Paying higher out-of-pocket medical costs could strain seniors’ finances, study finds
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 06, 2012
If seniors have to pay a higher portion of their medical costs, it could lead to their financial ruin, especially if they have dementia, a study asserts.
App tracks dementia day to day
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Tim Mullaney
May 01, 2014
Getting insight into the daily life of someone with dementia often is a difficult goal for family members who are not nearby. There’s now help in the form of a smartphone application conceived by...
In a Senate hearing commemorating the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Special Committee on Aging, committee chairman, Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) said funding for home and community based services should...
Moderate drinking could prevent dementia, analysis finds
Aug 18, 2011
Imbibing in the occasional glass of wine might actually reduce the risk of dementia, according to an analysis of 143 studies conducted since 1977.
To fight dementia, learn a new language
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Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2013
People who speak more than one language tend to develop dementia up to five years later than those who are monolingual, new research reveals.
Dementia to reach epidemic levels among oldest old in near future, researchers say
Feb 25, 2010
The rate of dementia among people 90 or older will reach epidemic proportions as the number of extremely elderly individuals continues to climb, according to the recently published results of “The...
Singing show tunes combats dementia: study
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 13, 2013
Long-term care operators might want to add show-tune sing-alongs to their dementia care plans, new research suggests.
Study: No racial disparity in life expectancy for dementia
Jun 10, 2009
Although previous studies have indicated that blacks with dementia tend to live longer than whites with the disease, a new study finds that the condition decreases life expectancy equally among the races.
Report: 10% jump in Alzheimer’s in five years
Sep 22, 2009
Rapidly accelerating rates of dementia worldwide will result in a 10% increase in the number of dementia sufferers in the 2005 to 2010 time frame, according to a new report from Alzheimer’s Disease...
Study: Alzheimer’s drugs should be more widely used
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 09, 2012
Alzheimer’s medications typically used only in early stages of the disease can be more useful in later, more severe stages of dementia than previously thought, a new study suggests.