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Study finds air pollution associated with higher risk of dementia
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 4 (ANI): According to a new study, fine particulate air pollution is associated with a higher risk of dementia.
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Study suggests excess coffee consumption could increase risk of dementia
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], July 26 (ANI): It's a favourite first-order for the day, but while a quick coffee may perk us up, new research from the University of South Australia showed that too much could be dragging us down, especially when it comes to brain health.
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Continuity of nursing care improves outcomes of dementia patients: Study
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): People with dementia receiving home health care visits are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital when there is consistency in nursing staff, according to a new study by researchers in New York University- Rory Meyers College of Nursing.
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Abnormal response to cellular stress associated with Huntington's disease
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US] June 24 (ANI): During a new University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers found that the persistence of a marker of chronic cellular stress, previously associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia
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Japan: Over 17,500 people with dementia went missing in 2020
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 24 (ANI): More than 17,500 people with dementia were reported missing in Japan last year which is a record high in the country, according to official data.
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Plant-based diets help improve cognitive health, cardiac function
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine found that by eating more plant-based food such as berries and green leafy vegetables, while limiting consumption of foods high in saturated fat and animal products, one can slow
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Study links Alzheimer's disease-like cognitive impairment with COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 13 (ANI): The findings of a recent Cleveland clinic-led study identified mechanisms by which COVID-19 can be associated with Alzheimer's disease-like dementia.
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Study identifies how COVID-19 linked to Alzheimer's disease-like cognitive
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 11 (ANI): A new Cleveland clinic-led study has identified mechanisms by which COVID-19 can lead to Alzheimer's disease-like dementia.
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Sleep disorders are associated with increased dementia risk in patients wi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): Preliminary results from a study of more than 700,000 patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) show that those with a sleep disorder had an increased risk of developing dementia.
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Study finds Amazon indigenous group's lifestyle may hold key to slowing do
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Los Angeles (California) [US], May 27 (ANI): 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 per cent slower than i
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All dementia risk factors similar for men and women, except high blood pre
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], May 22 (ANI): The findings of a recent study by George Institute researchers found that while the link between several mid-life cardiovascular risk factors and dementia was similar for both sexes, for blood pressure it was not.
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Study reveals dementia risk factors similar for men and women, but not hig
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], May 19 (ANI): While the link between several mid-life cardiovascular risk factors and dementia was similar for both sexes, for blood pressure it was not- find George Institute researchers -in a study of just over half a million people.
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