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Key Questions Answered: Q: How long does it typically take to diagnose dementia?A: On average, 3.5 years from first symptom recognition—4.1 years for early-onset cases. Q: What factors delay diagnosis?A: Younger age, frontotemporal dementia, systemic healthcare issues, and stigma. Q: Why does timely diagnosis matter?A: Early diagnosis improves access to treatments and prolongs quality of life during early stages. Summary: …

Share on PinterestGLP-1 agonists vs metformin: Which diabetes drugs are linked to the lowest dementia risk? Image credit: Maskot/Getty Images There were about 589 million adults around the world living with diabetes in 2024, with 90% having type 2 diabetes. Past studies have shown that people who have type 2 diabetes are at a higher risk of developing dementia. A …

Your lifestyle choices can influence dementia risk. Sitting too much increases your risk of dementia—aim to reduce sedentary time each day. Move often, stay active and try the MIND diet to support your brain health. Many people think that dementia is only a concern later in life, but the habits and lifestyle choices we make today quietly shape our brain …

Over six million Americans live with dementia, a neurodegenerative disease that takes more than 100,000 lives each year, per the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It’s estimated that nearly half of U.S. adults over the age of 55 will develop dementia. However, a new meta-analysis found that it takes an average of four years to diagnose dementia in patients, even …

A silent but deadly threat is hanging in the air, and scientists now believe it may be quietly impairing the brains of millions of Americans. A recent decade-long study tracking over 1.2 million older adults in California found a direct link between exposure to wildfire smoke and a sharp rise in dementia diagnoses.  The findings raise new concerns about the long-term …

Healthy Lifestyle Can Help People at Risk for Dementia, Study Finds  The New York Times Trying to keep your brain young? A big new study finds these lifestyle changes help  NPR Worried about Alzheimer’s? Start walking, according to a new 10-year study  CNN Steadfast lifestyle changes seem best to improve cognitive decline  New Scientist New study shows how walking may delay Alzheimer’s progression  NBC News …

Phyllis Jones wakes up every morning to work up a sweat in countries all over the world, “and even sometimes on the moon,” she said, thanks to her favorite workout gadget, a virtual reality headset. Her focus on exercise is light-years away from where Jones, 66, of Aurora, Illinois, was just a few years ago. She had prediabetes, and her …

Dementia Study Shows Lifestyle Change, Even After 60, Cuts Risks  Bloomberg A Healthy Lifestyle Can Help Your Brain, Large Study Finds  The New York Times Worried about Alzheimer’s? Start walking, according to a new 10-year study  CNN Trying to keep your brain young? A big new study finds these lifestyle changes help  NPR Dementia risk may be lowered with goal-oriented, group-focused lifestyle programs, new …

People in their seventies are less likely to develop dementia compared to someone of the same age decades ago, a study has found. Dementia is a general term for “loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life”, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Researchers at the University of Queensland analysed data …

As folks grow older, many health fears come to mind. But one in particular tends to really worry folks. “One of the most consuming fears of older adults [is] that they might lose their memory and become a burden to others,” said Dr. James Ellison, a psychiatrist at Jefferson Health in Philadelphia. The specific type of memory loss that’s a …