This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. When a member of your family, particularly…
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Of the 30 million living with Alzheimer’s worldwide, two thirds are women. While it was previously thought that it was because women lived longer,…
Over 30 million people live with Alzheimer’s disease worldwide, making it the most common form of dementia. Two thirds of those diagnoses are women….
As Julie Fleming’s father slipped into the later stages of Alzheimer’s dementia, she could only watch as his computer skills and interests faded. “The…
A 19-year-old man from China, who has been having memory problems since the age of 17, was diagnosed with dementia, according to a recent…
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Humans are social beings — and clinical research shows they need a healthy social life to function. Social isolation and loneliness have been found…
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A ground-breaking 2015 study showed that some cases of dementia are preventable with the right exercise and diet. We sat down with the study’s…