Tag Archives: dementia
Seniors losing the battle with depression and anxiety
BALTIMORE: Retirement is an opportunity to acknowledge that you’ve earned the right to have more time for yourself.
For some people this is a relief but for many it is a time of nervousness or sadness.
Little is publicly discussed about mental illness in the Read More »
Green tea linked to lower risk for dementia
BOSTON: A green tea habit is tied to a lower risk for dementia and mild declines in thinking and memory among older people, a new Japanese study shows. The piping-hot perk doesn’t seem to apply to black tea or coffee, though, the researchers say.
In Read More »
Tagging dementia patients – is this right or wrong?
DALLAS: Dementia patients who go missing regularly could be tagged as part of a bid by police to protect vulnerable people.
Police are exploring the use of GPS technology to help keep track of vulnerable people after being awarded a funding grant.
But groups and Read More »
Mind diet could halve risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease
CHICAGO: Scientists have devised the Mind diet, an eating plan that could more than halve the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
Follow it to the letter and your chances of developing the disease could drop by “53 per cent”.
Even following it “moderately well” can Read More »