• Younger people are more susceptible to other, more unusual forms of dementia (that is, not Alzheimer's disease which is the most common type). (scie.org.uk)
  • This is particularly the case with rare forms of dementia such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and HIV-related dementia. (scie.org.uk)
  • To find out more about these and other forms of dementia go to the Alzheimer's Society website and see its factsheet on Younger people with dementia . (scie.org.uk)
  • The other main forms of dementia are vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, and frontotemporal disorders (also known as frontotemporal dementia ). (everydayhealth.com)
  • Vascular dementia often coexists with other forms of dementia. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Does dementia differ from Alzheimer's disease or are all forms of dementia Alzheimer's disease? (medicinenet.com)
  • Most forms of dementia slowly worsen. (baptisthealth.net)
  • Exposure to polluted air contributed to the equivalent of about a two-year decline in brain function, which might lead to an earlier onset of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. (alzinfo.org)
  • Involving over 100 investigators, the UCI ADRC has directed its research efforts at discovering the cellular, molecular and clinical risk factors that precipitate neuronal dysfunction and neuropathological changes in the aging brain and that can result in Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. (uci.edu)
  • Dementia is a term used to describe a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and social abilities. (mayoclinic.org)
  • In people who have dementia, the symptoms interfere with their daily lives. (mayoclinic.org)
  • Depending on the cause, some dementia symptoms might be reversible. (mayoclinic.org)
  • Dementia symptoms vary depending on the cause. (mayoclinic.org)
  • See a health care professional if you or a loved one has memory problems or other dementia symptoms. (mayoclinic.org)
  • Some medical conditions that cause dementia symptoms can be treated. (mayoclinic.org)
  • Also, some diseases have symptoms like those of dementia. (mayoclinic.org)
  • And some medicines can cause a reaction that includes dementia symptoms. (mayoclinic.org)
  • Not getting enough of certain vitamins or minerals also can cause dementia symptoms. (mayoclinic.org)
  • When this occurs, dementia symptoms may improve with treatment. (mayoclinic.org)
  • Each form of dementia has characteristic symptoms, as well as more general symptoms of dementia. (scie.org.uk)
  • Dementia can be more severe in a younger person and is often associated with physical symptoms and rapid progression. (scie.org.uk)
  • Dementia is a broad description that includes many different symptoms, including memory loss , word-finding difficulties, impaired judgment, and problems with day-to-day activities, which are caused by injury or loss of brain cells (neurons). (medicinenet.com)
  • What are the early and later signs and symptoms of dementia? (medicinenet.com)
  • Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe symptoms such as memory loss, language difficulties, confusion, slow thought patterns and difficulty solving problems. (weightlossresources.co.uk)
  • Some symptoms of dementia are more obvious than others and they become increasingly so as the disease progresses. (express.co.uk)
  • Getting lost is one of the most common symptoms" of canine cognitive dysfunction, the formal name for dog dementia, said Matt Kaeberlein, a professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, co-director of the Dog Aging Project, and co-author of the new dementia study. (seattletimes.com)
  • Initiated in 2018, the Dog Aging Project recruits pet owners nationwide and asks them to complete detailed questionnaires about their dogs' lives, health and dementia symptoms. (seattletimes.com)
  • Second, the use of dopaminergic agents predisposes to the development of visual hallucinations and other psychotic phenomena, especially in patients with coexisting dementia, so these agents must be used with particular care, and the minimal dose needed to control the motor symptoms should be used. (lacounty.gov)
  • The care of patients with dementia should be adapted not only to the patient's symptoms and associated general medical problems, but also to his or her environment. (lacounty.gov)
  • Interventions with the family that focus on the specific behavior problem and, where appropriate, carefully monitored pharmacologic treatment of behavioral symptoms can be helpful. (lacounty.gov)
  • Symptoms − Forgetfulness is a hallmark symptom of dementia, and it worsens dramatically over time. (tutorialspoint.com)
  • Dementia is progressive and cannot be cured, however prescription medications can assist with symptoms like memory loss. (tutorialspoint.com)
