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_ End-of-Life Care for People With Dementia By Sondra Forsyth articlePeople often live for years with dementia. While it can be difficult to think of these diseases as terminal, they do … Read More→
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_ Can I Prevent Dementia? By Jane Farrell articleA risk factor is something that may increase the chance of developing a disease. Some risk factors can be controlled … Read More→
_ Memory and Aging By Jane Farrell articleMany older adults worry about their memory and other thinking abilities. For example, they might be concerned about taking longer … Read More→
_ Is It Just Forgetfulness? By Jane Farrell articleMany people become worried about forgetfulness as they age. Mild forgetfulness, such as losing things from time to time, can … Read More→
_ A Test to Self-Diagnose Dementia By Jane Farrell articleMany people experience forgetfulness as they get older, but it can be difficult to determine if memory issues are a … Read More→
_ Intensive Blood Pressure Control and Dementia By Jane Farrell articleIntensive blood pressure lowering has an impact on mild cognitive impairment (MCI) but doesn’t lessen dementia risk, according to the … Read More→
_ Medical ResearchCoffee May Help Fight Alzheimer's and Parkinson's By Jane Farrell articleThe newest weapon in the battle against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson just might be coffee – and dark-roasted at that, new … Read More→
_ Intellectual, Social, Physical Activities Can Reduce Risk of Memory Loss Among Blacks By Jane Farrell articleBlacks have nearly twice the rate of dementia as whites, putting them at higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s. But a … Read More→
_ The Aged Brain and Dementia By Jane Farrell articleResearchers working with aged human brains have discovered details that will help experts better understand the biological bases for Alzheimer’s … Read More→
_ Poor Sense of Smell May Be Linked to Dementia Risk By Jane Farrell articleA poor sense of smell appears to be linked in elderly adults to the risk of dementia, new research shows. … Read More→
_ Diagnosing Dementia By Jane Farrell articleEditor’s note: Although much is reported about dementia and its effects on patients and caregivers, there may be less to … Read More→
_ Help for Caregivers of Dementia Patients By Jane Farrell articleStates could save tens of millions of dollars — and help more Americans with dementia remain in their communities — … Read More→
_ At-Home Dementia Patients Can Face Risk in Using Antipsychotic Meds By Jane Farrell article“Off-label” use of antipsychotic medications to treat patients with dementia has been reduced dramatically in recent years due to education … Read More→
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_ Caffeine and The Anti-Dementia Enzyme By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have discovered that caffeine may have the potential to protect against dementia. The finding comes from Indiana University experts … Read More→
_ The Dementia that Isn't Alzheimer's By Jane Farrell articleNon-medical people sometimes use the term Alzheimer’s to describe different types of dementia, but that isn’t accurate. In an article … Read More→