US dementia rates DROPPED 4% since 2000 'thanks to health conscious generation'
2 years, 4 months ago

US dementia rates DROPPED 4% since 2000 'thanks to health conscious generation'

Daily Mail  

It said this could be driven by improved education or treatments for patients America's dementia rates have fallen by a third in the past two decades — even though more people are living with the condition than ever before. Experts at the Alzheimer's Association said falling dementia rates were 'very welcome', but that the findings needed to be confirmed by bigger studies. But scientists also suggest it could be because they have a stronger immune system, which may lead to more amyloid plaques in the brain — potentially raising their risk of dementia — compared to men. Matthew Baumgart, the vice president of health policy for the Alzheimer's Association, said: 'If this paper is correct, and racial and ethnic inequalities in dementia prevalence plus disparities due to education and lifetime earnings are getting smaller over time, that is very welcome information. '

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Dementia projected to affect 15.3 crore people by 2050
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Dementia projected to affect 15.3 crore people by 2050

The Hindu  

Some 5.7 crore people had dementia in the world in 2019. This is projected to increase to 15.3 crore in 2050, said Graeme Prior, president of the International Federation of Ageing, at the inauguration of the International Dementia Care Conference on Friday. Dr. Radha S. Murthy, president of Dementia India Alliance, said currently, approximately 88 lakh people in India live …

The number of Australians living with dementia projected to more than double by 2058
6 months, 1 week ago

The number of Australians living with dementia projected to more than double by 2058

ABC  

Australia needs a focus on prevention and better primary care to deal with the increase in people living with dementia, according to the peak body for people living with the condition. "With Australia's population expected to continue growing and aging into the future, the number of people with dementia is also expected to rise," the AIHW said. Australia's aging population …

More hope than ever that half of dementia cases could be prevented – study
7 months, 2 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 …

Lifestyle changes such as eating less, keeping active and cutting out alcohol and cigarettes could halve the risk of dementia, study reveals
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Lifestyle changes such as eating less, keeping active and cutting out alcohol and cigarettes could halve the risk of dementia, study reveals

Daily Mail  

Half of dementia cases could be prevented if people adopted healthier and more environmentally-friendly lifestyles, a study will reveal this week. By eating less, keeping active, cutting out alcohol and cigarettes and exercising the brain, it is possible for people to take their fate into their own hands even if they are at high genetic risk. Half of dementia cases …

Half a million dementia cases could go undiagnosed by 2040, study claims
11 months ago

Half a million dementia cases could go undiagnosed by 2040, study claims

The Telegraph  

More than half a million people with dementia could go undiagnosed and untreated in the UK by 2040 without a radical shift in detection of the disease, a major report shows. Trial results last year were the first positive breakthroughs in treatment for more than two decades, suggesting they could be the first drugs in history that appear to slow …

‘Crisis risk’ for dementia sufferers as more than 250,000 undiagnosed
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Crisis risk’ for dementia sufferers as more than 250,000 undiagnosed

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. Dementia diagnosis rates across England remain slow to recover and well below the national …

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, …

Pandemic had real lasting impact on cognitive function in over-50s, study finds
1 year, 4 months ago

Pandemic had real lasting impact on cognitive function in over-50s, study finds

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. Read our privacy policy Lockdowns and other restrictions brought in during the pandemic have had …

Analyzing America's Alzheimer's hotspot: Why are rates of memory-robbing disease so high in the Democrat-run, affluent state of Maryland?
1 year, 5 months ago

Analyzing America's Alzheimer's hotspot: Why are rates of memory-robbing disease so high in the Democrat-run, affluent state of Maryland?

Daily Mail  

The state of Maryland holds the top spot for the highest rate of Alzheimer's disease in the United States, despite it faring better in obesity rates, household income and residents with health insurance. Baltimore City was tied for first place with 16.6 percent of people older than 65 years old and Prince George's County was fourth with 16.1 percent - …

Rates of major illness such as cancer and diabetes to soar by a third by 2040
1 year, 7 months ago

Rates of major illness such as cancer and diabetes to soar by a third by 2040

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Research from the Health Foundation predicts that 9.1 million …

How to avoid dementia: Scientists’s seven healthy habits that could help cut risk
1 year, 11 months ago

How to avoid dementia: Scientists’s seven healthy habits that could help cut risk

The Independent  

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Over 10 million older adults in India likely have dementia: Report
2 years ago

Over 10 million older adults in India likely have dementia: Report

Hindustan Times  

More than 10 million older adults aged 60 or over in India may have dementia, comparable to the prevalence rates for countries such as the US and the UK, according to a first-of-its-kind study. Read here: Study finds how dinosaurs' bones evolved to make them such giants According to a study published in the journal Nature Public Health Emergency Collection, …

Elderly people's risk of developing dementia is decreasing: Study
2 years, 4 months ago

