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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new analysis of elderly dementia patients has found that by 2050, between three and seven million may be hospitalized each year, up from just over one million a few years ago.That's worrisome both because the health ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - About 28 million of the nearly 36 million people living with Alzheimer's and other dementias have not been diagnosed, robbing them from the benefit of treatments and the chance to have a say in their future care, according to ...
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 ...
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 ...
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Health authorities in Asia should diagnose Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients early so that drugs may be given to stabilize symptoms and relatives, or caregivers, can be better prepared, experts said on Friday.AD is set to explode in Asia ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Walking at least six miles a week may be one thing people can do to keep their brains from shrinking and fight off dementia, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.A study of nearly 300 people in Pittsburgh who kept track ...
CHICAGO (Reuters Life!) - Mild memory problems in older people are often excused as "senior moments," but a new study has found the same changes in the brain that cause severe dementia may also be responsible for those memory lapses.The findings contradict ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Lost the car keys? Forgot someone's name? Many elderly people suffer slight cognitive problems but men are more likely than women to suffer momentary memory lapse or senior moments, according to a U.S. study.Researchers from the Mayo ...
HONOLULU (Reuters) - Identifying dementia early can cut the cost of care by nearly 30 percent, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, a finding that may reduce the heavy financial burden of the disease on the health care system.They said routine screening that ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two new studies provide more evidence that regular aerobic exercise not only staves off the problems with thinking and memory that often come with age, but it can actually help turn back the clock on brain aging.In ...
