Doctors, scientists call Health Minister to focus on dementia prevention
5 years, 5 months ago

Doctors, scientists call Health Minister to focus on dementia prevention

NL Times  

Dozens of doctors, professors and other scientists called on the Dutch government to give more attention to preventative measures against dementia. A strong commitment to prevention can lead to a significant decrease in new patients, they said in an open letter addressed to Minister Hugo de Jonge of Public Health and published by NRC. "There is a broad consensus that seriously tackling prevention can lead to 20 percent fewer new patients per year in 12 years. Projected on the Dutch situation, that means a cautious estimate of a decrease of 5,000 new patients per year and a cost saving that can rise to 2 billion euros per year in the long term", the doctors and scientists wrote in their letter. The Ministry of Public Health recently announced that it is doubling its research budget for the coming period from 8 million to 16 million euros per year.

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Experts emphasise the need for dementia-friendly hospitals
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Experts emphasise the need for dementia-friendly hospitals

The Hindu  

Dementia India Alliance, in collaboration with the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers, has drafted the Dementia Friendly Hospital Checklist, said Radha S. Murthy, President of the NGO, speaking at the valedictory of the two-day International Dementia Care Conference that concluded in the city on Saturday. NIMHANS director Pratima Murthy emphasised the need for networking and collaboration among …

More hope than ever that half of dementia cases could be prevented – study
7 months, 3 weeks ago

More hope than ever that half of dementia cases could be prevented – study

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “And for people in general, there’s a lot of things that you could individually do …

Dementia to cost economy £90bn by 2040 as population ages
10 months, 1 week ago

Dementia to cost economy £90bn by 2040 as population ages

The Telegraph  

The growth in patients also means there will be a significant and growing burden on unpaid carers to take care of their loved ones who receive a diagnosis. One in three will develop disease Kate Lee, chief executive of Alzheimer’s Society, said: “One in three people born today will develop dementia. “We wouldn’t accept this for any other terminal disease, …

What does the latest research say about how to reduce dementia risk?
1 year, 2 months ago

What does the latest research say about how to reduce dementia risk?

ABC  

You may be aware that smoking, lack of exercise, poor diet and too much alcohol are linked to dementia and stroke. Neuroscience Research Australia chief executive and Brain Foundation president Matthew Kiernan takes us through the latest research, and we hear from people who are trying to reduce their dementia risk. "Maybe it's through the release of other neurotransmitters in …

Dementia will cost UK economy £1BILLION every week by 2025, experts warn
1 year, 3 months ago

Dementia will cost UK economy £1BILLION every week by 2025, experts warn

Daily Mail  

Dementia will cost the UK economy £1bn every week by 2025, experts have warned. A report by the Alzheimer's Society calculated that the cost of social care and unpaid carers will reach £50bn by the end of next year Today, leading dementia charities, doctors and researchers are joining forces to launch the Geller Commission to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions for …

What to read about dementia
1 year, 3 months ago

What to read about dementia

The Economist  

D EMENTIA IS A global emergency. Yet health authorities do not regard it as among the world’s most pressing medical issues. One reason may be that the biggest reason for its rise is something to be cheered: in most countries, people are living longer. And dementia does not arrive at the viral speed of a pandemic but at the plodding, …

Dementia rates could DOUBLE by 2040: Stark projections warn that 1.7million Brits could have memory-robbing disorder within 20 years
1 year, 4 months ago

Dementia rates could DOUBLE by 2040: Stark projections warn that 1.7million Brits could have memory-robbing disorder within 20 years

Daily Mail  

Dementia rates are expected to nearly double by 2040, according to shock new projections. 'Not only is the ageing population a major driver of the trend in England and Wales but also the number of people developing dementia within older age groups is increasing. But they can also be a sign of dementia — the memory-robbing condition plaguing nearly 1million …

Scientist receives £235,000 for dementia research
2 years, 9 months ago

Scientist receives £235,000 for dementia research

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A researcher in Scotland has received almost a quarter of …

Elderly less at risk for dementia than decade ago, Dutch researchers say
4 years, 7 months ago

Elderly less at risk for dementia than decade ago, Dutch researchers say

NL Times  

Thanks to better healthcare and lifestyle factors, the elderly people of today are less at risk of dementia than the elderly of a decade ago, according to a large international study led by Erasmus MC in Rotterdam and the Harvard School of Public Health. In the previous twenty years, the risk of dementia also decreased by around 13 percent every …

Government must emphasis prevention in dementia strategy: experts
5 years, 5 months ago

Government must emphasis prevention in dementia strategy: experts

Dutch News  

A group of 67 prominent healthcare professionals have sent an open letter to the government, urging ministers to do all they can to prevent dementia. ‘There is broad consensus that making a serious attempt to tackle dementia will lead to a 20% reduction in new patients over 12 years,’ the letter said. ‘That would mean in the Netherlands, by a …

