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Students lead breakthrough study on diabetes drugs and dementia risk

Two undergraduate medicine students at University of Galway have led a major study examining how cardioprotective glucose-lowering therapies — medications…

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Researchers discover natural compound may slow ALS and dementia

A natural compound found in everyday fruits and vegetables may hold the key to protecting nerve cells — and it’s…

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17 modifiable risk factors shared by stroke, dementia, and late-life depression

Age-related brain diseases such as stroke, dementia, and late-life depression are a debilitating part of growing older, but people can…

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Blood test may rule out future dementia risk

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have demonstrated how specific biomarkers in the blood can predict the development of dementia up to…

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Study strengthens link between shingles vaccine and lower dementia risk

An unusual public health policy in Wales may have produced the strongest evidence yet that a vaccine can reduce the…

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Shingles Vaccine Can Decrease Risk of Dementia, Study Finds

Getting vaccinated against shingles can reduce the risk of developing dementia, a large new study finds. The results provide some…

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Highly accurate blood test diagnoses Alzheimer’s disease, measures extent of dementia

A newly developed blood test for Alzheimer’s disease not only aids in the diagnosis of the neurodegenerative condition but also…

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Digital technology and AI can support workers with dementia

People with dementia can enjoy productive and rewarding working lives in the digital era, contrary to the widespread stereotype that…

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Your neighborhood may affect your risk of dementia

People living in more disadvantaged neighborhoods may be more likely to develop dementia than people living in neighborhoods with fewer…

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Dementia May Not Always Be the Threat It Is Now. Here’s Why.

Joan Presky worries about dementia. Her mother lived with Alzheimer’s disease for 14 years, the last seven in a memory-care…

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