Elderly people's risk of developing dementia is decreasing: Study

Hindustan Times  

According to a recent study, the frequency of dementia among Americans over 65 has decreased by 3.7 percentage points between the years 2000 and 2016. Elderly people's risk of developing dementia is decreasing: Study Differences in the prevalence of dementia between Black men and white men narrowed, with the prevalence of dementia dropping by 7.3 percentage points among Black men …

1 in 10 Americans Over 65 Years Have Dementia, Finds New Study
2 years, 4 months ago

1 in 10 Americans Over 65 Years Have Dementia, Finds New Study

News 18  

Dementia is a common condition noticed mostly among elders all around the world. TOP SHOWSHA VIDEO Age: The researchers found that every five-year increase in age was linked to a greater risk of dementia and mild cognitive impairment. Higher education levels were linked with a lesser incidence of mild cognitive decline, too. Twenty-one per cent of all participants with college …

Old adults infected with COVID-19 at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease: Study
2 years, 6 months ago

Old adults infected with COVID-19 at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease: Study

Hindustan Times  

According to a study, older persons who were infected with COVID-19 have a much greater risk of getting Alzheimer's disease within a year--up to 50% to 80% higher than a control group. Old adults infected with COVID-19 at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's In a study published today in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, researchers report that people 65 and …

Covid may up risk of developing Alzheimer's disease among the older
2 years, 6 months ago

Covid may up risk of developing Alzheimer's disease among the older

India TV News  

Covid may up risk of developing Alzheimer's disease among the older The findings showed that the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in older people nearly doubled over a one-year period following infection with Covid-19. Older people who were infected with Covid-19 show a substantially higher risk -- as much as 50 per cent to 80 per cent higher than a …

Dementia cases to rise sharply
3 years, 2 months ago

Dementia cases to rise sharply

The Hindu  

A diagnosis of dementia is a frightening prospect. Although it's a grim prediction, many of the risk factors for dementia are what scientists describe as "modifiable" — meaning, changes in behavior can affect your chances of developing dementia. The Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention lists 12 main risks: Lower levels of education, hypertension, impaired hearing, smoking, obesity, depression, a lack …

Dementia: A sharp rise in cases expected — how to avoid being one of them
3 years, 2 months ago

Dementia: A sharp rise in cases expected — how to avoid being one of them

Hindustan Times  

As scientists predict dementia cases will triple over the next three decades, we asked an expert how to identify the early symptoms and what we can do to avoid it. Although it's a grim prediction, many of the risk factors for dementia are what scientists describe as "modifiable" — meaning, changes in behavior can affect your chances of developing dementia. …

People living with dementia in India will triple to 11 million by 2050, says report
3 years, 2 months ago

People living with dementia in India will triple to 11 million by 2050, says report

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: By 2050, 11.44 million people in India are expected to be living with dementia, which is up from 3.84 million in 2019, according to the Global Burden of Disease study published in the Lancet Public Health on Friday. “India’s burden would be much higher than what the Global Burden of Disease data shows,” said Dr Neeraj Jain, a neurology …

Covid-19 linked to cognitive decline, acceleration of Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, research finds
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 linked to cognitive decline, acceleration of Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, research finds

CNN  

CNN — Covid-19 may be associated with cognitive decline and acceleration of Alzheimer’s-like symptoms, researchers reported Thursday. Researchers with an international consortiumlooking to understand the long-term consequences of Covid-19 on the central nervous system are finding memory issues and biological markers similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s disease patients. Among 310 Covid-19 patients admitted to New York University Langone Health, …

Global Dementia to Grow Three-fold, 152 Million Cases by 2050: Study
3 years, 7 months ago

Global Dementia to Grow Three-fold, 152 Million Cases by 2050: Study

News 18  

Researchers from the University of Washington have predicted that the global count of cases of Dementia will increase three-fold and reach around 152 million by the year 2050. Based on the trends like smoking and high Body Mass Index, which are considered to be Dementia’s risk factors, the estimation noted that the cases will increase from 57.7 million cases in …

How COVID-19 has worsened the lives of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s patients
3 years, 9 months ago

How COVID-19 has worsened the lives of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s patients

Salon  

This story originally appeared on Massive Science, an editorial partner site that publishes science stories by scientists. Then came the closures of Del Blanco's favorite past times — theaters, restaurants, and musical venues — along with the restrictions on social gatherings and the discontinuation of her Alzheimer's therapy program. While she was able to maintain her daily walks around Madrid's …

Dementia and cognitive impairment may increase risk of severe COVID-19, reveals study
4 years, 4 months ago

Dementia and cognitive impairment may increase risk of severe COVID-19, reveals study

