No Smoking Day 2024: Know how smoking can lead to higher risk of dementia
Mar 13, 2024, 12:57 PM ISTSmokers beware! Smoking raises dementia risk. Learn how smoking harms the brain & get expert tips to quit smoking and protect your brain health.
Smokers beware! Smoking raises dementia risk. Learn how smoking harms the brain & get expert tips to quit smoking and protect your brain health.
The study has revealed that a sedentary lifestyle with a lot of sitting and lying down, with very little to no exercise accumulated over the day didn’t matter as much as the total time spent sedentary each day.
Dementia is the leading cause of death, while Alzheimer’s causes more than two thirds of cases.
Globally, dementia affects more than 57 million people, and the number of cases is growing. Evidence shows that increasing air pollution can be a causal factor.
People with low bone density may have a higher risk of developing dementia than those with high bone density, as per a recent study.
A new study published in the journal Neuroepidemiology reveals that over 10 million older adults aged 60 or more in India may have dementia. The study utilized artificial intelligence (AI) and revealed a dementia prevalence rate of 8.44%, equivalent to 10.08 million older adults in India.
International Women's Day 2023: Dementia is a condition that can impact an individual's quality of life. However, there are simple lifestyle changes that women can adopt to help lower their risk of developing this condition.
Type 2 diabetes, heart diseases and stroke, so-called cardiometabolic diseases, are some of the main risk factors for dementia.
Maraviroc could be used off-label to help restore middle-aged memory loss in mice, as well as reverse the cognitive deficits caused by HIV infection.
Cranberries can improve vascular health and may in part contribute to the improvement in brain perfusion and cognition.
Physical activity or exercise is proven to have many benefits. A latest study has found that physical exercise can also help in keeping dementia at bay.
Ranbir Kapoor recently said that after watching Rishi Kapoor's last film Sharmaji Namkeen recently, Randhir Kapoor wanted to call him up and speak to him. He also said that his uncle is in the early stages of dementia.
Through extensive studies in humans, mice and cell cultures, the researchers identified three microRNAs whose levels were associated with mental performance.
In the UW-led study, a small increase in the levels of fine particle pollution (PM2.5 or particulate matter 2.5 micrometers or smaller) averaged over a decade at specific addresses in the Seattle area was associated with a greater risk of dementia for people living at those addresses.
Depression is biological in nature and often needs medication. Loneliness, on the other hand, is the feeling of not 'being connected' and lack of affection in current relationships. Loneliness is an important indicator of social well being and feeling isolated.
The study, published in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: TRCI, reported that elderly Japanese men and women who produce equol--a metabolite of dietary soy created by certain types of gut bacteria--display lower levels of white matter lesions within the brain.
In a paper published in the journal Frontiers in Neuroscience, researchers have outlined a pulse-pressure-induced pathway of cognitive decline that sheds light on why previous treatments for dementia may have failed.
People continuously exposed to air pollution are at increased risk of dementia, especially if they also suffer from cardiovascular diseases, warn researchers.
Men who are taller may have a lower risk of dementia later in life, according to a Danish study. Finding ways to identify individuals at risk of dementia can help people take preventive measures, or plan for their future care, the researchers from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark noted.
The researchers found that increased social contact at age 60 is associated with a significantly lower risk of developing dementia later in life.
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