Dementia

The small kitchen habit that may reduce the risk of dementia

A new study found that home cooking even once a week not only improves nutrition but also contributes to brain health and reduces the risk of cognitive impairment.

Home cooking is associated with a significant reduction in the risk of dementia:
An outlook for life.

Study: To fight dementia, stay optimistic

Vegetables, fish, moderate wine consumption, and even salad dressing were found to be associated with a lower risk of cognitive decline

Study finds: This is the dietary method that prevents cognitive decline in later life

A simple blood test may detect dementia – up to 25 years in advance

A simple blood test may predict dementia up to 25 years before symptoms


Sleep habits of dogs and humans with dementia have striking similarities - study

Much like their human companions, dogs with dementia or Alzheimer's disease have a hard time sleeping without disruption.

 Napping dog

Potential Alzheimer’s treatment discovered by MIT - study

The treatment has undergone animal testing and is showing promising results.

 One hemisphere of a healthy brain (L) is pictured next to one hemisphere of a brain of a person suffering from Alzheimer disease, at the Morphological unit of psychopathology in the Neuropsychiatry division of the Belle Idee University Hospital in Chene-Bourg near Geneva March 14, 2011.

Inability to walk and talk at same time can point to dementia - study

The shrinking of the frontal lobe and the hippocampus and the slowing down of chemical signals in the brain as people get older hamper multitasking.

 The brain (illustrative).

Amid Bruce Willis revelation: How to help a loved one with dementia

For Willis' family, and other families of those with dementia, this is a very difficult experience because the disease changes the personality of the beloved one we knew.

Bruce Willis attends the 17th Annual A Great Night In Harlem at The Apollo Theater on April 04, 2019 in New York City.

Laughing in serious or sad situations may be a sign of dementia

Frontotemporal dementia is one of the least common forms of dementia, while Alzheimer's disease is the most common form.


Taking sleeping pills could have disastrous cognitive side effects

Scientists have recently discovered that common sleeping pills can significantly increase the risk of dementia.

 Sleeping woman (illustrative).

Can ChatGPT AI chatbot spot early stages of Alzheimer's? - study

The ChatGPT AI chatbot has been praised for its detailed, articulate and humanlike responses to prompts and queries. Could it be used to notice early signs of Alzheimer's?

 Alzheimer's disease (illustrative).

Marriage may protect you from dementia - study

Dementia leads to a deterioration of cognitive function; in other words, it chips away at the ability to process thought. 

Marriage

Stranded dolphins found to show signs of Alzheimer's - study

The brain changes could explain why some dolphins become stranded, as a group leader with these changes may become confused or lost.

 A pair of dolphins leap in the wake of Royal Caribbean cruise line ship 'Grandeur of the Seas' July 18, 2013 in the Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda and the United States main land.

Wine and tea consumption could slow memory loss- study

People who ate the highest amounts of foods with kaempferol showed a 0.4 units per decade slower rate of cognitive decline compared with those who ate the fewest.

 A glass of wine (Illustrative).