New cases of dementia will double by 2060, when 1 million U.S. adults are projected to develop the memory-robbing condition each year, according to a sobering new study published Monday in the ...

2:29 Dementia cases in New Brunswick expected to nearly double David Slauenwhite was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia four years ago. The New Brunswicker is an avid ...

Dementia rates in the U.S. could double by 2060 to a million new cases per year, according to a study published on Monday. "Our study results forecast a dramatic rise in the burden from dementia ...

There is a lot of evidence that lifestyle choices can affect our risk of developing dementia. Dementia risk is lowest in people who have healthy behaviours in mid-life (aged 40–65). No single ...

Study Supports New Blood-Based Biomarker to Detect Early Brain Changes Leading to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Dec. 18, 2024 — To identify and follow blood vessel-related changes in the ...

Dementia is a syndrome that involves severe loss of cognitive abilities as a result of disease or injury. Dementia caused by traumatic brain injury is often static, whereas dementia caused by ...

A talent contest with a difference aims to show there is life after a dementia diagnosis. All the contestants performing at Dementia's Got Talent at the Darlington Hippodrome, County Durham ...

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.

People with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia tend to be at a high risk of falling. They are more than three times more likely to fracture their hip when they fall, which leads to surgery and ...

The gradual degeneration of the brain from certain forms of dementia, like Alzheimer’s disease, can cause aphasia to develop. In Alzheimer's disease, progressive aphasia often begins with word-finding ...