Category: Dementia

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MINNEAPOLIS – People who have been hospitalized for a major traumatic brain injury (TBI) may have a higher risk of developing dementia when compared to people who do not have a TBI….

(HealthNewsDigestcom) – It’s often said that a little stress can be good for you. Now scientists have shown that the same may be true for cells, uncovering a newly-discovered mechanism that might help prevent the build-up of tangles of proteins commonly seen in dementia.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MINNEAPOLIS – People with higher levels of antioxidants in their blood may be less likely to develop dementia

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MINNEAPOLIS – Cardiovascular disease risk factors, like high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and smoking, are believed to play key roles in the likelihood of developing cognitive decline, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease.

(HealthNews/digest.com) – A new study from the from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and MU Health Care shows patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia have a higher risk of developing dementia than those with other types of pneumonia.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Patients who start abusing alcohol later in life—after age 40—may be doing so secondary to an underlying neurologic condition, such as frontotemporal dementia

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Sheldon Furman was a typical father and husband but at 54, his life would take a drastic turn.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – As scientists around the world seek for solutions for Alzheimer’s disease, a new study reveals that two indigenous groups in the Bolivian Amazon have among the lowest rates of dementia in the world.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 2, 2022) – A team of researchers from the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) is working to identify new proteins that are destructive to the brain.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The number of adults (aged 40 years and older) living with dementia worldwide is expected to nearly triple, from an estimated 57 million in 2019 to 153 million in 2050, due primarily to population growth and population ageing.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Having an elevated resting heart rate in old age may be an independent risk factor of dementia, according to a study at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia:

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A clutter-free environment may not help people with dementia carry out daily tasks – according to a new study from the University of East Anglia.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The development of dementia, often from Alzheimer’s disease, late in life is associated with abnormal blood levels of dozens of proteins up to five years earlier

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MINNEAPOLIS –  Older adults with severe apathy, or lack of interest in usual activities, may have a greater chance of developing dementia than people with few symptoms of apathy

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – By 2050, approximately 16 million Americans and 60 million people worldwide will be affected by Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related disorders (ADRD), which include….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MINNEAPOLIS – Taking a low-dose aspirin once a day does not reduce the risk of thinking and memory problems caused by mild cognitive impairment or probable Alzheimer’s disease….

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 10, 2020) — Researchers at the University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine have found that a class of antibiotics called aminoglycosides could be a promising treatment for frontotemporal dementia.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHICAGO – Older adults who move more than average, either in the form of daily exercise or just routine physical activity such as housework may maintain more of their memory and thinking skills than people who are less active than average, even if they have brain lesions or biomarkers linked to dementia,

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – MINNEAPOLIS – A large study that followed more than one million women for nearly two decades has found that obesity in midlife is linked to a greater risk of dementia later in life; however, poor diet and lack of exercise are not.

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new study at Rush University Medical Center aims to determine whether a combination of lifestyle changes can protect memory and thinking skills in people at risk of developing dementia.