Dementia affects 850,000 UK people but this is set to rise to 1 million by 2027 Half a million suffer from the most common form, Alzheimer’s — with no cure But now a number of scientists claim to be on the verge of a major breakthrough Deep within the Andes in a coastal town called...
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Dementia study sheds light on how damage spreads through brain
Insights into how a key chemical disrupts brain cells in a common type of dementia have been revealed by scientists. Brain tissue from people with Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) showed that the protein builds up in vital parts of neurons that connect cells and may jump from one cell to another through these connections. Scientists...
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Lupus increases risk of dementia by more than 50%: Study finds that lupus patients of ALL ages are more likely to suffer crippling memory loss
In a study of more than 7,000 people, researchers from Israel found that dementia was 51 percent more common among people with lupus The autoimmune disease is hard to diagnose, because it comes with so many symptoms, sometimes including a ‘brain fog’ Corticosteroids are used to treat lupus, but can also cause memory problems The study authors...
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Blood-Thinning Drugs Found to “Reduce Risk of Dementia by 48 Percent”
IN BRIEF A breakthrough study from the European Society of Cardiology found an interesting link between blood-thinning pills and the development of dementia. A ton of data from their research showed that anticoagulants can lower the risk of dementia. A CUTTING-EDGE BLOW TO DEMENTIA A new study from the European Society of Cardiology suggests that blood-thinning drugs...
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Knowing the signs of Lewy body dementia may help speed diagnosis
Lewy body dementia and other illnesses of aging brains cause immeasurable suffering for patients and their families. Lewy body dementia reached the public eye in 2014 after reports that Robin Williams died with diffuse Lewy body disease. But, despite the fact that Lewy body dementia is the second most common dementia, it remains frequently unrecognized. In one study,...
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Elderly who have trouble identifying odors face risk of dementia
Jayant Pinto, MD, professor of surgery, with one of the Sniffin’ Sticks used to test a patient’s ability to identify scents for his research on aging. A long-term study of nearly 3,000 adults, aged 57 to 85, found that those who could not identify at least four out of five common odors were more...
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Psychosis in Parkinson’s dementia—new treatment provides hope
New research involving King’s College London and the University of Exeter has highlighted the benefits of a promising new treatment which could relieve psychosis in thousands of people with dementia related to Parkinson’s disease. Around 80 per cent of people with Parkinson’s disease develop dementia, totalling around 100,000 people in the UK. ,The majority of these...
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How VR Can Help Solve Dementia
How VR is helping us spot, research, treat, and raise awareness for dementia. Anyone who has suffered from dementia, or knows someone who has, knows that is a cruel, tough syndrome to battle. 5.5 million people in the United States alone suffer from dementia, which is marked by chronic degeneration of cognitive functions such as memory, decision-making...
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Brain scan study adds to evidence that lower brain serotonin levels are linked to dementia
Results suggest serotonin loss may be a key player in cognitive decline, not just a side-effect of Alzheimer’s disease A brain showing decreases of serotonin transporters (blue) in the whole mild cognitive impairment group compared to the whole healthy control group. In a study looking at brain scans of people with mild loss of thought...
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Poor REM Sleep Linked To Increased Dementia Risk: Study
Researchers found a link between low levels of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and dementia risks. Participants who got less REM sleep had higher risks of developing dementia. Sleep And Dementia Poor sleep has been previously linked to increased Alzheimer’s and dementia risks in various studies. However, there has also been mixed results when it comes to the exact...