Walking Improves Brain Connectivity, Memory In Older Adults: Study
The study reveals how walking may decrease cerebral blood flow and improve brain function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.
Jun 04, 2023, 15:12 PM IST
High Blood Sugar-Level Linked With Loss Of Thinking Ability In Stroke Survivors: Study
The study suggests that higher cumulative blood sugar levels after stroke contribute to faster cognitive decline, and hyperglycemia after stroke, regardless of diabetes status.
May 18, 2023, 20:58 PM IST
Slowing Down In Old Age May Be Warning Sign Of Dementia: Study
An Edith Cowan University (ECU) research showed that slowing down as we age can also be an early warning sign late-life dementia.
May 02, 2023, 13:11 PM IST
Covid Infection May Accelerate Dementia Progression In Patients: Study
The researchers found that the characteristics of a particular type of dementia changed following Covid-19, and both degenerative and vascular dementia started behaving like mixed dementia.
Apr 05, 2023, 18:06 PM IST
Low Bone Density Likely To Be Associated With Dementia: Study
The study reveals that bone loss may occur in the earliest phases of dementia, years before any clinical symptoms manifest themselves.
Mar 24, 2023, 13:13 PM IST
Disturbed Sleep Increases Risk Of Dementia: Study
The researchers associate sleep-initiation insomnia (trouble falling asleep within 30 minutes) and sleep medication use with a higher risk of developing dementia.
Mar 14, 2023, 10:19 AM IST
Taking Vitamin D Supplements Can Help Prevent Dementia: Study
In the study, the researchers found that taking vitamin D was associated with living dementia-free for longer, and they also found 40 per cent fewer dementia diagnoses in the group who took supplements.
Mar 03, 2023, 12:24 PM IST
Alzheimer's Linked With Cholesterol, Toxic Protein Clusters: Study
The study reveals a strong connection between Alzheimer's disease and the change in the lipid composition of neuronal membranes.
Mar 02, 2023, 20:11 PM IST
Vitamin D Supplements May Help Prevent Dementia: Study
The study reveals Vitamin D is involved in the clearance of amyloid in the brain, the accumulation of which is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease.
Mar 02, 2023, 13:27 PM IST
Social Isolation Linked To Increased Risk Of Dementia: Study
The study found a large array of associations between potentially modifiable ADRD (Alzheimer's disease and related dementias) risk factors and both loneliness and lack of social support.
Feb 25, 2023, 11:20 AM IST
Bruce Willis Diagnosed With Dementia After Retiring due to Aphasia
Bruce Willis' acting career began in the early 1980s with roles in films like 'The Verdict', 'Blind Date' and 'Sunset'.
Feb 17, 2023, 15:19 PM IST
Exclusive: What is Frontotemporal Dementia That 'Die Hard' Actor Bruce Willis has? Check Causes and Symptoms
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is one of the less common types of dementia. As experts point out, FTD is one of the categories of dementia that affect the frontal, temporal, and/or both the lobes of the brain
Feb 17, 2023, 13:55 PM IST
Dementia, Alzheimer's causes can be linked to social isolation: Study
There has been increasing evidence that social isolation is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), which is a growing public health crisis globally
Feb 02, 2023, 10:30 AM IST
Thyroid problems linked to increased risk of dementia: Research
As per the study, the risk of developing dementia was even higher for people whose thyroid condition required thyroid hormone replacement medication.
Dec 29, 2022, 16:01 PM IST
Covid-19: Dementia linked with coronavirus-related death in a large study
Although SARS-CoV-2 has changed over time and vaccination has greatly improved the prognosis of individuals who contract Covid-19 in general, "further studies are needed to identify, prevent, and treat risk factors for mortality of this disease," said researchers.
Dec 21, 2022, 14:15 PM IST
Can Alzheimer's be diagnosed even before patients experience any symptoms? Study's PATHBREAKING claim
Elevated levels of two proteins - beta-amyloid, which forms plaques in the brain, and tau - in combination with cognitive impairment have previously formed the basis for diagnosing Alzheimer's.
Nov 12, 2022, 12:00 PM IST
Alzheimer’s Disease: Poor sleep to zero exercise - 5 daily habits that are increasing your risk of dementia
The most common form of dementia in older adults, Alzheimer's disease affects people's memory and over a prolonged period of time, they forget to perform the most simple task. Here are 5 daily habits that might just be making you prone to this developing this form of dementia in later life.
Nov 11, 2022, 08:20 AM IST
Study: Talking therapies can benefit people with dementia
A new study has found that talking therapies can be helpful for people with dementia. Read the story to find more.
Oct 14, 2022, 18:53 PM IST
Strawberries may help fight Alzheimer's: Study
A bioactive compound found in strawberries called pelargonidin may be associated with fewer neurofibrillary tau tangles in the brain. Tau tangles are one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease.
Aug 01, 2022, 15:08 PM IST
Randhir Kapoor denies having Dementia, says Ranbir Kapoor is 'entitled to say what he wants'
Rishi Kapoor battled Leukaemia (blood cancer) for two years. The actor par excellence underwent treatment for it in New York for a year but breathed his last on April 30, 2020.
Apr 01, 2022, 08:21 AM IST