The test that detects if memory blips are early dementia or just old age, as 60% of adults shrug signs off as ageing
A WORD on the tip of the tongue or a forgotten birthday – everyone has occasional memory blanks. While forgetting things ...
New dementia tool predicts when symptoms will start: ‘Would you want to know?’
Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which slowly erodes memory, thinking skills and the ability to ...
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Study suggests cognitive testing could improve Lewy body dementia diagnosis
Cognitive profiles for early diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) have been outlined in a new study, out today in ...
Testing for dementia by asking patients to draw a clock, walk and talk, stand on one leg
Is it dementia? A popular neurologist uses five simple tests of cognitive function to help gauge the health of a patient’s ...
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How your nose could predict Alzheimer’s and dementia
This groundbreaking finding, published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, suggests that ...
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My mother refuses to have a dementia test – it's caused us years of worry
The signs have been there for some time – including memory loss and changes to her character – but she is too scared to talk ...
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The eight red flags for dementia – and what to do if you spot them
It’s easy to view cognitive decline as an inevitable slide that we are powerless to fight. But knowing the early signs - ...
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Alzheimer’s Association releases new dementia diagnosis guidelines
The Alzheimer’s Association has updated its guidelines for diagnosing dementia, leaving them broad but giving room to integrate new and upcoming developments in dementia diagnosis.
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Antibiotic use does not increase dementia risk, study suggests
Antibiotic use was not associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in healthy older adults, ...
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The test that detects if memory blips are early dementia or just old age, as 60% of adults shrug signs off as ageing
Dementia is a general term for a group of ... “So by going to the GP, they can run some blood tests and quick memory tests to determine what the symptoms are. And then if they feel it is ...
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Testing for dementia by asking patients to draw a clock, walk and talk, stand on one leg
This is the 53rd instalment in a series on dementia, including the research ... Until then, I did not know how common a test it was, how often it was used – or why. The clock drawing test ...