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Sleep duration is an important predictor of HRQOL in CKD (Photo: AFP)

Proper sleep schedule could reduce risks for dementia

Participants with short sleep duration, who had high physical activity did not have a greater risk of dementia and...

6 Jun 2018 6:14 PM IST

By 2030, flexible workspace is expected to comprise 30 per cent of corporate commercial property portfolios worldwide.

Work stress may lead to irregular heart rate: Study

Work stress has previously been linked with coronary heart disease.

6 Jun 2018 12:20 PM IST

A cuppa green tea could save your heart. (Photo: Pixabay)

Teetotallers, like big drinkers, more prone to dementia, says study

Long-term teetotallers were roughly 50 per cent more likely to suffer Alzheimers or another form of neurodegenerative...

2 Aug 2018 10:21 AM IST

The surface of these nanocarriers or drug capsules is specially coated to enable them to dock on to tissue interspersed with tumour cells (Photo: Pixabay)

New compound may reverse human cell ageing: Study

Our compounds provide mitochondria in cells with an alternative fuel to help them function properly.

7 Aug 2018 7:00 PM IST

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Family caregivers of people with dementia sleep deprived: Study

Poor sleep quality was found to increase sleep latency.

3 Aug 2018 1:14 PM IST

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Both heavy drinking and abstinence could raise dementia risk

It is crucial to understand the impact of alcohol consumption on ageing outcomes.

3 Aug 2018 11:37 AM IST

Loss of libido and mood swings are documented side effects caused by the medicine (Photo: Pixabay)

Major breakthrough: Scientists develop drug that prevents weight

If the pill does become effective, it will help reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and even dementia.

22 Aug 2018 11:33 AM IST

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People with brain markers of Alzheimer's have no dementia

Here is what a new study has found.

17 Aug 2018 9:27 AM IST

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Stroke increases dementia risk by around 70% : Study

Stroke characteristics may help to explain variation in dementia risk.

2 Sept 2018 10:36 AM IST

Professor Partridges study found that when older mice were given young blood they did not develop age-related diseases and maintained sharp cognitive function, while younger ones given older blood saw the opposite effect.

Dracula was right: Transfusions of young blood will put end to...

Study shows young blood could allow humans to live life free of diseases like cancer, dementia and heart disease up...

8 Sept 2018 3:32 PM IST

For patients of Alzheimers and dementia, memory implants and reactivation will be a life-changer, just as the ability to mute or erase memories will be for trauma victims. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dementia risk doubles right after a stroke

People who had a recent stroke were 2.2 times more likely to develop dementia than people who never had a stroke,...

7 Sept 2018 8:50 AM IST

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Study provides 10-year risk estimates for dementia

High-risk individuals could benefit from early targeted prevention.

4 Sept 2018 3:58 PM IST