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We're getting better and better at understanding dementia.
They say the eyes are the window to the soul. Apparently, they're also the window to the brain.
A fresh look at ancient texts reveals a rare glimpse of dementia in history.
Replacing those cookies, snacks and chips would reduce the risk significantly.
The link between the two had been previously suggested but this is the first solid evidence.
The Amazon people may hold the key to slow, healthy aging.
Older people who regularly solve crosswords and Sudoku have the mental abilities of those ten years their junior.
Sometimes, we do have to suffer for our success.
New evidence that hearing impairment significantly contributes to the risk of dementia.
Going overboard is never good for you.
A healthy heart also makes for a healthy brain.
Healthy body, healthy mind.
Finally, the world may soon have a vaccine against the devastating disease.
If you want to save your brain, here are the do’s and don’ts from the new WHO guidelines.
A quick, non-invasive imaging of the back of the eye could spot Alzheimer's disease before the onset of severe symptoms.
The key is a combination of microbubbles and ultrasound.
This could lead to a game-changing therapy.
This is an observational study and, as such, the findings cannot be used to establish a cause-effect relationship -- but it does raise some important questions.
Want to avoid dementia? Just stay fit.
Put that glass down, It's not good for you.
Dementia is a syndrome while Alzheimer's is a disease. More key differences between the two after the jump.
Dementia is not inevitable. Staying healthy is the first step to challenge it.
The drugs were manufactured to treat different conditions but they also seem to block an important pathway linked to brain cell death.
Previously, lack of sleep was associated with dementia. Now, we learn too much sleep can have similar consequences.
Move away from the busy roads.
Finnish people sure love their sauna - and there could be a good reason for that.
Talk about a space headache.
Yet another damaging effect has been found to stem from the progressive form of dementia.
We’ve all read and heard about how exercise can dramatically boost our quality of living, but how many people actually take action? Very few. Less than 20% of Americans over the age of 18 meet the official recommended guidelines. This is really alarming, because what most people don’t know is that mild exercising has fantastic returns, […]
Optimists make the most of life? A new study has shown that cynics are much more likely to develop dementia in later stages of life. Cynicism is an attitude of scornful or jaded negativity, especially a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of others. Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland in Kuopio have conducted a […]
Caring for a loved one who suffers from dementia is demanding. It often seems like a losing battle too. One thing that caregivers often fail to do is to consider things from the dementia sufferer’s perspective. That’s not to say that it’s easy. Erratic behaviour, miscommunication and other everyday occurrences can quickly erode the patience […]
The speed at which someone walks and the likelihood of dementia don’t have absolutely anything in common at a first glance, but according to a study published in the British Medical Journal in 2009 there is a ‘strong association’ between the two. They also said at a conference that grip strength in middle-aged men was […]
The latin phrase “mens sana in corpore sano” has been put to the test by researchers who wanted to study what kind of repercussions an unhealthy lifestyle has on the mind. What they found was a dramatic increase in brain damage and dementia cases among subjects who have experienced high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking and obesity […]
A team of neuro-scientists have managed to restore lost memories to rats by activating a part of their brains through an artificial memory chip – just like a sort of neuro-prosthesis. Further advances backed by this study might lead to the development of important leaps in long-term memory treatment, providing relief for Alzheimer or dementia […]
According to a recently published study reported by Swedish scientists, people who are obese and middle aged are up to four times more likely do develop dementia than people of normal weight. Published in the journal Neurology, the research was conducted 8,534 Swedish twins over the age of 65, of which data showed that 350 […]