Government must emphasis prevention in dementia strategy: experts
5 years, 5 months ago

Government must emphasis prevention in dementia strategy: experts

Dutch News  

A group of 67 prominent healthcare professionals have sent an open letter to the government, urging ministers to do all they can to prevent dementia. ‘There is broad consensus that making a serious attempt to tackle dementia will lead to a 20% reduction in new patients over 12 years,’ the letter said. ‘That would mean in the Netherlands, by a …

Health minister calls for international strategy to combat dementia
5 years, 5 months ago

Health minister calls for international strategy to combat dementia

Dutch News  

The Dutch health minister has called for a global strategy to deal with dementia at a meeting of world experts in Japan. ‘Only when it became clear how quickly the epidemic of HIV/Aids was taking hold – it spread like wildfire, taking milions of lives around the globe – did a global awareness emerge,’ he told a World Dementia Council …

Health minister calls for international strategy to combat dementia
5 years, 5 months ago

Health minister calls for international strategy to combat dementia

Dutch News  

The Dutch health minister has called for a global strategy to deal with dementia at a meeting of world experts in Japan. ‘Only when it became clear how quickly the epidemic of HIV/Aids was taking hold – it spread like wildfire, taking milions of lives around the globe – did a global awareness emerge,’ he told a World Dementia Council …

A fourth of Indians consider dementia ‘dangerous’
5 years, 6 months ago

A fourth of Indians consider dementia ‘dangerous’

The Hindu  

Almost a quarter of Indians surveyed said that they considered those suffering from dementia to be “dangerous” and about three-fourths opined that those with dementia are “impulsive and unpredictable,” according to a report released by Alzheimer’s Disease International, a London-based non-profit organisation. The survey by the London School of Economics was meant to gauge attitudes towards dementia among those suffering …

WHO releases first guide to lower risk of dementia, cases expected to triple by 2050
5 years, 10 months ago

WHO releases first guide to lower risk of dementia, cases expected to triple by 2050

Firstpost  

With dementia cases set to soar, the World Health Organization presented Tuesday its first-ever guidelines for reducing the risk, including healthy eating, regular exercise and cutting out tobacco use. “In the next 30 years, the number of people with dementia is expected to triple,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement, stressing that “we need to do everything …

9 lifestyle changes that can cut dementia risk
7 years, 8 months ago

9 lifestyle changes that can cut dementia risk

Live Mint  

Paris: One third of dementia cases can be prevented with some basic lifestyle changes and better education during childhood, a study published in The Lancet said Thursday. “Our results suggest that around 35% of dementia is attributable to a combination of the following nine risk factors: education to a maximum of age 11-12 years, midlife hypertension, midlife obesity, hearing loss, …

Number of dementia sufferers set to hit 1.2 million by 2040, predict Alzheimer's experts
7 years, 8 months ago

Number of dementia sufferers set to hit 1.2 million by 2040, predict Alzheimer's experts

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dementia costs the economy an estimated £23bn a year and campaigners are calling for the …

Alzheimer's: Curbing inflammation in the brain could help combat effects of disease, study finds
9 years, 2 months ago

Alzheimer's: Curbing inflammation in the brain could help combat effects of disease, study finds

The Independent  

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Dementia: A looming healthcare disaster
11 years, 8 months ago

Dementia: A looming healthcare disaster

ABC  

It is being called a national crisis, a looming healthcare disaster with no cause, cure or effective treatment. "Dementia is the public health challenge of the 21st century," according to Alzheimer's Australia president Ita Buttrose. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, accounting for more than half the dementias, but with Alzheimer's disease for most patients doctors don't …

Editorial: Some hopeful signs for better dementia care
11 years, 11 months ago

Editorial: Some hopeful signs for better dementia care

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. For the first time, families of …

Report: Dementia not being identified early enough
13 years, 6 months ago

Report: Dementia not being identified early enough

China Daily  

This year's World Alzheimer 's Report focuses on caring for patients in the early stage of the disease, and identifying those who can benefit from treatments that are effective at that stage. In some countries, as many as 90 percent of people with dementia might not be diagnosed, according to the annual report published by Alzheimer's Disease International, the federation …

Perspectives in dementia care and health policy
14 years, 5 months ago

Perspectives in dementia care and health policy

The Hindu  

A brainstorming session on future perspectives in dementia care and health policy, at the National Dementia Summit held recently in New Delhi, is most insightful. The large number of stakeholders becomes apparent: apart from Government, civil society agencies, medical, nursing, paramedical and other professionals, university faculty and researchers and those engaged in the care of dementia; the person affected, their …

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