Dementia

Dementia is not a specific disease. It is a descriptive term for a collection of symptoms that can be caused by a number of disorders that affect the brain. People with dementia have significantly impaired intellectual functioning that interferes with normal activities and relationships.
What Causes Dementia?

Dementia occurs due to loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It can affect several brain functions such as memory, thinking, language, planning, behavior and judgement. Dementias are usually progressive and worsen with time. They usually are degenerative and non reversible.

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Ultra-processed foods threaten brain health in kids and teens, review warns

Ultra-processed foods threaten brain health in kids and teens, review warns

More than 200 types of misfolded proteins could be associated with age-related cognitive decline

More than 200 types of misfolded proteins could be associated with age-related cognitive decline

Genetic links between type 2 diabetes and subcortical brain structure revealed

Genetic links between type 2 diabetes and subcortical brain structure revealed

Fasting triggers neuroprotective changes that could delay dementia

Fasting triggers neuroprotective changes that could delay dementia

Insecticide exposure could impair mental function in older adults

Insecticide exposure could impair mental function in older adults

Frequent gabapentin use linked to higher dementia and cognitive impairment risk

Frequent gabapentin use linked to higher dementia and cognitive impairment risk

How a simple blood test can forecast future health risks

How a simple blood test can forecast future health risks

Mapping vulnerability or resilience in Alzheimer's through imaging and genetics

Mapping vulnerability or resilience in Alzheimer's through imaging and genetics

Redefining Alzheimer’s development by mapping disease sequences

Redefining Alzheimer’s development by mapping disease sequences

Researchers develop blood test panel for early Alzheimer’s detection

Researchers develop blood test panel for early Alzheimer’s detection

Can dietary copper help protect against dementia and memory loss?

Can dietary copper help protect against dementia and memory loss?

Research reveals alarming rates of abuse in home-based dementia care

Research reveals alarming rates of abuse in home-based dementia care

Dementia survival rates improve across multiple countries, study shows

Dementia survival rates improve across multiple countries, study shows

Cysteine plays key role in weight loss and fat metabolism

Cysteine plays key role in weight loss and fat metabolism

Unlocking the brain’s language to fight Alzheimer’s

Unlocking the brain’s language to fight Alzheimer’s

Growing popularity of contact sports raises concern over brain injuries in Africa

Growing popularity of contact sports raises concern over brain injuries in Africa

Side of onset influences non-motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease

Side of onset influences non-motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease

UCLA Health researchers discover four pathways leading to Alzheimer’s disease

UCLA Health researchers discover four pathways leading to Alzheimer’s disease

Hearing aids and cochlear implants improve social lives of adults with hearing loss

Hearing aids and cochlear implants improve social lives of adults with hearing loss

First large-scale stem cell bank created to investigate Alzheimer’s genetic risk factors

First large-scale stem cell bank created to investigate Alzheimer’s genetic risk factors

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