Dementia claims the lives of smarter people sooner, scientists have discovered. People who spend more years at school or in education are likely to deteriorate from the neurodegenerative disease ...

Antibiotics, Vaccinations and Anti-Inflammatory Medication Linked to Reduced Risk of Dementia Jan. 21, 2025 — Antibiotics, antivirals, vaccinations and anti-inflammatory medication are ...

As Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia — affecting an estimated 6.7 million Americans — it’s not surprising that people who experience memory loss may suspect AD.

A recent report published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association highlights the need to develop “objective criteria” for diagnosing and staging all types of ...

Dementia posturing refers to a group of physical symptoms that can affect people with dementia. They include a stooped posture, shuffling walk, balance difficulties, or stiff movements. Dementia ...

Tony Hall founded the Bristol Dementia Action Alliance after his wife Barbara died in 2022 A man who spent 20 years caring for his wife has plans to open a dementia hub to help other families.

DiADeM is a tool to support GPs in diagnosing dementia for people living with advanced dementia in a care home setting. It has been developed by the Yorkshire and Humber Dementia Strategic Clinical ...

In such cases, dementia gradually grows more severe and memory worsens to a much greater extent than is typical in the general population. Amnesia, or abnormal memory loss, can also result from a ...

The company will use the proceeds to carry out a pivotal phase 2b/3 trial of its lead candidate program AT-001, an oral treatment for the rare dementia hereditary cystatin C amyloid angiopathy (HCCAA) ...

There are two kinds of risk factors for dementia: non-modifiable and modifiable. Non-modifiable risk factors are ones that cannot be changed or eliminated, like aging, family history and genetics.