Weight-Loss Surgery Linked to Sharply Lower Dementia and Parkinson’s Risk
A large matched cohort study of US health records finds that bariatric surgery is associated with substantially lower incidence of ...
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When Dementia Takes Away a Voice: How Palliative Care Helps Families Make Hospital Decisions
A qualitative study of eighteen family caregivers shows that palliative care consultations ease surrogate decision-making for hospitalized dementia patients, but ...
Sweet Tooth, Faster Aging: Dietary Preferences Linked to Dementia Risk
A large UK Biobank cohort study finds that a sweet-tooth dietary preference profile is associated with sharply higher dementia risk, ...
What Keeps Person-Centered Dementia Care Out of Nursing Homes? A New Meta-Synthesis Maps 49 Obstacles and Aids
A qualitative meta-synthesis of 21 studies in BMC Nursing identifies 30 barriers and 19 facilitators to implementing person-centered dementia care ...
Gene Behind Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Linked to Rare Plaque-Only Dementia
An international study of 726 patients links novel SPG4/SPAST mutations to a rare plaque-only form of early-onset dementia, expanding the ...
Fast Walkers May Escape the Cognitive Toll of Aging, Dementia Risk Study Finds
A study of 920 older adults at elevated dementia risk found that higher gait speed, grip strength and leg power ...
What Makes Dementia Family Caregivers Feel Empowered? New Study Maps the Components
A qualitative Korean study identifies seven components of family empowerment for caregivers of older adults with dementia, spanning cognitive, emotional, ...
Doctors Paint Rosy Picture of Dementia Drugs, Video Study of Clinic Talks Reveals
Video analysis of 29 NHS memory clinic consultations shows doctors inconsistently frame the benefits and side effects of dementia medications, ...
Apathy and Personality Changes Drive Early Disability in Frontotemporal Dementia
A large international validation study confirms that apathy, reduced conscientiousness, and frontal lobe shrinkage together explain everyday disability in early-stage ...
Slow Walking and Fuzzy Thinking Together Reveal Who Will Fall After 90
A landmark study of more than 1,000 people over age 90 finds that combining gait speed and cognitive testing predicts ...
Silent Brain Attack: Common Autoimmune Dementia Mimic Caught in Largest Study Yet
A large Japanese cohort study finds that 41% of patients with autoimmune GFAP astrocytopathy develop cognitive impairment, with older age ...
YouTube’s Alzheimer’s Videos Are Mostly Reliable, But Caregivers Are Left Behind
A systematic analysis of 90 Korean-language YouTube videos found that half offered good or excellent Alzheimer's disease information, yet practical ...
Dementia Rates and Influencing Factors in Seniors
The increasing prevalence of dementia among the elderly population is becoming a major public health concern, one that threatens the ...
Dementia and Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes Revealed
Elder abuse is an often underreported crisis, particularly among vulnerable populations such as nursing home residents suffering from dementia. In ...
Link Between Poor Medication Adherence and Dementia in Veterans
In a groundbreaking study published in the European Geriatric Medicine, researchers have unveiled a critical link between medication adherence and ...
New drug to halt dementia after multiple head injuries
World-first breakthrough to help athletes and blast victims A world-first international study led by the University of South Australia has ...
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