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If You Want To Prevent Dementia, These Are The Questions You Should Ask Your Doctor
Turns out, there’s an array of topics you should be bringing up with your primary care doctor (or your neurologist, if you ...
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Why being bilingual really does seem to delay dementia
Multiple studies suggest that speaking more than one language pushes back the onset of dementia, but doesn't seem to stop it ...
A skill you could start learning right now to delay dementia: ‘It holds back the flood’
“What this all says is that bilingualism changes the way you cope with an increasingly compromised brain,” she continued. “It ...
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Studies tie socioeconomic factors to dementia diagnosis timing, overall cognitive health
Having more education and other socioeconomic factors play important roles in determining when people are diagnosed with dementia and their cognitive function over time, according to two new studies ...
How Man Soothes 18-Year-Old Cat With Dementia Who Cries When She's 'Lost'
Feline CDS is a common condition affecting aging cats, with studies suggesting that approximately 36 percent of cats between ...
Dementia impacts the caregiver as well as the patient, social workers say. Here's what's being done to help both.
CBS News New York takes a look at what's being done to help New Yorkers living with the disease, and those who are caring for them.
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Dementia diagnosis, treatment delayed due to underuse of early detection tools, study finds
Despite familiarity with cognitive screening and its benefits, current and emerging screening and testing tools for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias remain vastly underused, according to ...
Tulsa police issue alert for missing 62-year-old man with early onset dementia
The Tulsa Police Department has issued a missing person alert for 62-yar-old Carl Scanlan.!!!!!MISSING PERSON!!!!!!!!Carl ...
Dementia patient's joy after gardening prescription
Maureen McElvanney is one of a growing number of people with Alzheimer's who have been prescribed gardening to help cope with ...
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Small amounts of moderate to vigorous physical activity are associated with big reductions in dementia risk
The researchers found that engaging in as little as 35 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week, compared to zero minutes per week, was associated with a 41% lower risk of developing ...
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Anxiety Is Now Tied to Dementia: Here’s How Much It Increases the Risk
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health challenge in the U.S. About 19% of American adults have an anxiety ...