The biggest signs at age 60 you’ll develop dementia at 80 — it’s bad news for teetotalers and slackers
RAND examined 181 potential risk factors, including demographics, socioeconomic status and health behaviors, to see which ...
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Study Links Muscle Loss to Alzheimer’s Risk
New research shows that skeletal muscle loss, measured through temporalis muscle size on brain MRIs, is associated with a ...
Senate passes bill to expand Alzheimer’s prevention efforts
The U.S. Senate recently passed the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Reauthorization Act ...
Dementia and Alzheimer's in Tennessee: What to know
An estimated 6.9 million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's dementia. That's about 1 in 9 people in his ...
This Body Type Is Linked to an Increased Risk of Developing Alzheimer's
A new study has linked visceral fat around the midsection with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease ...
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Some Cases of Dementia Can Be Cured, Researchers Say, Because They’re Caused by Fungus and Bacteria in Brain
A new research consortium has found not only that brain fungi or bacteria cause some dementia cases, but also that in some ...
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Doctors Explain How Dementia and Alzheimer's Differ, Plus Signs To Watch For
What you need to know. Dementia and Alzheimer's are often discussed together, especially when it comes to reducing our risk ...
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Alzheimer's breakthrough: Could be detected up to 20 years before dementia symptoms
Alzheimer's disease could be detected up to 20 years before dementia symptoms start to show following a major breakthrough by ...
A Signal of Future Alzheimer's Could Be Hidden in The Way You Speak
As the team already knew who had developed Alzheimer's, a machine learning approach could be used to find signs in their ...
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Alzheimer's: Caregivers shouldn't ignore signs of depression. Here are a few of them.
The prevalence of depression is 30% to 40% higher in dementia caregivers than other caregivers, especially around the ...
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Alzheimer’s Association offers holiday gift guide for people living with dementia and their caregivers
Holiday shopping and gift-giving can often be challenging, but even more so when shopping for a person living with dementia.
SC to increase access to Alzheimer’s, dementia specialists for residents in rural communities
A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s isn’t just fatal – but can also be incredibly overwhelming to the person diagnosed and their loved ...