  • Most people who have Alzheimer's show symptoms after age 65. (visitingangels.com)
  • These early brain changes point to a possible window of opportunity to prevent or delay memory loss and other symptoms of dementia. (nih.gov)
  • Unlike these conditions, the symptoms associated with dementia continue to progress in severity until death (see, e.g. (asha.org)
  • In a community sample aged 60-64 years, memory complaints were most closely related to psychiatric symptoms, personality characteristics and poor physical health. (nih.gov)
  • That's why it's important to know the difference between normal age-related forgetfulness and the symptoms that may indicate a developing cognitive problem. (helpguide.org)
  • As this virus will likely be with us for a long time, identifying the risk and protective factors for cognitive symptoms can assist with the treatment and prevention of 'long COVID' moving forward. (aap.com.au)
  • The signs and symptoms of dehydration also may differ by age. (mayoclinic.org)
  • Insomnia symptoms occur in about 33% to 50% of the adult population [ 1 ] and are often associated with situational stress, illness, aging, and drug treatment. (cancer.gov)
  • Many people show early signs of dementia such as memory loss, but their families hesitate to talk to their primary care clinician about their symptoms. (spokesman-recorder.com)
  • They assume that such symptoms are just a sign of getting old, or are fearful of the diagnosis of dementia or are in denial. (spokesman-recorder.com)
  • To ensure early detection of dementia, family members are especially crucial to provide a 'history', or story of the symptoms at each clinic visit, as the patient cannot provide a reliable history. (spokesman-recorder.com)
  • As increasing numbers of aging adults demonstrate signs and symptoms of the disease, my worries may be warranted, but how would I know? (medscape.com)
  • Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is one of the earliest noticeable symptoms of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Age, education, and depressive symptoms significantly influenced all the scores of LM. (bvsalud.org)
  • Normative data were available according to three age groups, three levels of education, sex, and presence or absence of depressive symptoms. (bvsalud.org)
  • This list is not intended to indicate the most important chronic illnesses but is a means of illustrating their diverse sequelae, including emotional distress, sleep and pain symptoms, physical impairments, and age-related degenerative problems, all of which detract from living well. (cdc.gov)
  • Autopsy studies reveal that 50 percent of people with Alzheimer's also had another form of dementia, most commonly vascular dementia. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. (weightlossresources.co.uk)
  • Regular exercise may also help to reduce your risk of high blood pressure, which is associated with vascular dementia, the second most common form of dementia that affects 150,000 people in the UK. (weightlossresources.co.uk)
  • Another, more recent meta-review looked at over 37 studies on the subject and concluded that current smokers are 30 percent more likely to develop some form of dementia. (express.co.uk)
  • Lewy body dementia (LBD), the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's Disease , is a brain disorder that results in irreversible cognitive decline and movement problems similar to Parkinson's Disease . (dementia.org)
  • While not every patient with LBD will experience every sign and symptom of this form of dementia, sudden or severely shifting changes in their behavior or cognitive functioning should be reported to a doctor. (dementia.org)
  • Research continues to indicate that problems with the vascular system - the heart and blood vessels that supply blood to the brain - can contribute to the development of dementia. (baptisthealth.net)
  • Understanding the link between ICU hospitalization and the development of dementia is of utmost importance now more than ever. (aap.com.au)
  • "Cognitive decline, precursor of the development of dementia in old people, is currently a public health problem without treatment," ​ noted Tomàs Meroño. (foodnavigator.com)
  • Difficulties in recalling recent events are generally episodic memory (VEM) could also be observed in the associated with mild cognitive impairment and degener- normal aging process (Celsis, 2000), indicating a pos- ative neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's Disease sible development of dementia (Chapman et al. (bvsalud.org)
  • Age-related changes that result in functional decline, cognitive impairment, frailty, or psychiatric illness increase vulnerability for self-neglect. (wikipedia.org)
