Medicine & TechnologyA new study shows that eating processed meat - such as sausages, ham, and bacon - could lead to increased risks of dementia and even Alzheimer's disease.
Dementia is a common neurodegenerative disorder that occurs in older people. It affects the memory, and over time the person can no longer function properly. But can people die from dementia?
New research from the University of Cambridge researchers revealed that apathy could predict the onset of some forms of dementia even before symptoms start to appear.
Experts looked at risk factors, including noise from roads, railways, aircraft, industry, and construction work. The noise increase led to higher odds of mild cognitive impairment.
Millions of people around the world are affected by dementia with nearly 10 million new cases per year. A cold-shock protein associated with hibernation has been recently linked with brain cell activity.
What was previously thought as daydreaming turned out to be a form of "childhood dementia" as a four-year-old girl in England was diagnosed with a rare, fatal disease.
Up to date, there has not been effective treatment for dementia and Alzheimer's disease. With researchers discovering how fructose metabilsm affects neuronal function, it may help develop preventive measures of risk factors such as type 2 diabetes and obesity.
Researchers from University College London identify post-traumatic stress disorder as a risk factor of dementia. The team continues to research other risk factors associated with cognitive decline.
After receiving a grant of $1.5 million from US philanthropists, including Bill Gates, neurologists from Imperial College London and UK Dementia Research Institute will be testing their new technology in which they will fire electric currents deep in the brain of those with Alzheimer's disease to try to cure dementia.
A blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease moved closer to reality this week after new findings were announced at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on July 29, 2020. The test showed extremely high accuracy—around 90%—for detecting chemicals in the blood that are specific for Alzheimer’s.
Dementia is one of the worst cognitive declines that older adults suffer from. A recent study links the risk of cognitive decline to how much formal education people have received from childhood to early adulthood.
American and Swedish experts have discovered a specific protein in the blood that can indicate an early diagnosis of Alzheimer's dementia. The blood test can potentially indicate the risk of developing the disease years before symptoms occur.