Browsing: Dementia

No cure exists — yet — for Alzheimer’s disease, the brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, along with the ability to complete daily tasks. But dozens of researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, many of them within the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, are working on ways to prevent, slow…

Reducing the risk of dementia may be possible with a shift in eating habits. The change in this case, though, is not about what a person eats as much as it is about when. 

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Developing dementia is a common fear. While most people experience at least some forgetfulness with age,dementia can interfere with your daily life and make it increasingly difficult to think clearly and perform activities.There are nearly 10 million new cases globally each year, according to the World Health Organization

If one partner in a married couple has dementia, their spouse is at significantly higher risk of developing dementia themself, Taiwanese researchers found in a study published yesterday

Sam Ato Timaloa, a paroled sex offender who also served time for attempted murder, had dementia and an acute intolerance of noise — especially from roommates at Sunrise Post Acute, a nursing home in Banning, California. Over four months in 2025, a state investigative report found, Sunrise switched Timaloa’s room eight times, the last into…

Attilio Cecchetto (right), pictured here with his son Gino. Attilio was born on a farm in Italy and lived in California since the 1960s, working as a tile journeyman and contractor for decades. Marco Cecchettohide caption

On July 15, 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its updated guidance on reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia. The report updates and adds to the first of these guidelines published in 2019

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a second edition of its guidelines on reducing the risk of dementia and cognitive decline

A study has linked following a diet rich in polyphenols to a lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other disorders characterized by a gradual loss of nerve cells. It suggests that the micronutrients’ antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties may support nerve cell function and counteract brain aging’s harmful processes.