Dementia: Dr Sara on benefits of being in nature We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info To delay the onset of dementia, it […]
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Dementia: Five ways to reduce your risk without spending a single penny – ‘free’ tips
Dementia: Dr Sara on benefits of being in nature We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Dementia can seem like an inevitable […]
Dementia: Seven ‘psychological changes’ that could be signs – when to see a doctor
Dr Hilary issues warning about missed dementia diagnoses We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Although there is no cure for dementia […]
Signs and risk factors of pulmonary embolism missed in dementia patients
Findings Patients with dementia who had signs and risk factors of a pulmonary embolism, or a blood clot in the lungs, were much less likely to be tested for pulmonary embolism than patients without dementia who had the same signs and risk factors. For example, physicians at baseline were about 1 percentage point less likely […]
More older adults may have undiagnosed dementia than previously estimated
Only 1 in 10 older adults in a large national survey who were found to have cognitive impairment consistent with dementia reported a formal medical diagnosis of the condition. Using data from the Health and Retirement Study to develop a nationally representative sample of roughly 6 million Americans age 65 or older, researchers at the […]
Experts address workforce issues in long-term care
"Workforce issues are the most significant challenges facing the long-term care industry," states the opening editorial of a new special issue of The Gerontologist titled "Workforce Issues in Long-Term Care." The 17 articles contained within illustrate: How policy and workplace practices might influence workforce size by attracting and retaining workers How social and policy contexts […]
Older adult’s perceived cognitive decline may be related to changes in brain functional connectivity
Jessica Damoiseaux, Ph.D., an associate professor with the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University, recently published the results of a three-year study of cognitive changes in older adults. The team followed 69 primarily African American females, ages 50 to 85, who complained that their cognitive ability was worsening though clinical assessments showed no impairments. […]
Dementia risk factors similar for men and women, but not high blood pressure
In a study of just over half a million people, George Institute researchers found that while the link between several mid-life cardiovascular risk factors and dementia was similar for both sexes, for blood pressure it was not. The study showed that both low and high blood pressure were associated with a greater risk of dementia […]
Dementia symptoms: Two issues involving vision indicating you may be in the early stages
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Sleep apnea treatment linked to lower risk of Alzheimer's and other dementias
A new study finds older adults who received positive airway pressure therapy prescribed for obstructive sleep apnea may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia. Researchers from Michigan Medicine's Sleep Disorders Centers analyzed Medicare claims of more than 50,000 Medicare beneficiaries ages 65 and older who had been diagnosed with […]