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Adults with ADHD are at higher risk of getting dementia: Research
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a Rutgers study, persons with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are roughly three times as likely to acquire dementia than adults without ADHD.
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Study finds air pollution association with risk of dementia
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
An worldwide study commissioned by the journal Lancet three years ago revealed 12 modifiable risk factors for dementia, including three new ones: excessive alcohol consumption, brain damage, and air pollution.
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Air pollution may raise risk of dementia, complicated by genetics: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Three years ago, international research commissioned by the journal Lancet identified 12 modifiable risk factors for dementia, including three new ones: excessive alcohol use, brain injury, and air pollution.
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Study reveals slowing down in your old age may be dementia warning sign
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
It is well acknowledged that as we age, we lose muscular power and slow down, making ordinary movements like getting up, walking, and sitting more difficult.
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New study investigates importance of sleep disturbance in dogs with dement
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Dogs with dementia have the same sleep disturbances as individuals with dementia. Researchers from North Carolina State University utilised electroencephalography, or EEGs, on elderly dogs to examine if brain-wave readings during sleep were associated with markers of cognitive deterioration.
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Astrocyte dysfunction causes cognitive decline: Study
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to a preclinical study led by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers, people with dementia have protein buildup in their astrocytes, which may cause abnormal antiviral activity and memory loss.
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Common infections linked to poor cognitive performance in older adults: St
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A recent study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers discovered that signs of common illnesses in a sample of middle-aged and older persons were associated with lower performance on a test of global cognitive function.
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Do you know bone health is linked with dementia? Researchers reveal
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A study suggested that dementia may be more likely to affect people with poor bone density than those with high bone density.
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Atrial fibrillation appears to heighten dementia risk: Research
Updated : 3 years ago IST
People with a recent diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common irregular heart rhythm, have a modestly higher risk of developing dementia than people without the condition, according to a recently published research.
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Intake of Vitamin D might help preventing dementia: Research
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In the study, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, the team found that taking vitamin D was associated with living dementia-free for longer, and they also found 40 per cent fewer dementia diagnoses in the group who took supplements.
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Social isolation linked to dementia risk factors: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to a new study published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Kimia Shafighi of McGill University in Canada and colleagues, social lifestyle determinants, including social isolation, are associated with neurodegeneration risk factors.
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Social isolation is a risk factor for dementia in older adults: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health have significantly added to evidence that social isolation is a significant risk factor for dementia in community-dwelling (noninstitutionalized) older adults in two studies using nationall
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