Moderate alcohol use, higher formal education, and lower physical frailty were found to be associated with lower risk of incidence of young-onset dementia.
Early-onset dementia refers to the onset of dementia before 65 years of age. Studies have estimated that 3.9 million people aged 30-64 years have early-onset dementia worldwide, the study stated.
Age is not the only risk factor for dementia. An estimated 10 in every 100,000 individuals develop early onset dementia (prior to age 65) every year.
Read on to know about vitamins and minerals that can help fight against dementia.
A new study published in Nature Communications has revealed that the drugs used to treat BP problem can potentially treat Parkinson's disease as well.
The capacity to recall is a cognitive ability that declines with age. But you can power up memory with simple activities. Read on to know more.
Turns out that there has been a significant rise in dementia-related cases in India over the last two and a half decades. Spot the risk factors of this memory disorder.
Do you know that eating berries, leafy greens, nuts and seeds can help prevent dementia? Eat mindfully to enhance the functioning of your brain.
According to the study, people who suffered from dementia witnessed that their memory improved after eating a daily amount of monosodium glutamate MSG. Read on to know more.
Even if we don't fully understand the mechanisms at work within the brain, there is no doubt that a long period of depression may lead to isolation, inactivity and hopelessness. Many dementia experts claim that the brain loves company so when you are able to overcome depression it helps the brain grow and nurture.
In Alzheimer's the brain behaves in response to glucose the way the cells of the body react in diabetes. Lack of the brain's ability to utilise glucose can lead to dementia.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. People suffering from Alzheimer's develop a buildup of two proteins that impair communications between nerve cells in the brain - plaques made of amyloid beta proteins and neurofibrillary tangles made of tau proteins.
It helps one to plan the future in a better way.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia in younger people and may affect around a third of younger people with dementia.
In fact, depression and Parkinson's disease can be a sign of early-onset dementia
Dementia is not about selective forgetfulness it is brain deterioration as a whole.
Memory loss is associated with dementia but there are other ways in which it can affect a person, like behavioural changes, disorientation, etc.
Some of them can make you suffer from Alzheimer's disease too, so beware.
A group of experts brought up a link between sugar-free drinks and dementia, weight gain, stroke and health problems.
The LIPUS therapy is a non-invasive physiotherapy that could apply to high-risk elderly patients without the need for surgery or anaesthesia.
A healthy lifestyle can help you beat this memory issue. Take small steps for strengthening your cognitive skills.
By experiencing aspects of someone else's journey, the students may gain a better understanding of, and empathy for, older adults and their struggles with dementia, said neurologists at Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018.
Ultrasound waves, applied to the whole brain, improve cognitive dysfunction in mice with conditions simulating vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Older adults, particularly women, who live closer to greener neighbourhoods were found to have a slower decline in cognitive functions related to memory.
Moderate alcohol use, higher formal education, and lower physical frailty were found to be associated with lower risk of incidence of young-onset dementia.
Early-onset dementia refers to the onset of dementia before 65 years of age. Studies have estimated that 3.9 million people aged 30-64 years have early-onset dementia worldwide, the study stated.
Age is not the only risk factor for dementia. An estimated 10 in every 100,000 individuals develop early onset dementia (prior to age 65) every year.
A new study published in Nature Communications has revealed that the drugs used to treat BP problem can potentially treat Parkinson's disease as well.
The capacity to recall is a cognitive ability that declines with age. But you can power up memory with simple activities. Read on to know more.
Turns out that there has been a significant rise in dementia-related cases in India over the last two and a half decades. Spot the risk factors of this memory disorder.
Do you know that eating berries, leafy greens, nuts and seeds can help prevent dementia? Eat mindfully to enhance the functioning of your brain.
According to the study, people who suffered from dementia witnessed that their memory improved after eating a daily amount of monosodium glutamate MSG. Read on to know more.
Even if we don't fully understand the mechanisms at work within the brain, there is no doubt that a long period of depression may lead to isolation, inactivity and hopelessness. Many dementia experts claim that the brain loves company so when you are able to overcome depression it helps the brain grow and nurture.
In Alzheimer's the brain behaves in response to glucose the way the cells of the body react in diabetes. Lack of the brain's ability to utilise glucose can lead to dementia.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. People suffering from Alzheimer's develop a buildup of two proteins that impair communications between nerve cells in the brain - plaques made of amyloid beta proteins and neurofibrillary tangles made of tau proteins.
It helps one to plan the future in a better way.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia in younger people and may affect around a third of younger people with dementia.
In fact, depression and Parkinson's disease can be a sign of early-onset dementia
Dementia is not about selective forgetfulness it is brain deterioration as a whole.
Memory loss is associated with dementia but there are other ways in which it can affect a person, like behavioural changes, disorientation, etc.
Some of them can make you suffer from Alzheimer's disease too, so beware.
A group of experts brought up a link between sugar-free drinks and dementia, weight gain, stroke and health problems.
The LIPUS therapy is a non-invasive physiotherapy that could apply to high-risk elderly patients without the need for surgery or anaesthesia.
A healthy lifestyle can help you beat this memory issue. Take small steps for strengthening your cognitive skills.
By experiencing aspects of someone else's journey, the students may gain a better understanding of, and empathy for, older adults and their struggles with dementia, said neurologists at Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2018.
Ultrasound waves, applied to the whole brain, improve cognitive dysfunction in mice with conditions simulating vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Older adults, particularly women, who live closer to greener neighbourhoods were found to have a slower decline in cognitive functions related to memory.
The research aimed to establish the effect of supplying additional oxygen on both blood flow to the brain and blood vessel function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.
