Tag: dementia

Heavy Snoring, Sleep Apnea May Signal Earlier Memory and Thinking Decline

Heavy Snoring, Sleep Apnea May Signal Earlier Memory and Thinking Decline Heavy snoring and sleep apnea may be linked to memory and thinking decline at an earlier age, according to a study published in the online issue of Neurologyå¨, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The research...

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Live Well With Dementia – 10 Steps

Live Well With Dementia – 10 Steps – Bupa, the largest international provider of specialist dementia care, and Alzheimer‰Ûªs Disease International, the only international federation of Alzheimer associations, collaborated to create a booklet entitled ‰ÛÏI Can Live Well with Dementia.‰Û Ten principles are described: I should have access to a...

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Cynics More at Risk for Dementia

Cynics More at Risk for Dementia A study in Neurology, the journal of the of the American Academy of Neurology, found that cynical people have a higher likelihood of developing dementia. The study tested 1,449 people with an average age of 71. The study participants took a test for dementia....

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COPD Associated With Increased Risk for Mild Cognitive Impairment

A diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in older adults was associated with increased risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI), especially MCI of skills other than memory, and the greatest risk was among patients who had COPD for more than five years according to a study in JAMA. Balwinder...

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