Phil Thompson discusses his fears of dementia We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You…
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Dementia makes it hard to detect pain in new nursing home residents
An assessment tool can make it easier for healthcare professionals to identify pain in residents with dementia. The right treatment can improve residents’ quality of life. We know very little about the incidence of pain among the elderly in nursing…
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Dementia: The five main and early signs of the brain-degenerative condition to spot
Help: Young Alzheimers patient goes missing on Channel 4 drama We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on…
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Dementia diet warning: 5 foods to cut out to reduce risk
GMB: Jackie Stewart says his wife's dementia gets 'very serious' We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on…
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Dementia: The ‘subtle’ symptoms that can show up ’18 years’ before a diagnosis – study
Dr Hilary issues warning about missed dementia diagnoses We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding….
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Single protein is a key player in two very common forms of dementia, study reveals
Dementia has many faces, and because of the wide range of ways in which it can develop and affect patients, it can be very challenging to treat. Now, however, using supercomputer analysis of big data, researchers from Japan were able…
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New study provides stark statistics about care availability for dementia patients
A new study provides stark statistics about a reality that 6 million Americans with dementia and their families live every day: one where people with dementia receive hundreds of hours a month in unpaid care from spouses, adult children and…
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Research shows increase in the registration of dementia as underlying cause of death
It is well known that dementia is associated with increased mortality. New scientific research shows how in recent years more deaths are being registered with dementia as the underlying cause of death. The growth in the rate of dementia related…
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Dementia: A certain type of work could ‘postpone onset of cognitive decline’ – study
Dr Hilary issues warning about missed dementia diagnoses We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding….
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Tsimane's brains experience less brain atrophy than Westerners as they age, indicates study
A team of international researchers has found that the Tsimane indigenous people of the Bolivian Amazon experience less brain atrophy than their American and European peers. The decrease in their brain volumes with age is 70% slower than in Western…
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