Dementia
Dementia is a loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with normal activities of daily living, lasting more than six months, not present since birth, and not associated with a loss o...
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Dementia
The term dementia describes a decline of previously acquired intellectual, or cognitive, skills. Memory loss is the primary symptom of dementia, but other cognitive symptoms exist as well. A ...
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Researchers have for the first time developed a "risk score" in an attempt to predict future cases of dementia. In a study published Thursday in the publication Lancet Neurology, researchers i...
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Researchers have for the first time developed a "risk score" to try to predict which people may develop dementia.
The leading factors virtually mirror those already known for cardiovascula...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elderly people with high
blood pressure may be more likely to develop thinking and
learning problems that can lead to dementia, researchers said
Monday. Hypertension was lin...
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Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause run a heightened risk of developing dementia or other mental problems later in life _ unless they take estrogen until age 50, a new study sugge...
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In the day room, white-haired men in robes watch "The Price is Right." Out on the balcony, another looks through bars as he fidgets from side to side.Prisons have been dealing with the special need...
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Gene Upshaw was taken aback when he first saw the list of retired NFL players applying for financial help under a new program to help those with dementia and Alzheimer's disease."I played with or a...
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Gene Upshaw was taken aback when he first saw the list of retired NFL players applying for financial help under a new program to help those with dementia and Alzheimer's disease."I played with or a...
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Tiny motion sensors are attached to the walls, doorways and even the refrigerator of Elaine Bloomquist's home, tracking the seemingly healthy 86-year-old's daily activity.It's like spying in the na...
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LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - People with dementia survive an
average four-and-a-half years after diagnosis, researchers said
on Friday in a study they hope might help care-givers plan for
patients w...
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