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Study suggests excess coffee consumption could increase risk of de
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Adelaide [Australia], July 26 (ANI): It's a favourite first-order for the day, but while a quick coffee may perk us up, new research from the University of South Australia showed that too much could be dragging us down, especially when it comes to brain health.
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Continuity of nursing care improves outcomes of dementia patients:
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], June 28 (ANI): People with dementia receiving home health care visits are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital when there is consistency in nursing staff, according to a new study by researchers in New York University- Rory Meyers College of Nursing.
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Abnormal response to cellular stress associated with Huntington's
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Washington [US] June 24 (ANI): During a new University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers found that the persistence of a marker of chronic cellular stress, previously associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia
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Japan: Over 17,500 people with dementia went missing in 2020
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Tokyo [Japan], June 24 (ANI): More than 17,500 people with dementia were reported missing in Japan last year which is a record high in the country, according to official data.
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Plant-based diets help improve cognitive health, cardiac function
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Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): During a recent study, researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine found that by eating more plant-based food such as berries and green leafy vegetables, while limiting consumption of foods high in saturated fat and animal products, one can slow
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Study links Alzheimer's disease-like cognitive impairment with COV
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Washington [US], June 13 (ANI): The findings of a recent Cleveland clinic-led study identified mechanisms by which COVID-19 can be associated with Alzheimer's disease-like dementia.
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Study identifies how COVID-19 linked to Alzheimer's disease-like c
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Washington [US], June 11 (ANI): A new Cleveland clinic-led study has identified mechanisms by which COVID-19 can lead to Alzheimer's disease-like dementia.
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Sleep disorders are associated with increased dementia risk in pat
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Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): Preliminary results from a study of more than 700,000 patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) show that those with a sleep disorder had an increased risk of developing dementia.
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Study finds Amazon indigenous group's lifestyle may hold key to sl
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Los Angeles (California) [US], May 27 (ANI): A team of international researchers has found that the Tsimane indigenous people of the Bolivian Amazon experience less brain atrophy than their American and European peers. The decrease in their brain volumes with age is 70 per cent slower than i
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All dementia risk factors similar for men and women, except high b
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Sydney [Australia], May 22 (ANI): The findings of a recent study by George Institute researchers found that while the link between several mid-life cardiovascular risk factors and dementia was similar for both sexes, for blood pressure it was not.
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Study reveals dementia risk factors similar for men and women, but
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Sydney [Australia], May 19 (ANI): While the link between several mid-life cardiovascular risk factors and dementia was similar for both sexes, for blood pressure it was not- find George Institute researchers -in a study of just over half a million people.
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New study links sense of smell with pneumonia
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Washington [US], May 12 (ANI): A team of Michigan State University researchers found that poor sense of smell may signify a higher risk of pneumonia in older adults. An acute loss of smell is one of the most common symptoms of COVID-19, but for two decades it has been linked to other maladie
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