Dementia
'The Deal' film tackles dementia and celebrates a run at the Dublin festival
It stars the likes of Jerry Mofokeng, Abigail Kubeka, Aubrey Poo, and Matli Mohapeloa.
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Heading in football has to be examined, admits PFA boss Taylor
Last week, a group of former international rugby players announced they were taking legal action against the English and Welsh governing bodies over the brain injuries they have suffered.
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Blood test may accurately predict Alzheimer's: study
Around 50 million people live with Alzheimer's, a degenerative brain disease that accounts for more than half of global dementia cases.
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Hopkins explores horrors of dementia in 'The Father'
The film, containing elements of thriller and horror genres, takes viewers on a deliberately disorientating journey inside Anthony Hopkins' character's fast-slipping mind.
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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 dementia diagnosis in the next dozen years.
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Pop star David Cassidy said he lied about dementia, drinking
But in an excerpt released on Wednesday from documentary “David Cassidy: The Last Session,” Cassidy told producers that his problems were due to alcoholism.
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[LISTEN] 'Jannie Mouton will forever loom large in SA’s business history'
The Money Show’s Bruce Whitfield interviews Marc Hasenfuss, 'Financial Mail' editor on the recent letter from Jannie Mouton.
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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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Being married is good for your brain
And yet protecting a brain against dementia may be one of marriage’s biggest health benefits.
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Marriage linked to lower dementia risk - study
Researchers found that people who never married were 42% more likely than those who were married at midlife to ever be diagnosed with dementia.
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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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A healthy heart can also help keep the mind sharp
Both the heart and brain need adequate blood flow. But blood vessels can narrow and harden over time, increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes as well as cognitive decline.
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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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Vision loss associated with cognitive decline, dementia
Researchers found those who had problems with distance vision were also two to three times as likely as those with strong vision to be cognitively impaired.
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Study: Heart disease risk in middle age tied to dementia later
Like previous research, the current study linked so-called vascular risk factors such as diabetes, smoking, and high blood pressure to higher odds of dementia.
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'Brain training' app improves memory in people with cognitive decline
Researchers found that patients who played the game for a month had around a 40% improvement in their memory scores.
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Why being a professional soccer player may be bad for you
A scientific study has shown a potential link between playing professional soccer & the development of a brain disease caused by repeated hits to the head, which can lead to dementia.
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Scientists link higher dementia risk to living near heavy traffic
A study found that people who lived within 50 metres of high-traffic roads had a 7.0% higher chance of developing dementia .
