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Regular naps linked to increased brain volume: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A new study done by academics at UCL and the University of the Republic in Uruguay reveals that daytime napping could help to protect brain function by reducing the pace at which our brains shrink as we age.
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Study discovers correlation between vitreous human biomarkers, Alzheimer's
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A new study from Boston Medical Centre discovered a link between biomarkers in the vitreous humour of the eye and pathologically verified instances of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in post-mortem brain and eye tissue.
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Study finds how brain waves can predict cognitive impairment in Parkinson'
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
For Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, a few minutes of data collected from a single electrode put on top of the head may be sufficient to anticipate cognitive issues, including dementia. The results of a recent University of Iowa study may aid in the improvement of cognitive impairment in P
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Age-related dementia may be warded off by menopausal vascular fat: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The menopausal transition is an important moment for women and their doctors to concentrate on heart health because it safeguards their brain function, according to a study that adds to the body of evidence supporting this idea. Findings of the study published in the journal Alzheimer's &am
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Israeli research reveals brain's mechanism for memory consolidation during
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The study found that the brain consolidates memories during sleep through coordination between the hippocampus and frontal cortex. Moreover, the researchers managed to improve memory consolidation by utilizing deep-brain stimulation during sleep.The study found that the brain consolidates me
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Poorly insulated nerve cells promote Alzheimer's disease in old age: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Alzheimer's disease, an irreversible type of dementia, is the most common neurological illness in the world. Age is the most important risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, although why is unknown. Myelin, the insulating membrane that surrounds nerve cells in the brain, is known to deteriorat
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Menopausal vascular fat may protect against dementia later in life: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The study added to the evidence that the menopausal transition is a critical time for women and their doctors to focus on heart health, which protects their brain health.
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Athulya Senior Care launches Dementia Care Services in Chennai
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 30: Athulya Senior Care, a prominent name in India's senior care landscape, proudly announced the launch of their revolutionary Dementia Care Services at Pallavaram, Chennai. This landmark event was marked by the esteemed presence of Tmt. P Geetha Jeevan, Mi
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New blood biomarker can predict if cognitively healthy elderly will develo
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Why do some people get Alzheimer's while others don't? Even more perplexing, why do many people with toxic amyloid aggregates in their brains--a clear marker of Alzheimer's brain pathology--never get Alzheimer's-related dementias?
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Study finds how excessive salt consumption associated with cognitive disor
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Dementia is described as a loss of cognitive functioning, which included thinking, remembering, and reasoning, and it is quite common in Japan. At the moment, treatment satisfaction for dementia is among the lowest, and no medication therapy to cure the condition is available. With the world
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HCAH Becomes the First Out-of-Hospital Rehabilitation Provider to Offer Ca
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], May 26: HCAH, India's leading out-of-hospital care provider, announces its collaboration with fourteen major insurance players, becoming the first transition care provider in India to make insurance available for its patients. This is a significant milestone fo
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Dementia study suggests how harmful proteins spread through brain
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A recent study suggests that fresh insights into the spread of toxic proteins that collect in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients may hold the key to slowing the disease's progression.
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