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Running This Blood Test Can Tell People if They Have Alzheimer’s Disease

What could possibly be worse than losing your memory and capacity of thinking? That’s how Alzheimer’s disease describes itself, and doctors are not sure even nowadays what triggers such havoc in the human body. But luckily for everyone, scientists are…

November 30, 2020 · by Anna Daniels · 0

6 Foods That Might Prevent Dementia

Dementia is a term for a significant decline in mental ability, causing symptoms such as memory loss, behavior changes and loss of language skills. There are many different forms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and vascular dementia. Preventing…

December 23, 2019 · by Asheley Rice · 0

High-Intensity Exercise Goes Beyond Fitness

Currently, for the first time in history, older people outnumber younger ones. Such a fact developed unique health issues and challenges; one of them is dementia. The condition is also the scariest one, due to its way of erasing memories,…

December 9, 2019 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Specific Workout Routines Could Hamper The Evolution Of Dementia

Two years ago, a team of researchers published the results of a 5-year study that tracked more than 1,6000 adults over the age of 65, concluding that physical exercises and good genetics can decrease the risk of developing dementia. A…

November 27, 2019 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Preserving Cognitive Functions Is Possible By Controlling The Blood Pressure

Maintaining stable blood pressure throughout your life has been linked with preserving cognitive functions. The healthy practice is said to help prevent the apparition of dementia. This is according to a new study from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders…

August 16, 2019 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Common Drugs Boost The Risks Of Dementia, New Research Revealed

A new study realized by specialists from the University of Nottingham and financed by the NIHR School for Primary Care Research discovered that the patients that have been taking anticholinergic drugs in the past three years or more and are…

June 26, 2019 · by Asheley Rice · 0

How Can You Diminish The Risk of Dementia

We are already aware of the impact that a healthy lifestyle can have on our life quality, psychical, and mental health, but how reliable is this impact in comparison with the effects of vitamins and pills? World Health Organizations suggests…

May 16, 2019 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Risk Of Dementia, Boosted by Frailty in Old Age

As reported by a new study carried out by scientists at Nova Scotia Health Authority and Dalhousie University in Canada and Rush University Medical Center in the USA, frailty in old age boosts the risk of dementia. The researchers reached that…

January 21, 2019 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

Slow Brainwaves Might Be A Sign Of Dementia, University of Toronto Scientists Think

In a new study, University of Toronto scientists focused on how to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease early. They think that slow brainwaves might be a sign of dementia, as they appear in those regions of the brain which would be affected…

December 14, 2018 · by Vadim Caraiman · 0

New Alzheimer’s Vaccine Might Reduce Dementia

Researchers continue to make improvements when it comes to an experimental vaccine that might be able to hold of Alzheimer’s in the future. The scientists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center tested the vaccine on animals and the…

November 25, 2018 · by Asheley Rice · 0