10 tried and true strategies for earlier detection of dementia
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Tag: Dementia
I don’t want other people wiping my bottom: Let people with dementia die with dignity
It’s been suggested that advance care directives and ‘dying with dignity’ be merged so that people, when competent, can direct what they want to happen…
Nurse beaten unconscious by ED patient gets $1.8 million compensation
A nurse who was beaten unconscious by a patient with dementia will receive $1.8 million in compensation, after a court found the hospital should not…
Pre-eclampsia almost doubles vascular dementia risk in later life: study
Women with a history of pre-eclampsia are nearly twice as likely to develop vascular dementia than those who had normotensive pregnancies, data from over two…
Dementia risk nearly triples in first year after stroke
A person’s odds for a dementia diagnosis nearly triple in the first year after a stroke, new research shows. And while this risk does subside…
How five patients ‘caught’ Alzheimer’s disease from cadaver-sourced hormones
Five adults in the UK with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease all received contaminated growth hormones from deceased donors during childhood, which scientists are claiming as proof…
The day Nanna exposed her bedroom secret: the lighter side of dementia
As each year ticks by, my family seeks to take over more and more aspects of my life. I’m pretty sure they think I’m losing…
Major study on dementia risk retracted by Lancet after data bungle
An influential study suggesting hearing aid use in adults with hearing loss was linked with a reduced dementia risk has been retracted by an open-access…
Ultrasound ‘helmet’ disrupts blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer’s therapy
Temporarily disrupting the blood–brain barrier with a focused ultrasound helmet could boost the efficacy of monoclonal antibody treatments for early Alzheimer’s disease, research shows. MRI-guided…
Stopping metformin could increase dementia incidence, study shows
Terminating metformin treatment is associated with an increased incidence of dementia, in findings which have ‘important implications’ for diabetes management, US researchers say. Patients who…
