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People with essential tremor may have increased risk of dementia
Updated : 2 years ago IST
According to research, people with essential tremor, a movement disease characterized by involuntary shaking, may be three times more likely to develop dementia than the general population.
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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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Study reveals improving deep sleep can help avoid dementia
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to one study, a 1% reduction in deep sleep per year for people over the age of 60 results in a 27% 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 of dementia.
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Brain structural alterations and increased dementia risk are associated w
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to an important study undertaken in China and the United Kingdom, living near major highways is associated with an increased risk of dementia and changes in brain structure, owing mostly to traffic-related air pollution.
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Proximity to traffic linked to higher dementia risk, brain structural chan
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to an important study undertaken in China and the United Kingdom, living near major highways is associated with an increased risk of dementia and changes in brain structure, owing mostly to traffic-related air pollution.
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Adults with intellectual disabilities are at risk for dementia
Updated : 5 months, 1 week 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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Study finds if traumatic brain damage, dementia be linked by cerebrospinal
Updated : 5 months, 1 week 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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Study finds association between dementia risk, size of white blood cell te
Updated : 5 months, 1 week 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
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers found that shorter telomeres on the ends of white blood cell chromosomes may indicate an increased risk of dementia.
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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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