Tag Archives: Dementia

Medical News Today: Inflammatory marker could be early warning for dementia

A new study has found a blood plasma linked to inflammation that could be a warning signal for certain dementias. Could it pave the way for low cost screening? Share on PinterestAn inflammation marker in the blood could help predict dementia. Every 65 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease. In fact, around… Read More »

Double the number of women suffer from dementia — so why are even the lab rats in brain studies male?

Depression, stroke and dementia are twice as common in women as in men. Among Alzheimer’s patients, 70 per cent are female. But according to Lynn Posluns, the driving force behind the first “Women’s Brain Health Day,” launched this week, most research on these disorders focus on only one gender — right down to the mice… Read More »

Daily cuppa really is good for you as drinking tea fends off dementia

A daily cuppa really can perk us up as we age – by slowing mental decline and fending off dementia. Scans reveal older people who enjoy at least four brews a day have “better organised” brain structures. An international team, including Cambridge University researchers, reckons tea prevents connections between neurons breaking down. And the benefits… Read More »

Dame Barbara Windsor urges Johnson to ‘sort out’ dementia care

Dame Barbara Windsor has called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to “sort out” care for people who have dementia. The former EastEnders star, who has Alzheimer’s, launched an open letter with her husband Scott Mitchell to coincide with their appointment as ambassadors for Alzheimer’s Society. Ministers in England have been promising to publish plans on… Read More »

Moments of clarity in dementia patients at end of life: Glimmers of hope?

It happens unexpectedly: a person long thought lost to the ravages of dementia, unable to recall the events of their lives or even recognize those closest to them, will suddenly wake up and exhibit surprisingly normal behavior, only to pass away shortly thereafter. This phenomenon, which experts refer to as terminal or paradoxical lucidity, has… Read More »