There are two kinds of risk factors for dementia: non-modifiable and modifiable. Non-modifiable risk factors are ones that cannot be changed or eliminated, like aging, family history and genetics.

People with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia tend to be at a high risk of falling. They are more than three times more likely to fracture their hip when they fall, which leads to surgery and ...

such as TDP-43 or the misfolded tau confirmations associated with frontotemporal dementia. The limitations of current amyloid-β targeting therapies highlight the need for continued basic research in ...

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is a test used to detect mild cognitive decline and early signs of dementia. It can help identify people at risk of Alzheimer's disease and screen for ...

Objective: Dementia of Lewy body (DLB) type is the second commonest degenerative cause of dementia and autonomic dysfunction has been recognised in DLB. Lower urinary tract (LUT) function in DLB has ...

Loss of inhibitions is more common in certain types of dementia, such as frontotemporal dementia (FTD) which causes damage to the frontal lobes in the brain. Advice Tag: Advice. If the person behaves ...

Dementia is a devastating condition that can affect everything from your thinking to your personality. And while you can't always control your risk of developing the disease, new research finds ...

A producer who worked on The Jerry Springer show has revealed he quit the controversial program after coming face-to-face with a female guest at a hotel who had just had sex with her own father.

The study, which was published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia Diagnosis, Assessment, & Disease Monitoring in 2023, analyzed the impact of vitamin D on the development of dementia in ...

the researchers also found out how significant each factor's effects on dementia risk are. The study, published in The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease, looked at 30,000 Canadians ...