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Intervention for carers aids in prevention of elder maltreatment: Study
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A recent double-blind, randomised controlled trial found that elder abuse of older individuals with chronic illnesses, including dementia, was reduced by an educational and social support intervention for carers.
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Adults with intellectual disabilities are at risk for dementia
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Intellectual disability (ID) is thought to be associated with an increased risk of dementia and its onset is influenced by both inherited and acquired factors. It is also known that a lower cognitive reserve—the capacity for thinking developed by learning and deliberate mental effort—increas
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China becomes country with highest Alzheimer patients: Report
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia and mostly affects people in old age. In China, however, the disease is also occurring at an increasingly younger age.
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Researchers discover how traumatic brain injury, dementia linked by cerebr
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Dementia risk has been correlated with traumatic brain injury. Sadly, the exact mechanisms causing this relationship are still unknown. It is difficult to establish preventative strategies to assist TBI patients because of this knowledge gap.
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Study finds if traumatic brain damage, dementia be linked by cerebrospinal
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Traumatic brain injuries have been linked to an increased risk of dementia. Unfortunately, the precise mechanisms behind this association remain unknown. This knowledge gap makes it challenging to develop preventative methods to help TBI patients. According to a recently published theory in
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Telecare lowers costs, improves quality of life for dementia patients: Stu
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to a UCSF study, a telecare programme that improves outcomes for dementia patients while reducing the burden on unpaid caregivers also offers the unexpected benefit of lowering Medicare expenses.
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Study finds association between dementia risk, size of white blood cell te
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Shorter telomeres on the ends of white blood cell chromosomes were discovered to be associated with an increased risk of dementia.
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Dementia risk is linked with size of white blood cell telomeres: Study
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Researchers found that shorter telomeres on the ends of white blood cell chromosomes may indicate an increased risk of dementia.
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Concussions early in life linked to cognitive decline later: Study
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A study of twins found that having a concussion early in life is associated with lower scores on tests of thinking and memory abilities decades later, as well as a faster drop in those scores than twins who did not have a concussion or traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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New technology empowers dementia patients in aged care
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Now, the eye-tracking technology with older people living with dementia in residential aged care facilities will improve the online assessment tools to enable wider collection of self-reported quality of care and quality of life information from older people themselves, said Matthew Flinders
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Enhancing Lives Through Holistic Care and Therapeutic Sessions at Epoch El
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 5: Epoch Elder Care is a renowned expert in providing assisted living and dementia care services in India. Its approach is rooted in ensuring that residents lead lives filled with dignity and purpose. It has more than a decade of relevant experience in India and
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Sedentary lifestyle increases risk of Alzheimer, dementia: Study
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks 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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