Nearly half of dementia cases can be prevented, study finds

Memory loss is often treated like weather, something that arrives with age and cannot be stopped. But dementia does not fit ...
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A 165,000-patient study found a common dementia drug raised stroke risk in every group

Older adults with dementia who were prescribed risperidone faced a higher risk of stroke regardless of whether they had ...

Almost half of dementia cases could be prevented—but change is needed

Nearly half of dementia cases could be prevented by tackling modifiable risk factors such as physical inactivity, smoking, ...
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Diets that lower inflammation might cut dementia risk, study indicates

Key TakeawaysAn anti-inflammatory diet might lower risk of dementiaPeople with risk factors were less likely to develop ...

Which diet — and exact foods — are great for preventing dementia: study

What you eat has a serious impact on how your brain ages — and a new study says a certain diet could greatly reduce your ...
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Dementia: Are younger generations really less likely to develop the disorder, as a recent study has claimed?

Dementia affects over 57 million people worldwide—and this number is only projected to grow. By 2030, 78 million people are estimated to have dementia. By 2050, it's projected that number will reach ...
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Huge Psilocybin Dose Has Incredible Effect on Elderly Dementia Patient

Dementia is a degenerative disease that no known drug can completely stop or reverse, despite decades of tests.

An 83-year-old woman with severe Alzheimer’s was given psilocybin and began speaking again, and what happened next stunned her doctors

An 83-year-old with advanced Alzheimer's spoke again after receiving psilocybin. Scientists urge caution as they study the ...

Woman with advanced Alzheimer's regained speech and memories after taking magic mushrooms

A woman with advanced Alzheimer's reportedly showed significant brain function improvements after taking psilocybin mushrooms ...
University of Delaware

Beyond preventing shingles

People who get chickenpox at a young age are susceptible to shingles. The highly contagious illness, caused by the varicella-zoster virus, remains dormant in the nervous system for years, where it can ...