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The same researchers also found that people with dementia after death had higher amounts of plastic in their brains than those with healthy organs. The new analysis published in the journal Brain ...

A dementia-focused transatlantic venture capital initiative has secured $269 million in commitments for its second fund. The first Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF) was launched by VC firm SV Health ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) From 2015 to 2021, dementia incidence among US Medicare beneficiaries aged ≥66 declined from 3.5% to 2.8%, while prevalence rose from 10.5% to 11.8%, mainly ...

Dementia usually affects older people, so when it occurs in middle age, it can be hard to recognize. The most common form is frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which is often mistaken for depression ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. In Starr County, Texas, near the state’s southern tip along the U.S.-Mexico border, escaping dementia can feel impossible. The condition affects about one ...

I'm always happy to revisit Dark Souls 2. It's definitely the black sheep of Fromsoftware's oeuvre, but its penchant for off-kilter design decisions keeps me coming back. The abundance of life ...

Up to 32% of dementia cases may be attributable to audiometric hearing loss, U.S. data suggested. Population attributable fractions were similar for both mild and moderate or greater hearing loss.

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A recent study determined the lifetime risk of developing dementia is double that of previous estimates. But there’s good news here too. Alzheimer's disease is a common cause of dementia.

Dementia cases continue to rise in the U.S., with people over age 55 facing a 42% risk of developing the condition in their lifetime. A recent study led by Johns Hopkins predicted half a million ...

Now, an increased risk of dementia can be added to the list, according to a large study of more than 6 million people published April 14 in the journal JAMA Neurology. “Someone who has an ...