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Having a purpose in life could help reduce the chance of developing dementia, according to a recent study by researchers from the University of California, Davis. The findings are based on data collected on 13,765 participants aged 45 and older, who were surveyed between 2006 and 2020 as part of a US population-based longitudinal study. Key details on the volunteers’ …

‘I’d hate to turn her over to the state’: My mother, who has dementia, refuses to be put in a facility. What can we do?  MarketWatch Source link

Dementia is the leading cause of disability and dependency among older adults globally. In 2021, 57 million people had dementia worldwide, and every year, nearly 10 million new cases arise. While most of us believe keeping the brain sharp is key to preventing or reducing the risk of dementia, a leading neurosurgeon reveals that keeping the legs strong is crucial. …

Vascular dementia — cognitive impairment caused by disease in the brain’s small blood vessels — is a widespread problem, but it has not been as thoroughly studied as Alzheimer’s disease, in which abnormal plaques and protein tangles are deposited in neural tissue. One researcher at The University of New Mexico hopes to change that. In a newly published paper featured …

A new study suggests that B vitamins may help lower the risk of disabling dementia. Researchers connected riboflavin (vitamin B2) with a 49% lower risk. The study only captured vitamin intake from food and drink, not supplements. You know that moment when you open the pantry and can’t remember what you came looking for? Most of us shrug off those …

It might seem like a minor injury, but suffering a fall could dramatically raise your risk of dementia, a study suggests. Researchers in Canada  tracked 260,000 older adults for up to 17 years, half of which were diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury (TBI), a common complication of falls caused by the head hitting the ground that may cause bruising or …

Researchers have identified simple and cheap ingredients that can help stave off dementia, and some of them may already be in your kitchen cabinet. While early research has suggested that spices like saffron and cumin may support brain health, a study published this month explains the mechanism.  A team from South Korea discovered that compounds in these spices target dysfunctional …

Older COVID-19 survivors more likely to develop new-onset dementia, study finds  McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Source link

Ed JamesBBC Radio WM and Shehnaz KhanWest Midlands Liv Heeney Liv Heeney discovered she had a faulty gene which puts her at risk of early onset dementia When Liv Heeney was 28, she discovered she had a faulty gene that would probably cause her to develop a rare form of dementia at a young age. Early onset frontotemporal dementia (FTD) …

Credit: ZME Science/Midjourney. This illustration is AI-generated. An unexpected idea is emerging in medicine: vaccines may protect not only against infections, but also against dementia. The evidence is strongest for the shingles vaccine. Originally designed to prevent a painful blistering rash caused by shingles (herpes zoster), it may also lower the risk of dementia by as much as 20%. “They’ll …