  • Learn who's at risk and steps you can take to raise awareness about Alzheimer's and related dementias that cause memory decline and loss of independence. (cdc.gov)
  • Dementia is an umbrella term that describes the decline in cognitive issues such as thinking, remembering, or making decisions to the point where every day is affected. (express.co.uk)
  • Previous research established that age is the primary risk factor for cognitive decline in dogs, as in people. (seattletimes.com)
  • The main objective of our research is to examine the role of diet (inflammatory diet) and nutrition (protein intake) with age-related cognitive decline, and brain age using large population-based longitudinal studies. (ki.se)
  • One of the risk factors for cognitive decline is the existence of an Alzheimer's disease-linked variant of the APOE gene. (tutorialspoint.com)
  • A 2017 review of research looked carefully at the evidence from clinical research on ways to prevent, delay, or slow Alzheimer's and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or delay or slow age-related cognitive decline . (nih.gov)
  • High blood pressure, particularly in midlife, is considered a risk factor for later-life cognitive decline. (nih.gov)
  • To some degree, people with dementia experience cognitive decline such as problems thinking, remembering, and communicating. (baptisthealth.net)
  • However, there is evidence that memory complaints also weakly predict cognitive decline and dementia. (nih.gov)
  • If our findings are confirmed in other research, air pollution reduction is a potential means for reducing the future population burden of age-related cognitive decline, and eventually, dementia. (alzinfo.org)
  • And they recommend regular aerobic exercise to stave off mild cognitive decline, which is especially important, given the mounting evidence showing that regular exercise is good for cognitive function and overall brain health, and the rising toll of dementia. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Also, studies suggest that hearing loss may be a risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia , a neurological condition that affects memory, reasoning, and personality. (virtua.org)
  • Researchers believe that problems associated with hearing loss-such as social isolation, lack of mental stimulation, depression and increased mental energy required to understand speech-may lead to cognitive decline. (virtua.org)
  • Previous studies have shown that people with low cognitive scores in childhood are more likely to have a steeper cognitive decline in old age than people with high scores. (sussex.ac.uk)
  • These results are exciting because they indicate that cognitive ability is influenced by various factors throughout our lifetime and taking part in an intellectually, socially and physically active lifestyle may help ward off cognitive decline and dementia," said study author Dorina Cadar, PhD, Brighton and Sussex Medical School. (sussex.ac.uk)
  • The study also found that for people with a higher cognitive reserve index and reading ability, their scores on cognitive tests did not decline as rapidly as people with lower scores, regardless of their test scores at age eight. (sussex.ac.uk)
  • The study, published in the journal Age and Ageing, examined the association between dietary fibre and cognitive decline in older adults and assessed the influence of genetic, lifestyle and clinical characteristics in this association. (foodnavigator.com)
  • Low sexual satisfaction in middle age may serve as an early warning sign for future cognitive decline, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers. (worldhealth.net)
  • Scientists have found that if you have low satisfaction generally, you are at a higher risk for health problems like dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cardiovascular disease and other stress-related issues that can lead to cognitive decline," he said. (worldhealth.net)
  • The ability of people with advancing dementia to communicate may decrease as their cognitive and language skills decline. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • A number of studies indicate that maintaining strong social connections and keeping mentally active as we age might lower the risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's. (alz.org)
  • Loneliness has been linked to early signs of dementia and cognitive decline, which is why it is important to socialise. (asianage.com)
  • Subjective cognitive decline among us workers aged ≥45 years by occupation, BRFSS , 2015-2016. (cdc.gov)
  • However, gradual decline in hearing acuity, or presbycusis, is due to degeneration of the organ of Corti, and it can simply be a result of aging. (medscape.com)
  • Social isolation, reduced physical activity and reduced intellectual stimulation increase the risk of cognitive decline and dementia in older adults. (who.int)
