Tag: dementia
Frailty and depression together may substantially increase dementia risk in later life
Concurrent physical frailty and depression are likely to markedly increase the risk of dementia in older people, with…
Digital innovations for improving dementia care among people ageing at home and their caregivers
Digital technology is now woven into everyday life, shaping how people communicate, organise support, and maintain relationships. From…
Hospital-acquired infections linked to increased likelihood of dementia
A new study published in Volume 17, Issue 10 of Aging-US on 13 October 2025 offers compelling evidence…
More than 90% of older people with dementia subjected to significant medical interventions in their final year, Duke-NUS reports
A recent study by researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School has found that almost all older adults in Singapore…
Women experiencing early menopause may face greater risk of dementia, study suggests
An extensive international study led by the University of Galway has identified a significant link between the timing…
Irregular blood pressure behaviour associated with early neurological changes in ageing adults
Even when overall blood pressure falls within a healthy range, older adults whose readings fluctuate sharply from one…
Innovative support programme shown to ease burnout among dementia caregivers
Caring for a loved one with dementia is an act grounded in devotion, yet it carries a heavy…
Playing or listening to music in later life tied to sharply lower dementia risk, research shows
A new Monash University-led study has found that regularly listening to music after the age of seventy is…
Research Reveals How Social and Economic Hardship in Local Communities May Contribute to Higher Dementia Rates
Cambridge researchers have revealed new evidence explaining why living in a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhood may raise a person’s…
Alterations in brain structure may reveal early indicators of dementia
A new study from the University of California, Irvine’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory has…
Calcium supplements not tied to dementia risk, ECU research shows
New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU), Curtin University and the University of Western Australia has found no…
Clues in urine: protein levels linked to dementia development
A new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet has found that people with higher levels of the…