Delirium, Dementia & Other Cognitive Disorders

end times/dementia

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My husband has dentia and in just a week he changed from someone who could walk around the house, laugh at a mash program. put himself in bed, eat with help, knew my sisters name {who is living with me} {my husband is in a nursing home and comes home for visits} Now a week later he has trouble...

by sflowers22 over a year ago

Could Physical Cues Be Signaling Dementia?

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Memory loss and confusion are, for the time being, the first signals of dementia onset. However, scientists believe and some of the studies confirm that physical impairment such as walking and balance problems could be early indicators of future dementia while poor handgrip was a later sign....

by Mayo over a year ago

Bright Light Improves Dementia Symptoms

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According to a new study done by Dutch scientists, exposure to bright light during daytime could improve mood and behavior in elderly patients with dementia. People suffering from dementia also suffer from additional disturbances such as mood swings, sleep and behavioral problems, which increases...

by MarioB. over a year ago

People Who Have Folate Deficiency Have Increased Risk Of Developing Dementia

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Research found that older people who have folate deficiency have increased risk of developing dementia. Study involved about five hundred people in research and followed their condition over two years. People involved in research were older than 65 years. Experts conducted a test to find out if...

by Heidi Miller, LDN over a year ago

Diovan, A Hypertension Drug, May Help In Preventing Alzheimer's Disease

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Scientists did some research on mice and found that some of the drugs people use for hypertension can prevent Alzheimer’s disease. They didn’t yet confirmed these experimental results but still they say there’s a great chance for success of this study in the near future. Researchers tested...

by Tim over a year ago

Early Weight Loss in Women Linked to Dementia

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A new study found that women suffer from dementia go through a weight loss a decade before dementia fully sets in. However, the weight loss is so small that it can’t be used to predict who will develop dementia. What the funding shows is that there is a long incubation period for the disease and...

by Markos over a year ago

the risk of autism?

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hi, im 20 years old and my fiancé is 18..she has a brother who is 17 years old with asperger's syndrome..and her mother has an autistic nephew (the son of my fiancé's mother's brother), my fiancé has 2 other siblings which are not autistic or anything related to that.. but we think that there is...

by onurbole24867 over a year ago

Lifestyle factors predict dementia risk

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Since there is no cure for dementia or Alzheimer's disease, it is very important to realize which things could postpone development of these disorders or even prevent them. Swedish scientists are trying to develop a simple technique that would predict the risk of dementia later in life based on...

by MarioB. over a year ago

Ovary removal increases the risk of dementia

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A study of 2,500 patients suggests that women that have their ovaries removed may be at increased risk of dementia. In Minnesota a Mayo Clinic team found the risk was raised especially among the young women- removal of one ovary by the age of 38 raised the risk by 260%. They believe the key could...

by Miia2818 over a year ago

Number Of Dementia Cases To Rise Drastically

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Dementia represents a group of symptoms that are so severe that may interfere with a person’s daily functioning and includes the loss of intellectual functions like thinking, remembering, and reasoning. The most common representative of dementia is Alzheimer's disease. Dementia can be caused by a...

by Danny over a year ago