Dementia - Facts About Dementia

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Carrying around extra pounds during middle age was associated with a higher risk of dementia later in life in a new study that followed twins in Sweden for 30 years.The research was not set up to prove ...

The United States announced that guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, have been updated for the first time in almost three decades.The new guidelines acknowledge that memory loss may not be the primary clue in the early ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The first new U.S. diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease released in 27 years paint the disorder as a disease that occurs gradually over many years, starting with changes in the brain, then mild memory problems and finally progressing to ...

People with Alzheimer's disease may start experiencing shrinking of parts of the brain as many as 10 years before the degenerative condition is diagnosed, a US study suggested on Wednesday.While the results are still preliminary, scientists said the findings could one day ...

Elderly people with hearing loss have a greater chance of developing dementia, a risk that increases as their deafness worsens, according to a new report said Tuesday.The research studied 639 individuals between the ages of 36 and 90 without dementia, who were ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Unlikely as it sounds, U.S. researchers have found that people who are hard of hearing have increased odds of developing dementia as they age.The results don't prove hearing loss causes the mental decline by itself, but they ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers are closing in on tests that can detect biological signs of Alzheimer's disease, an advance that would improve diagnosis and help in the search for treatments for the mind-robbing disease.A team at Eli Lilly and Co's newly ...

Long-term exposure to pesticides may increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, according to a study released Thursday.Workers "directly exposed" to bug and weed killers while toiling in the prestigious vineyards of Bordeaux, France were five times more ...

Certain viral infections may increase the likelihood of mental decline and dementia, especially among older adults with heart disease.. Viruses May Trigger Dementia "Inflammation has been implicated in dementia, and viral infections could be a triggering factor," says researcher Timo E. Strandberg, ...

Why were you inspired to write about someone suffering from dementia in Ptolemy Grey? In the beginning I didn't quite realize it and then it seemed more quirky than it seemed like some really somatic issue. And I had to, you know, ...

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Topic: Dementia

Extra weight linked to dementia risk: study

US updates guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer's

New Alzheimer's guidelines view disease in stages

Brain shrinks 10 years before dementia onset: study

Hearing loss in elderly linked to dementia: study

Could hearing aids delay dementia?

Scientists closing in on Alzheimer's tests

Working with pesticides linked to dementia: study

Viral Infections Linked to Dementia

Writing About the Perception of Dementia

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