New law devotes full-time resources to people with dementia, caregivers, workforce
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 23, 2021
Kentucky is devoting full-time resources to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia under a measure signed into law last week.
Cognitively stimulating jobs may lower risk for dementia
Aug 19, 2021
“A possible mechanism for this association is the finding that cognitive stimulation is associated with lower levels of plasma proteins that might inhibit axonogenesis and synaptogenesis and increase...
Healthy lifestyle may lower dementia risk despite genetics
May 26, 2022
Higher scores in Life’s Simple 7 at midlife were linked to a lower risk for dementia across the range of genetic risk.
Dementia care report should be ‘catalyst for change,’ committee says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 24, 2021
An ad hoc committee from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine produced a report on how to move dementia care forward by focusing on the well-being of individuals with dementia and...
ALFA supports Dementia Friendly America
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 16, 2015
The Assisted Living Federation of America has thrown its support behind the new Dementia Friendly America national initiative aimed at improving neighborhoods for those with dementia as well as for their...
Herpes zoster not linked to increased dementia risk
Jun 13, 2022
A small reduction in the risk for dementia was seen after the first year for people with shingles versus general population comparators.
Singing and music benefit those with dementia, study finds
By
John O'Connor
Dec 14, 2015
Residents with dementia are likely to do better if caregivers encourage them to sing or listen to music, a new report finds.
Healthy lifestyle shown to decrease dementia risk up to 36 percent: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 17, 2022
New evidence suggests that lifestyle factors, including diet, exercise and sleep, can significantly reduce the risk of developing dementia.
Migraine linked to all-cause dementia, Alzheimer’s disease
Oct 07, 2021
No association was observed between migraine and a risk for vascular dementia in meta-analysis of five cohort studies.
Study: Improve Alzheimer’s options
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2014
Policymakers should consider more ways to improve senior living-related services and supports for people with Alzheimer’s disease, according to RAND Corporation researchers.