Dementia
Study finds: This is the dietary method that prevents cognitive decline in later life
Researchers followed more than 150 thousand participants and found a consistent link between the DASH diet at ages 40-50 and a lower risk of cognitive decline at older ages.
A simple blood test may predict dementia up to 25 years before symptoms
Your parent’s dementia diagnosis makes it crucial to take the right steps immediately
A massive study found: These are the artificial sweeteners linked to dementia
Inability to walk and talk at same time can point to dementia - study
The shrinking of the frontal lobe and the hippocampus and the slowing down of chemical signals in the brain as people get older hamper multitasking.
Amid Bruce Willis revelation: How to help a loved one with dementia
For Willis' family, and other families of those with dementia, this is a very difficult experience because the disease changes the personality of the beloved one we knew.
Laughing in serious or sad situations may be a sign of dementia
Frontotemporal dementia is one of the least common forms of dementia, while Alzheimer's disease is the most common form.
Taking sleeping pills could have disastrous cognitive side effects
Scientists have recently discovered that common sleeping pills can significantly increase the risk of dementia.
Can ChatGPT AI chatbot spot early stages of Alzheimer's? - study
The ChatGPT AI chatbot has been praised for its detailed, articulate and humanlike responses to prompts and queries. Could it be used to notice early signs of Alzheimer's?
Marriage may protect you from dementia - study
Dementia leads to a deterioration of cognitive function; in other words, it chips away at the ability to process thought.
Stranded dolphins found to show signs of Alzheimer's - study
The brain changes could explain why some dolphins become stranded, as a group leader with these changes may become confused or lost.
Wine and tea consumption could slow memory loss- study
People who ate the highest amounts of foods with kaempferol showed a 0.4 units per decade slower rate of cognitive decline compared with those who ate the fewest.
Tzohar brings Jewish ethics to end-of-life care in Israel
A new Tzohar Rabbinical Organization initiative gives practical tools and support for individuals and families coping with the ethical and medical dilemmas that can come with illness and end of life.
How do I help take care of someone with Alzheimer's?
Taking care of sick relatives is always difficult, but it's incredibly difficult when they have a cognitive illness which causes irreversible personality changes.
