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Anti-amyloid drug displays signs of preventing Alzheimer's dementia: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The findings suggest -- for the first time in a clinical trial -- that early treatment to remove amyloid plaques from the brain many years before symptoms arise can delay the onset of Alzheimer's dementia
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Blood test shows promise for early detection of dementia: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A simple blood test for people with a certain sleep disorder may help predict the development of dementia years before symptoms occur, according to a new study.
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New shingles vaccine may help delay dementia: Study
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A vaccine for shingles may also help delay getting a dementia diagnosis, according to recent research, as reported by CBS News.
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Addressing health, lifestyle variables might minimise the risk of young-on
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Published in JAMA Neurology, the new research by the University of Exeter and Maastricht University followed more than 350,000 participants younger than 65 across the United Kingdom from the UK Biobank study.
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Protein present in brain associated with frontotemporal dementia: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A protein present in the brains of patients suffering from frontotemporal dementia (FTD) has been identified by an international team of researchers, which includes specialists from Indiana University School of Medicine. This finding opens up a new target for possible treatments for FTD.
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High 'good cholesterol' is linked to risk of dementia: Study
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a Monash University-led study, an increased risk of dementia in older people has been related to excessively high levels of HDL-C, generally known as good cholesterol.
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High 'good cholesterol' levels are linked to increased risk of dementia: S
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
An increased risk of dementia in older persons has been linked to abnormally high levels of HDL-C, also referred to as good cholesterol, according to a Monash University-led study.
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Do you know improving deep sleep can prevent dementia? Study finds
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to one study, a 1 per cent reduction in deep sleep per year for people over the age of 60 results in a 27 per cent increased risk of dementia. The study also implies that improving or sustaining deep sleep, commonly known as slow-wave sleep, in later life may aid in the prevention
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Adults with ADHD are more likely to get dementia: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A Rutgers study found that adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are around three times more likely to develop dementia than those without the disease.
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Sedentary lifestyle increases risk of Alzheimer, dementia: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A new study from the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in Madrid provides new data on this relationship; the findings confirm the importance of controlling traditional cardiovascular risk factors like hypertension, cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, and sedentary lifest
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Participants in adult education have lower risk of dementia: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers found adult education reduces the risk of dementia like Alzheimer's by 19 per cent for middle-aged and elderly people within five years.
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Long-term usage of acid reflux medicines increases risk of dementia: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Studies suggested that persons who take proton pump inhibitors for at least four and a half years may be at an increased risk of dementia compared to those who do not take these drugs, according to an article in Neurology, the official journal of the American Academy of Neurology. This resea
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