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Study reveals importance of controlling traditional cardiovascular risk fa
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In elderly people, cardiovascular disease and dementia frequently coexist. Nonetheless, few long-term studies have been conducted to investigate how atherosclerosis and its related risk factors affect brain health beginning in middle age.
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Scientists reveal how living alone can put people with cognitive decline a
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
One in every four senior Americans with dementia or mild cognitive impairment lives alone, making them vulnerable to risky driving, wandering outside the home, mixing up medications, and skipping appointments.
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Participants in adult education have lower risk of dementia: Study
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks 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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Researchers reveal how living alone can put people with cognitive decline
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to a study led by UC San Francisco and published in JAMA Network Open on August 18, 2023, patients living alone with cognitive decline, whose numbers are expected to rise as the population ages, are not effectively served by the American health system.
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People who live alone are at danger of cognitive decline: Study
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
One in every four older Americans with dementia or mild cognitive impairment lives alone, placing them at risk of dangerous driving, wandering outside the home, mixing up medications, and missing medical appointments. Researchers led by UC San Francisco determined in a study published in JA
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People who live alone at risk of cognitive decline: Study
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
One in every four older Americans with dementia or mild cognitive impairment lives alone, putting them at risk of risky driving, wandering outside the home, mixing up medications, and failing to attend medical appointments.
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Medications of chronic diseases can affect body's temperature: Study
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A study has found that medications that are used to treat various chronic diseases may hinder the body’s ability to lose heat and regulate its core temperature to optimal levels.
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Mild cognitive impairment in older persons can make daily decisions diffic
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
MCI is a type of cognitive ability loss that can occur before Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia. People with MCI have some memory and reasoning problems, but they can live relatively independent lives.
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Air pollution is connected to mental health service of dementia patients:
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to a study published in the open-access journal BMJ Mental Health, exposure to relatively high levels of air pollution is linked to a rise in the use of community mental health services by dementia patients.
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Long-term usage of acid reflux medicines increases risk of dementia: Study
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks 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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Long-term use of certain acid reflux drugs linked to increased risk of dem
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to new research, people who take proton pump inhibitors for four and a half years or more may have a higher risk of dementia than people who do not take these medications. This study does not establish that acid reflux medications cause dementia; rather, it demonstrates a correlati
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Air pollution linked to higher mental health service of dementia patients:
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Exposure to relatively high levels of air pollution is associated with increased use of community mental health services by people with dementia, according to a large long-term study published in the open-access journal BMJ Mental Health.
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