sydney
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Affiliate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University
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Professor Emeritus of Molecular Neurobiology at the University of Manchester and a Visiting Professorial Fellow, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor in Cellular Neuroscience, University of Reading