Dementia

Prediabetes can affect the brain

Prediabetes may expedite mental decline – and millions of Americans have it

People with dementia far more likely to die of COVID-19, large study finds

Stay mentally sharp as you age through exercise and a lively social life

Prevent Mental Decline

Missed credit card payments could be dementia indicator years in advance, study finds

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New blood test can detect Alzheimer's 20 years before symptoms show, study finds

New Alzheimer's blood test

Flu and pneumonia vaccines may reduce Alzheimer's disease risk

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Alzheimer's Foundation of America offering free, virtual memory screenings

Nerve damage in Alzheimer's

Your personality may increase your risk for pre-dementia

Personality traits dementia

The number of millennials with early-onset Alzheimer's disease is surging, report finds

More Younger Americans Diagnosed with Dementia, Alzheimer's

An Alzheimer's vaccine could be ready for human trials within 2 years

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Extra virgin olive oil could help prevent dementia, Temple researchers find

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Adjusting memory test may better detect Alzheimer's disease in women, study says

Alzheimer's disease memory test

Chair yoga could improve quality of life for dementia patients

Chair yoga dementia patients

Penn receives $18M to study connections between Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and dementia

Penn research Alzheimers Parkinsons

Penn researcher behind Alzheimer's discoveries wins $3 million prize

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Married people are less likely to develop dementia than divorcees, study says

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Scientists are closing in on a blood test screening for Alzheimer's disease

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Caregiver depression linked to more ER visits for patients with dementia

Antidepressants among common medications tied to increased dementia risk

New research suggests promising Alzheimer's treatment in blood pressure medication

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WHO releases new guidelines for reducing dementia risk

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Newly-recognized brain disorder mimics Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's Disease LATE Dementia

Memory-boosting electrical jolts could one day help treat dementia, Alzheimer's

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Alzheimer's disease risk linked to health of extended family members

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Study examining fitness tracker data links activity in older adults to lower dementia risk

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New study suggests Alzheimer's disease develops differently in African-Americans

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Most caregivers of people with dementia are family members, and they need help

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Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announces dementia diagnosis

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Dodging dementia: More of us get at least a dozen good, happy years after 65

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Is there such a thing as normal aging?

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‘Aggressive’ new advance directive would let dementia patients refuse food

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Changing the way we look at dementia

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A rare dementia gene runs in the family, but he’s fine – so far

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Findings differ on relationship between drinking and dementia

Mindful Mondays

9 life-mods to help ward off dementia

Missing Persons

Delco man, 89, heading to Walmart ends up lost in Alabama

Suspect sought after body discovered off New Jersey Turnpike

ARTZ Philadelphia launches annual exhibit of art by people with dementia

Man with dementia missing from Hunting Park

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Study: Pollution may be behind rise, earlier onset of dementia

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