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Dementia: Bone loss may lead to cognitive decline warns study – symptoms to look for
Dementia: Doctor outlines changes to help prevent disease We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to […]
Global prevalence of dementia estimated to increase to more than 152 million by 2050
Positive trends in global education access are expected to decrease dementia prevalence worldwide by 6.2 million cases by the year […]
Man, 81, with dementia strangled own penis to death with rubber bands
Dementia patient’s penis starts to rot after 81-year-old wrapped rubber bands around his genitals and left them on for THREE […]
Eating processed meat could increase dementia risk
Scientists from the University of Leeds’s Nutritional Epidemiology Group used data from 500,000 people, discovering that consuming a 25g serving […]
Risk of dementia rises significantly with severity and number of strokes
Having an ischemic stroke increases dementia risk, and that risk escalates with the number and severity of strokes, according to […]
Causes of hoarding
Hoarding is a condition where a person feels compelled to store and preserve materials and stuff which may or may […]
Better heart health scores in midlife linked to lower risk of late-life dementia
A long-term study of 1,449 people in Finland found that those who had better scores on standard metrics of cardiovascular […]
Older adults with dementia exhibit financial ‘symptoms’ up to six years before diagnosis
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Federal Reserve Board […]
Brain’s ‘speedometer’ could help solve part of dementia puzzle
Nearly one million people in the UK have dementia. People living with the most common form, Alzheimer’s disease, can experience […]