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Oceanic dolphins found to show signs of Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer’s disease, a devastating neuro-degenerative condition in humans that causes dementia, affects more than 30 million people worldwide and remains an illness for which there is no cure
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5 myths about Alzheimer's disease
With age, many people become more forgetful and occasionally lose or misplace things
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World Alzheimer's Day: From causes to cures, five things to know about the illness
Alzheimer's disease affects more than 30 million people worldwide and remains an illness for which there is no cure. It has also afflicted personalities such as late US president Ronald Reagan and British fantasy author Terry Pratchett
Here are 5 early warning signs of dementia
The term dementia describes a collection of symptoms that can affect someone’s memory, as well as their ability to process information and communicate with others. Though dementia leads to memory loss, the causes behind memory loss are different.
Watch: Elderly man combs wife's hair, internet gets 'The Notebook' vibes
This is not the only video that has left users teary-eyed. Earlier, a video featuring an elderly couple holding each other's hand, as they walk slowly towards the entrance of an airplane went viral
SC restrains son from dealing in properties of 89-year-old mother suffering from dementia
This comes after the bench took serious note of the fact that the son took his mother who is also virtually immobile to a registrar's office in Motihari, Bihar, to get her thumb impression to allegedly sell off her properties worth Rs 2 crore
Long COVID-19: Breathlessness, eye problem, muscle weakness, dementia most common symptoms, say doctors
According to World Health Organisation, current evidence suggests approximately 10-20 per cent of people experience a variety of mid and long-term effects after they recover from the initial infection.
Ranbir Kapoor-Randhir Kapoor's public exchange about dementia puts a spotlight on the syndrome, here's all you need to know about it
Ranbir Kapoor recently claimed that uncle Randhir Kapoor is having dementia. However, the veteran actor denied the news and said he is perfectly fine.
The Samuel L Jackson interview | 'I always wanted to do television, but they just wouldn't let me'
"I always wanted to be in a show like The Sopranos or The Wire. But my agents and managers, being the wonderful people they are, made sure I never had the time to do any of that stuff," says Samuel L Jackson ahead of debut show on Apple TV+.
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Global dementia cases may triple by 2050 unless risk factors addressed: Study
Dementia is currently the seventh leading cause of death worldwide and one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people globally
Girl celebrates Christmas with dementia patients, gifts them dolls; watch the heart-warming video here
Reports suggest that soft lifelike baby dolls calm and soothe people suffering from Alzheimer’s or dementia. Doll therapy is considered a nondrug treatment
Watch: Woman takes mother diagnosed with dementia on trip to Ireland; viral video leaves netizens in tears
Stephanie Martin, who took her mother on the trip, said that a few years ago, the doctors had diagnosed the latter with frontal temporal dementia.
Scotland and Manchester United legend Denis Law diagnosed with dementia
"I have been diagnosed with 'mixed dementia', which is more than one type of dementia, in my case this being Alzheimer's and Vascular dementia," Law said in a statement.
World Hypertension Day 2021: Occasion aims to raise awareness about dangers of high blood pressure
This year, the theme of World Hypertension Day is ‘Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer’
Dementia risk higher in 50-70 year-olds who sleep for less than six hours, finds study
Almost 8,000 people participated since 1985 with them either self-reporting their sleep duration or wearing monitors.
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Improved heart health in midlife could reduce dementia risk, apathy may be an early warning sign
What’s bad for your heart can be equally bad for your brain and can eventually lead to dementia in later life
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Daily intake of cheese, wine linked to decrease in risk of age-related cognitive decline, reveals study
The dietary intakes of the participants of this study, however, were self-reported and not clinically supervised or controlled
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Sundown syndrome: Dementia symptoms can worsen at night; here's what you can do to manage them
Studies suggest that anywhere between two to over 60 percent dementia patients, whether in nursing homes or their own houses, have sundown syndrome
Wayne Rooney says English football must follow US example and ban children from heading ball
A study carried out in Scotland concluded professional footballers are around three and a half times more likely to die of dementia than the general population.
Within 90 days of testing positive for COVID-19, a person has high risk of developing a mental illness: Oxford
Researchers also found that there was a higher risk of dementia in those who recover from the virus.