High body fitness linked to lowest dementia risk
In a recent study, researchers find that women with high physical fitness at middle age were nearly 90% less likely to develop dementia, compared...
People develop dementia later than before
The diagnosis is one that a family never wants to hear: Your father has Alzheimer's disease. Your mother has stroke-related dementia.
In a recently released...
Video-game training may slow down or even reverse dementia
In a new study, researchers from York University's find that just 30 minutes of visually-guided movements per week can slow and even reverse the...
Better ways to prevent and treat dementia
Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning—thinking, remembering, and reasoning—and behavioral abilities so it interferes with a person's daily life and activities.
About 47 million...
Obesity and loss of muscle mass may predict dementia, Alzheimer’s risk
In a recent study from Florida Atlantic University, researchers find that skinny fat may be an important predictor of cognitive performance in older adults.
Skinny...
People with dementia diagnosis may take unnecessary drugs
A new international study led by University of Sydney shows more newly diagnosed dementia patients take medications.
Some of the mediations are unnecessary or inappropriate.
The...
What is the difference between Alzheimer’s disease and dementia?
When people talk about Alzheimer’s disease, they often think it is the same with dementia.
But dementia is actually different from Alzheimer’s disease. The two...
People with dementia have unique communication pattern
Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning, including thinking, remembering, and reasoning.
For many old people and their families, dementia is a heartbreaking disease.
People with...
How to protect memory from dementia
As we get older, our memory can become less sharp. In addition, neurological diseases like dementia can cause memory loss.
Many middle-aged people worry about...
Why marriage is so important to your health
The royal wedding is done. Now the royal marriage starts. We wish Harry and Megan will live happily ever after.
Seriously, marriage is very important...