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Bleeding stroke associated with onset of dementia

blood DALLAS: Bleeding within the brain, or intracerebral hemorrhage, was associated with a high risk of developing dementia post stroke, according to new research.

Intracerebral hemorrhage, which results from a weakened vessel that ruptures and bleeds into the brain, represents 13 percent of all strokes. Researchers Read More »

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Untreated hearing loss can be linked to dementia

hearing lossLOS ANGELES: The prevalence of dementia is projected to double every 20 years because of the world’s aging population and thus, identifying all the factors and understanding the neurophysiologic pathways that lead to cognitive decline and dementia in older adults is a public priority as per Read More »

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Scientists discover and identify dementia dagger in brain

dementiaWASHINGTON, D.C.: Researchers may have made an exciting discovery in Alzheimer’s research.

Recently, health experts from Wales recommended making simple lifestyle changes to decrease your risk of dementia in later life.

Researchers have captured scans of what they call the ‘dementia dagger’ attacking parts of the Read More »

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Could music projects cut the cost of dementia care?

piano PHILADELPHIA: Sheer embarrassment was dementia care worker Lynda Kelly’s overwhelming emotion the first time she sat in on a Manchester Camerata orchestra music therapy session at the residential home where she works; but the lasting change she saw in the residents in response to the Read More »

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