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J Studios/Getty Images/Digital Vision By age 40, more than half of Americans have high blood pressure, but many are unaware of it. Hypertension has long been known as the silent killer. When it’s left untreated it can be deadly. And it’s considered a silent threat since most people have no symptoms. You can’t feel the pressure in your blood vessels …

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Fine-particulate air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia by triggering the formation of toxic clumps of protein that destroy nerve cells as they spread through the brain, research suggests. Exposure to the airborne particles causes proteins in the brain to misfold into the clumps, which are hallmarks of Lewy body …

A study has found that exposure to air pollution can increase the risk of developing Lewy body dementia.Credit: Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times/Shutterstock An analysis of 56 million people has shown that exposure to air pollution increases the risk of developing a particular form of dementia, the third most common type after Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. The study, published in Science …

Before Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, Emma Heming Willis says she mistook his early symptoms as a sign that their marriage was in trouble. “It’s very gray to know where Bruce stopped and where his disease kicked in. I started noticing his stutter started to come back, but I never in a million years thought that was a …

Dementia risk: German researchers find one symptom that appears early in those with Alzheimer’s disease  Times of India Losing Your Sense of Smell May Be An Early Sign of Alzheimer’s  ScienceAlert Your nose could detect Alzheimer’s years before memory loss  ScienceDaily Researchers Uncover “Eat-Me” Signal That Triggers Alzheimer’s First Symptom  SciTechDaily Smell loss emerges as the early behavioural sign of Alzheimer’s  News-Medical Source link

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Fine-particulate air pollution can drive devastating forms of dementia by triggering the formation of toxic clumps of protein that destroy nerve cells as they spread through the brain, research suggests. Exposure to the airborne particles causes proteins in the brain to misfold into the clumps, which are hallmarks of Lewy body dementia, the second most common form of dementia after …

Demi Moore has opened up about the difficult experience of watching her ex-husband Bruce Willis’ decline following his dementia diagnosis but had high praise for his second wife, Emma Heming Willis, who has become an author and advocate for caregivers. However, she’s now facing some backlash after revealing she placed the Hollywood superstar in a separate home. “I have so …

Shortly after Emma revealed that the Die Hard star is now living separately from her and their daughters, Moore praised her for the way she’s handled the devastating journey. Demi Moore is standing by Bruce Willis‘ wife, Emma Heming Willis, as she continues caring for the actor amid his battle with frontotemporal dementia. Shortly after Emma revealed that the Die …

Losing your sense of smell can be one of the earliest signs that you’re developing dementia, according to a new study. The memory-robbing illness, which affects the lives of millions, causes problems with memory, language and mood.  But changes to our senses—which occur years before the devastating illness is formally diagnosed and appear to be unconnected—could be a key warning …