Tag: causes of dementia
How Do I Know if It’s Alzheimer’s Disease?
Co-Author: Sarah Stevenson November is Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month, and there’s no better time to learn more about the early warning signs of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Forewarned is forearmed when it comes to Alzheimer’s disease, and knowing how to spot the signs of potential illness is a…
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Surprising Connection Between Honeybees and Dementia Treatment
Cognitive stimulation, engagement and sense of worth are all necessary ingredients for human mental fitness. And the mind and the body are also connected when it comes to physical exercise and stimulation. So when we learn that older honeybees stay younger when assuming younger honeybee roles, should we be surprised? After all, all life-forms share…
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Abnormal Protein Buildup Links People to Dementia
New frontotemporal degeneration studies at the University of California, San Francisco are linking abnormal protein buildup to dementia. According to scientists, genes play a role in about 40 percent of dementia sufferers, but at least half of the dementia cases have been sporadic onset. Dementia research is progressing. University of California, San Francisco scientists have…
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