Reduction of elevated pulse pressure may help prevent dementia: Study MD Bureau24 Jun 2020 5:17 PM ISTPromoting blood brain barrier health by reducing elevated pulse pressure in blood could be a promising new preventative solution and/or treatment for...
App may monitor and improve pain management in dementia Hina Zahid10 Jun 2020 6:00 PM ISTPain is often underassessed and undertreated among long-term care (LTC) residents living with dementia.University of Alberta computing scientists are...
 DPP-4 inhibitors lower blood sugar as well as dementia risk: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Jun 2020 12:45 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that diabetes patients treated with Anti-diabetic medication DPP-4 inhibitors had lowest dementia risk. Of all...
High blood sugar levels causally linked to unspecified dementia: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Jun 2020 11:30 AM ISTEarlier studies have reported an association between raised blood sugar levels and the risk of dementia in individuals both with and without...
Blood pressure medicines lower risk of dementia, finds JAMA study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli20 May 2020 6:18 AM ISTBlood pressure medicines not only control high blood pressure but may lower risk of dementia or cognitive impairment, finds a new meta analysis.
Combination of food items may up or lower dementia risk MD Bureau23 April 2020 7:03 PM ISTLondon, April 23 (IANS) It's no secret that a healthy diet benefits the brain and now, researchers say that what foods people eat together may be...
Dementia care during COVID-19 pandemic Hina Zahid9 April 2020 9:30 AM ISTThere are more than five million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers.The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unique...
Prolonged exposure to Air pollution linked to dementia Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli31 March 2020 5:05 PM ISTResearchers at Karolinska Institutet have found that people continuously exposed to air pollution are at increased risk of dementia, especially if...
Low dose aspirin a day does not prevent dementia, finds study Hina Zahid29 March 2020 3:45 PM ISTMINNEAPOLIS - Daily low-dose aspirin intake does not reduce the risk of thinking and memory problems caused by mild cognitive impairment or probable...
Standardised dementia test expanded for diagnosis across India Hina Zahid22 March 2020 6:45 PM ISTResearchers have expanded dementia test in different indian languages to cover major population speaking those languages.With the rising burden...
MRI data may help predict dementia in patients with CSVD Dr. K B Aarthi14 March 2020 5:45 PM ISTNeuroimaging features of CSVD include recent small subcortical infarcts, lacunes, white matter hyperintensities, perivascular spaces, microbleeds, and...
Researchers develop less invasive, cost-effective blood test to detect deposits of Alzheimer proteins in brain Dr. K B Aarthi3 March 2020 5:48 PM ISTThe blood test detects the abnormal accumulation of tau protein known as phosphorylated-tau-181 (ptau181), which is a biomarker of Alzheimer's...
