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Risk of Dementia, Stroke Increases in Seniors Due to Lack of Proper Sleep
By Kanika Gupta | Jan 15, 2016 07:09 PM ESTThere are many serious health conditions associated with lack of sleep. For seniors, it may be more serious as it increases their risk of dementia and stroke
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Avoiding Brain Inflammation May Prevent Alzheimer's Disease
By Jenn Loro | Jan 09, 2016 01:29 PM ESTA UK-based study suggests that targeting the build-up of immune cells that caused brain inflammation holds the key to treating Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
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Diet To Lower Alzheimer's Disease And Dementia Ranked As The Easiest In 2016
By Jenn Loro | Jan 09, 2016 01:28 PM ESTA diet plan devised to halt the effects of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia was ranked as the easiest to follow by health experts in a US News-led report on the Best Diets of 2016.
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Type 2 Diabetes Increases Risk Of Dementia
By R. Siva Kumar | Dec 31, 2015 09:32 AM ESTScientists find that female diabetic patients also face a greater risk of dementia.
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Alzheimer’s Research Expected to Soar but Assistance for Existing Patients Remain Unchanged
By Jenn Loro | Dec 30, 2015 01:56 PM ESTThe newly approved money bill for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia has significantly increased but no funding for programs that support existing patients has been proposed.
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Dementia Risk Increased by Type 2 Diabetes
By Kanika Gupta | Dec 30, 2015 09:53 AM ESTPeople suffering from Type 2 diabetes are exposed to a greater risk of dementia. Women are at an even higher risk of a form of dementia called vascular dementia, according to a new study
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Antidepressants Linked to Possible Cure for Alzheimer’s and Dementia
By Jenn Loro | Dec 23, 2015 09:50 AM ESTRecent studies showed the viability of utilizing antidepressants in minimizing the onset of Alzheimer’s, dementia, and other chronic neurodegenerative disorders.
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Faith Communities Can Contribute to Serve People and their Families Suffering from Dementia
By Kanika Gupta | Dec 17, 2015 01:41 PM ESTDr. Stephen Sapp was first drawn to Alzheimer’s and its care 20 years ago. To help engage the societies, he held regular workshops and invited religious leaders to attend so that they could in-turn educate the communities in their geographic area. "The churches have failed their people," says ethicist and expert on aging, Stephen Sapp. "Specifically in the area of support for persons with Alzheimer's and their caregivers.
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Singing can boost Memory and Mood for Early Dementia Patients, Study Finds
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 10, 2015 11:34 AM ESTFor people with early signs of dementia, singing can be an effective tool in boosting memory and mood.
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Slow Walking Speed Of Elderly May Be Linked To Alzheimer's
By R. Siva Kumar | Dec 06, 2015 04:26 PM ESTResearchers found that slow walking speed could indicate beta amyloid plaques in the brain.
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Early Alzheimer's Brain Damage Molecule Identified. Is A Cure Possible?
By Peter R | Nov 30, 2015 10:26 AM ESTResearchers identified a protein molecule that is associated with breaking down of synapses in the hippocampus region that is tasked with memory making.
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Running Out of Your Sense of Smell? You Might Warn Yourself For The Impending Dementia
By Bisma Kaleem | Nov 17, 2015 01:00 PM ESTExperts have come up with another sign that points towards the progressive behavior of dementia which is the weakening sense of smell.
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Humour Getting Weirder? Well, That's A Possible Sign of Dementia
By Bisma Kaleem | Nov 12, 2015 01:25 PM ESTThe presence of variations in terms of memory loss as well as blatant inclinations in the dimensions of humor can be an obvious sign of frontotemporal dementia.
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Having a Twisted Sense of Humor could be an Indicator of Dementia
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 11, 2015 03:16 PM ESTChanges in a person's sense of humor can be an early sign of dementia, a new study reported.
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Ultrasound Used To Breach Blood-Brain Barrier In Path Breaking Study
By Peter R | Nov 10, 2015 04:48 PM ESTResearchers used gas-filled bubbles to breach the barrier and deliver chemotheraphy drugs to a 56-year-old.
