Elderly individuals with mild cognitive impairment who take huge doses of B vitamins everyday may reduce the rate at which their brains shrink by 50%, resulting in a much slower progression toward dementia, and eventually Alzheimer’s disease, say researchers from Oxford University, England, in an article published in Plos One (Public Library of Science One),… Continue reading
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Beware with stress: it could contribute dementia in late age
Psychological stress in middle age could lead to the development of dementia later in life, especially Alzheimer’s disease, reveals research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Based on data from a study which followed women for 35 years, this is the first research in Sweden to indicate a link between stress and dementia. The research,… Continue reading
The older veterans are threatened from dementia because of Posttraumatic stress disorder
Veterans aged 55 years or older with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) appear to have a higher risk of developing dementia over a 7-year period, compared to individuals without PTSD, says a new report published in Archives of Psychiatry today, a JAMA/Archives journal. PTSD occurs in a significant number of veterans returning from conflict areas or… Continue reading
Apple juice is very helpful for people with dementia
Apple juice could help reduce behavioural and psychotic symptoms associated with dementia according to study published in the American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias. Researchers added two 4oz glasses of apple juice a day to the diets of 21 people with dementia with moderate to severe dementia. After a month, carers reported an… Continue reading
In UK all nurses will trained in dementia care
Alzheimer‘s Society is today calling for all nursing staff to receive mandatory training in dementia care as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) close their consultation. Alzheimer’s Society has made recommendations on how dementia should be included in NMC standards. ‘People with dementia occupy up to a quarter of hospital beds at any one time… Continue reading