Dementia

"The part of your brain that controls that hand simply hasn't been challenged," said Dr Jandial. "Try using it and you will literally be building brain connections."Another factor that might help to lower your dementia risk is to boost your…

This could "manifest in ‘cold’ and insensitive statements", Dr Swanepoel elaborated.Alternatively, a person affected by this type of dementia might accuse others of doing the same thing (i.e. being "cold" or insensitive to them).Dr…

A friend, whose mum has Alzheimer’s, told me last week that she’s going to take a genetic test that looks at the APOE gene — if you have inherited one bad variant of this gene, it doubles your risk of developing the disease.A quarter of the…

Today’s reporting about the alleged tasering of a 95-year-old woman living at the Yallambee Lodge aged care home in New South Wales has brought the issue of behaviours and psychological symptoms of dementia into sharp focus. Over half…

Dementia doesn’t describe just one specific disease but a collection of conditions characterised by the impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interfere with doing everyday tasks.While Alzheimer’s disease is the…

Many of us are aware of the more common signs of dementia.But according to charity Alzheimer Scotland there is one “lesser known” sign that could be detected with a simple test.It explained that “losing track of time” is one symptom to look…

JIMMY GOLEN Associated Press English soccer star Jimmy Fryatt was known for his ability to head the ball, and the proof of his prowess may be in the damage it did to his brain.Still physically fit in…

Several new drugs to treat dementia have made the headlines recently, but with concerns about the cost — let alone when they might become available on the NHS — and worrying potential side-effects (such as brain swelling), the news won't…

By Michael Roizen, M.D. on May 16, 2023 Whether you're open- or close-minded, your brain contains 86 billion neurons. Their job is to send and receive neurotransmitters -- chemicals shuttling information between brain cells that are…

Dementia is triggered by damage to or loss of nerve cells and their connections in the brain.While certain risk factors like age are non-negotiable, others are completely in your hands.According to Dr Shireen Kassam, the founder of…