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The findings indicate that heavy drinking and alcohol use disorders are the most important risk factors for dementia. (Photo: Pixabay)

Does alcohol cause dementia?

The findings from the study are published in the journal Lancet Public Health.

16 April 2018 2:00 PM IST

Laws requiring doctors to report dementia patients and get their licenses revoked didnt appear to influence the proportion of crashes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds sitting for too long may increase dementia risk

MTL thinning can be a precursor to cognitive decline and dementia in middle-aged and older adults.

14 April 2018 5:17 PM IST

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Dementia risk high for people who sit too much

The researchers found that sedentary behaviour is a significant predictor of thinning of the MTL which has an impact on...

13 April 2018 2:46 PM IST

Early menopause increased even further for women whose periods started early if they had no children. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study finds women who enter menopause late in life less likely to get...

Study found that those who entered menopause naturally, but later than average, fared better in 'verbal memory' tests.

12 April 2018 11:40 AM IST

Home blood pressure monitoring in pregnancy reduces hospital blood pressure visits by 50 percent without increasing complications. (Photo: Pixabay)

Lowering blood pressure cut risk of memory decline: Study

It found that people whose blood pressure was lowered to below 120 had a 19 percent lower rate of new cases of mild...

26 July 2018 7:17 PM IST

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Hopes rise again for a drug to slow Alzheimer's disease

Study participants were given one of five doses of BAN2401.

26 July 2018 12:37 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)

Ultrasound applied to brain may help patients with dementia

Ultrasound waves, applied to the whole brain, improve cognitive dysfunction in mice with conditions simulating vascular...

23 July 2018 9:43 AM IST

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Healthy vision could help keep you mentally sharp: Study

Researchers recommend older adults get regular eye checkups, and have any vision symptoms checked out and treated...

6 July 2018 3:40 PM IST

Laws requiring doctors to report dementia patients and get their licenses revoked didnt appear to influence the proportion of crashes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Depression may be more severe in elderly people

It's also possible that the aging brain has less plasticity, or ability to rebound from mental illness.

2 July 2018 5:22 PM IST

The 2018 study found that a high-salt diet caused dementia in mice. (Photo: ANI)

Consuming low salt can keep dementia way

Studies reveal that low-salt diet can stave off dementia.

26 Oct 2019 1:04 PM IST

Biogen said it would offer aducanumab now to patients enrolled in these and earlier studies of it. (Photo: AP)

Drug company to seek approval for medicine to treat Alzheimer's

Biogen reanalyses studies, presses ahead on Alzheimer's drug.

23 Oct 2019 10:57 AM IST

While there are no medicines or medical treatments proven to prevent it, rigorous European studies have shown that healthy lifestyles may help prevent mental decline. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Understanding risks of developing dementia

Will you get dementia? Many may not understand their risk.

17 Nov 2019 5:51 PM IST