The survival rates of people with early onset dementia—diagnosed before the age of 65—vary considerably by clinical type, but sex, age, family history and co-existing conditions aren't specific risk factors, finds research ...
Nov 4, 2025
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Free radicals generated at a specific site in non-neuronal brain cells called astrocytes may promote dementia, according to a Weill Cornell Medicine study. These findings, published in Nature Metabolism, demonstrated that ...
Nov 4, 2025
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Having optimal cardiovascular health may offset the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment and dementia for people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), even among those with a high genetic risk for cognitive decline, according ...
Nov 3, 2025
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Young people who find themselves caring for a parent with young onset dementia require significantly more support and services to help them navigate the often isolating and difficult experience, a study by The Bouverie Center ...
Oct 29, 2025
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Daily interactions with friends, even through something as simple as a text message, may reduce momentary loneliness for caregivers tending to a family member with dementia.
Oct 29, 2025
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Early detection of Alzheimer's disease has come a step closer thanks to a new measurement method developed by chemists at Utrecht University. For the first time, they have made the growth of the notorious protein clumps involved ...
Oct 28, 2025
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Specially qualified nurses with extended roles—known as Dementia Care Managers—can measurably improve the care of people with dementia living at home. This is the finding of a study conducted by DZNE in collaboration ...
Oct 28, 2025
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Listening to music when you are over 70 years of age has been linked to a 39% reduction in the risk of dementia, according to a Monash University-led study of over 10,800 older people.
Oct 23, 2025
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A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that images portraying dementia in Finnish newspapers often paint a clichéd and negative picture. The findings were published in the journal Age and Ageing.
Oct 23, 2025
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Problems with the brain's waste clearance system could underlie many cases of dementia and help explain why poor sleep patterns and cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure increase the risk of dementia.
Oct 23, 2025
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