Alzheimers disease
Middle-age hearing loss linked to dementia
Researchers tracked more than 16,000 men and women and found that a new diagnosis of hearing loss between ages 45 and 65 more than doubled the odds of a...
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[ANALYSIS] Memory loss: Here’s how young people can stay mentally fit
To feel that your memory may not be up to scratch can be unsettling or even downright frightening.
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Bill Gates backs $30m push for early Alzheimer’s diagnostics
The most common form of dementia, Alzheimer’s affects nearly 50 million people worldwide, according to Alzheimer’s Disease International.
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Researchers propose new Alzheimer’s definition
The new research framewor is meant to provide scientists with a common language for describing the disease in research studies.
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[LISTEN] Sleep a very productive way to spend your time, combats Alzheimer’s
FAB Quotient's Joni Peddie says that a lack of sleep affects one’s productivity and safety, as drowsy driving has caused many accidents.
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Pfizer ends research for new Alzheimer's, Parkinson's drugs
Pfizer has invested heavily in research for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer‘s, and is one of several drugmakers, along with GlaxoSmithKline and Eli Lilly, that is part of the Dementia Discovery Fund.
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Bill Gates commits $100m to fight Alzheimer's disease
The investment is not part of Gates’ philanthropic Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and will be followed with another $50 million in a number of start-up ventures working in Alzheimer’s research, Bill Gates said.
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Worldwide costs of dementia close to $1 trillion - GADAA
If dementia expenses were a country, it would be the 16th largest in the world between Indonesia and Mexico.
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How to keep your brain young
A look at the research around preserving our brain health and keeping mentally active.
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Can having a purpose in life keep you strong in old age?
Researchers examined nationally representative survey data on how adults over age 50 thought about their purpose in life.
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Lack of REM sleep tied to increased risk of dementia
Each percentage reduction in the time people spent in REM sleep was associated with a 9% increase in the risk of dementia.
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Risk factors for heart disease, stroke also tied to Alzheimer’s - study
Middle-aged people with risk factors for heart attacks and stroke are also more likely to develop changes in the brain.
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Inside Alzheimer's disease
Inside Alzheimer's disease
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Is this the key to preventing dementia?
Little is known about the lifestyle factors that might slow the onset of decline in middle age.
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Julianne Moore takes pains to portray early Alzheimer's
The performance has won rave reviews and could bring Moore, 54, her first Academy Award.
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Early Alzheimer’s detection might be possible
Medical research suggests a blood test, that can detect Alzheimer’s before diagnosis, might be possible.
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Alzheimer’s patient missing in PTA
A 61-year-old man disappeared after being discharged from hospital in Atteridgeville, Pretoria.
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Missing CT man found alive
Rescue teams found 80-year-old Basil Moore alive and well after he was reported missing by his family.
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Gene that fights Alzheimers may inspire new treatments
A mutation of the gene that produces the opposite effect of early-onset Alzheimer's can stave this illness.
