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.
Ethan Huizenga
January 19, 2021
Alzheimer’s Disease vs Dementia
While symptoms of Alzheimer’s and dementia do overlap, they should be treated as separate entities to best address the conditions medically.
Ethan Huizenga
December 17, 2020
This Form of Work Increases Risk of Dementia
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.
Ethan Huizenga
November 24, 2020
Does Frequent Napping Predict Alzheimer’s?
Longer, more frequent daytime naps in elderly adults predicted a higher risk of incident Alzheimer’s dementia over time, an actigraphy study showed.
Ethan Huizenga
October 1, 2020
Doctors can’t Recognize this Form of Dementia
Lewy body dementia reached the public eye in 2014, after reports that Robin Williams died with diffuse Lewy body disease. However, despite the fact that Lewy body dementia is the second most common dementia, it remains frequently unrecognized.
Ethan Huizenga
September 19, 2020
Does Apathy Predict Dementia?
Apathy offers an important early warning sign of dementia in individuals with cerebrovascular disease, but depression does not, new research led by the University of Cambridge suggests.
Ethan Huizenga
August 13, 2020
3 Ways to Fight Dementia
Many people begin to notice changes in their cognitive functioning as they age. Some find that they can’t quite remember why they entered a room or that the location of their keys is a constant mystery. Varying degrees of cognitive decline are common, and it is estimated that 14 million people will be diagnosed with dementia by 2050.
Ethan Huizenga
July 28, 2020
Can Bad Thoughts Bring on Dementia?
A new study has identified a possible link between negative repetitive thinking and the key signs of dementia.
Ethan Huizenga
July 17, 2020
Elder Financial Abuse happens under Your Nose
Take, for example, the sad and sordid tax case of Mary Ellen Cranmer Nice vs. United States of America, which would not have existed if an attentive financial advisor hadn’t noticed the large IRA distributions that were allegedly stolen right from under a matriarch’s nose.
Ethan Huizenga
July 1, 2020
Possible Link between Dementia and COVID-19
People with a genetic mutation that increases the risk of dementia also have a greater chance of having severe Covid-19, researchers have revealed.
Ethan Huizenga
June 28, 2020