Firstpost  

The study conducted on over 50,000 people in the UK found that the most significant and consistent risk factors of COVID-19 included dementia and cognitive disorders. Now, a group of researchers at the University of Georgia say that dementia and cognitive impairment are also risk factors for severe COVID-19. Multiple health conditions including diabetes, Alzheimer’s, dementia, and general cognitive disorders …

Dementia is Not a Disease: Health Experts Bust Common Myths On World Mental Health Day
4 years, 5 months ago

Dementia is Not a Disease: Health Experts Bust Common Myths On World Mental Health Day

News 18  

In her book, Vismrit – “A Journey Through Alzheimer’s”, Bina Berry offers a personal account of her family’s experience with her mother’s dementia. People look at you strangely and pitifully and want to have nothing to do with the dementia patient.” Nilanjana Maulik, National Coordinator Working Group- Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India and secretary, echoes her sentiment, “Stigma …

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 …

Coronavirus US: Pandemic caused 15k extra Alzheimer's deaths
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus US: Pandemic caused 15k extra Alzheimer's deaths

Daily Mail  

The coronavirus pandemic had led to an additional 15,000 American deaths from Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Approximately 100,000 people died from Alzheimer's disease and dementia between February 2020 and May 2020, about 15,000 more than would have normally occurred. Pictured: Medical workers load a patient from Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center into an ambulance in Andover, New Jersey, April 16 …

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 …

New research finds the dementia rate for older Australians is falling
6 years ago

New research finds the dementia rate for older Australians is falling

ABC  

Dementia is on track to become Australia's biggest killer, but new research shows rates are actually declining in older Australians. Key points: The study looked at two groups of older Australians in home and long-term care It found the rate of dementia decreased in both groups An expert says it may be the first example of a decline anywhere in …

Alzheimer's burden to DOUBLE by 2060, CDC report warns
6 years, 5 months ago

Alzheimer's burden to DOUBLE by 2060, CDC report warns

Daily Mail  

The number of Americans suffering from Alzheimer's is set to double by 2060, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates. Alzheimer's disease is already crippling the minds of some 5.7 million Americans, and we have long expected a dramatic rise in its prevalence as the population ages. The CDC projects that the number of white Americans with Alzheimer's disease …

Dementia rates higher among black people, new study finds
6 years, 7 months ago

Dementia rates higher among black people, new study finds

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. “What we found suggests that the rates of people receiving a diagnosis may be lower …

Could high cholesterol prevent cognitive decline?
7 years ago

Could high cholesterol prevent cognitive decline?

Daily Mail  

Elderly people who avoid dementia despite having high cholesterol may hold the key to finding a cure, say scientists. Researchers at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, found over-85s with good brain function whose cholesterol had increased since middle age were a 32 percent less likely to suffer mental decline. Researchers found over-85s with good brain function …

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 death rate has risen by 55% in US, CDC reports
7 years, 9 months ago

Alzheimer’s death rate has risen by 55% in US, CDC reports

CNN  

Story highlights The number of Alzheimer's patients dying at home rose to 25% The neurodegenerative disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the US CNN — The rate of people dying from Alzheimer’s disease in the United States rose by 55% over a 15-year period, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. “Millions of …

Eight things you can do now that might reduce your odds of dementia later
7 years, 10 months ago

Eight things you can do now that might reduce your odds of dementia later

LA Times  

Smoking and diabetes have been linked to Alzheimer’s disease. In fact, in 2010 the National Institutes of Health decided not to make specific recommendations for reducing Alzheimer’s risk because they couldn’t find enough solid data to back any particular strategy. Here are some of them: Don’t just sit there Evidence suggests that physical activity may make your brain more active …

Alzheimer’s: The disease that could bankrupt Medicare
8 years ago

Alzheimer’s: The disease that could bankrupt Medicare

CNN  

Story highlights By 2050, an American will be diagnosed with Alzheimer's every 33 seconds Caregivers provide over 18 billion hours of unpaid assistance Alzheimer's research dollars are not enough to find treatments or cure, say experts CNN — Every 66 seconds this year, an American will develop Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association annual report, released Tuesday. “What is …

Dementia rate declines but aging America may halt the trend
8 years, 3 months ago

Dementia rate declines but aging America may halt the trend

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — New research documents another decline in dementia rates but experts say the rising numbers of older Americans may halt that trend unless better ways are found to keep brains healthy. Older adults with the most schooling had the lowest dementia rates, and the average education level increased during the study years. John Haaga, director of the National Institute …

US dementia rates drop 24%
8 years, 4 months ago

US dementia rates drop 24%

CNN  

Story highlights Dementia rates in people over 65 fell from 11.6 percent in 2000 to 8.8 percent in 2012 Experts credit improving educational levels and better control of blood pressure, diabetes A new study finds that the prevalence of dementia has fallen sharply in recent years, most likely as a result of Americans’ rising educational levels and better heart health, …

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 …

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