Hearing aid use may delay cognitive decline in elderly Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 Feb 2020 8:45 AM ISTHearing loss is a modifiable risk factor for dementia in older adults. Cognitive decline is associated with hearing loss, which affects about 32 per...
Higher blood levels of amyloid-beta key indicator of CVD: JACC Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Feb 2020 1:43 PM ISTAging is the most important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease and dementia.The researchers at Newcastle University have found...
Being taller in youth lowers dementia risk later: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Feb 2020 1:28 PM ISTResearchers have found that being taller in young adulthood is associated with a lower risk of developing dementia in men, even when cognitive reserve...
Estrogen, hormone therapy lowers dementia risk in menopausal women Medha Baranwal17 Jan 2020 4:43 PM ISTUSA: Longer use of endogenous estrogen exposure (EEE) and hormone therapy (HT) in menopausal women leads to better cognitive function later in life, a...
Dutch doctor acquitted in case of euthanasia of patient with dementia Medical Dialogues Bureau12 Sept 2019 9:05 AM ISTEuthanasia is legal under Dutch law under restricted conditions, including that a patient is undergoing unbearable suffering with no hope of recovery,...
WHO issues guidelines to cut dementia risk Medical Dialogues Bureau15 May 2019 10:00 AM ISTMedical conditions like hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity and depression are also associated with increased risk of developing...
First Palliative Care Centre for Cancer, Terminally ill patients inaugurated at Jammu Medical Dialogues Bureau13 March 2019 9:05 AM ISTIt is a major development in the health sector as the patients, who otherwise had to go to AIIMS New Delhi or PGI Chandigarh for the facility, will...
Three doctors face Belgium's first euthanasia prosecution Medical Dialogues Bureau25 Nov 2018 10:02 AM ISTBrussels: Three doctors will face a criminal trial in Belgium accused of failing to comply with the legal conditions for euthanasia, the first such...
Amsterdam: Doctor to be prosecuted for euthanasia on woman with dementia Medical Dialogues Bureau11 Nov 2018 9:42 AM ISTAMSTERDAM - Dutch prosecutors launched a criminal case on Friday against a doctor for performing euthanasia on an Alzheimer's sufferer without...
UK doctors get approval to create three-parent babies Medical Dialogues Bureau5 Feb 2018 9:30 AM ISTAuthorities in the UK have permitted doctors to create the country's first 'three-parent' babies, in a move aimed at preventing passage of incurable...
Dementia earns two Indian women the GIFA in London Geeta Sharma Sharma9 July 2016 4:00 PM ISTDementia has earned two Indian researchers, the Gandhi International Fellowship Award in London. Both have done extensive work in the field of...
PPI Antacids linked to Dementia Dr. Prem Aggarwal8 March 2016 5:45 PM ISTPPI Antacids are probably the commonly used medicine by mankind today. While doctors on one hand, take a free hand in precribing the medicine, even...
