Is Pollution Adding to My Risk of Dementia?
If you live in a place with high pollution levels, your risk of developing dementia might be substantially increased, according to a new study.
If you live in a place with high pollution levels, your risk of developing dementia might be substantially increased, according to a new study.
While symptoms of Alzheimer’s and dementia do overlap, they should be treated as separate entities to best address the conditions medically.
Your aging mom is finding it harder to do the laundry or cook dinner. Dad is more forgetful, and he really shouldn’t be raking the leaves out in the front yard anymore. The time is coming when your parents are going to need help with daily living. That means you need to start looking for the right place for them to live.
Knowing if a surgery is high-risk, can help you make an informed decision about the procedure.
So how does one clean the brain? According to a study published in the journal Science, prioritizing sleep could be the key to eliminating toxins.
The muscles and joints are not the only parts of the body to be worn down by physical work. The brain and heart suffer too. A new study from the University of Copenhagen shows that people doing hard physical work have a 55% higher risk of developing dementia than those doing sedentary work. The figures have been adjusted for lifestyle factors and lifetime, among other things.
Supporting ‘whole-person wellness’ in senior living through strategic design is integral to supporting the well-being of residents, according to a new study.
Longer, more frequent daytime naps in elderly adults predicted a higher risk of incident Alzheimer’s dementia over time, an actigraphy study showed.
Finding and elder law attorney is as easy as googling, “elder law attorney near me.” Anyone can find an elderly law attorney but finding the right one is where things get a tad difficult. If you want your elder law case to be in the right hands, then you might have to do a bit of digging.
A revocable trust is great for many reasons, but it does NOT protect assets from nursing home expenses.