  • Although there is no way to prevent dementia, modifying the risk factors of high blood pressure , high cholesterol , alcohol intake, and keeping diabetes as well-controlled as possible, as well as exercising regularly can help. (medicinenet.com)
  • This study supports the importance of controlling vascular risk factors like high blood pressure early in life in an effort to prevent dementia as we age," said Walter J. Koroshetz, M.D., director of NIH's National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), which partially funded the study and created the Mind Your Risks ® public health campaign to make people more aware of the link between cardiovascular and brain health. (nih.gov)
  • Here's a step by step guide to prevent dementia. (asianage.com)
  • Here's a step by step guide to prevent dementia - which includes getting a good night's rest. (asianage.com)
  • Even though we cannot be sure that these tips will completely prevent dementia, they will certainly reduce the risks. (asianage.com)
  • The HATS study is designed to identify risk factors for dementia in Black patients to help prevent dementia, and to help with early detection of cognitive impairment and dementia. (spokesman-recorder.com)
  • Up to three-quarters of people with Down's syndrome over the age of 50 will develop dementia (Baldwin and Murray 2003). (scie.org.uk)
  • Some 225,000 people will develop dementia this year, which equates to one person every three minutes. (weightlossresources.co.uk)
  • Many of us might be surprised to learn that dogs develop dementia. (seattletimes.com)
  • Men and women who averaged about 9,800 steps a day were half as likely to develop dementia as sedentary people. (seattletimes.com)
  • Even those accumulating only about 3,800 steps, or a little less than two miles of total walking per day, were 25 percent less likely to develop dementia than people walking less. (seattletimes.com)
  • Previous studies had already found that obese people were 3.6 times more likely to develop dementia than those of normal weight, but the link between the two incidents was unclear. (medicaldaily.com)
  • Another component of the study found that obese middle-aged individuals were twice as likely to develop dementia. (medicaldaily.com)
  • 57 million people globally, which is set to increase to 152 million by 2050 ( GBD 2019 Dementia Forecasting Collaborators, 2022 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia in older adults, but there are other causes of dementia. (mayoclinic.org)
  • This is the most common cause of dementia. (mayoclinic.org)
  • The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer's disease , which is responsible for 60 to 80 percent of all cases. (everydayhealth.com)
  • [5] Alzheimer's disease is considered the most common cause of dementia ( see "Diagnosing Dementia" shaded box below ), but according to most dementia experts, "the vast majority of dementia cases, especially those occurring late in life, tend to involve a mixture of Alzheimer's disease, vascular disease, and other degenerative factors. (citizen.org)
  • The chances of developing dementia before 65 are relatively small. (scie.org.uk)
  • The chances of developing dementia are highest for people between 90 and 94 (32 per cent) (ART 2010). (scie.org.uk)
  • The researchers followed these volunteers for about seven years, checking hospital and other records for dementia diagnoses, then tabulating the relationship between how much - or little - people walked and their chances of developing dementia. (seattletimes.com)
  • Kline was the primary caregiver for her mother, Charlotte Kline, who received an Alzheimer's diagnosis in 1999 and passed away in 2007 at age 80. (chicagotribune.com)
  • The diagnosis of dementia can take a long time. (medicinenet.com)
  • Diagnosis − Although there is currently no diagnostic test for MCI, doctors do employ a set of factors to determine whether or not a patient is at risk for developing the condition. (tutorialspoint.com)
  • The diagnosis of dementia is made by a medical team. (asha.org)
  • Audiologists and speech-language pathologists (SLP) are important members of interprofessional teams that treat individuals with dementia and can provide vital information about cognitive-communication, language, and feeding/eating/swallowing skills that can contribute to appropriate diagnosis. (asha.org)
  • Mild cognitive impairment is a term that indicates a person is demonstrating problems with their thinking skills that are beyond normal aging but are not severe enough to warrant a diagnosis of dementia," explains Dr. Wald. (baptisthealth.net)
  • Dr. Molchan is a geriatric psychiatrist who has worked at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration, most recently as Program Director for Biomarkers, Diagnosis and Neuroimaging at the National Institute on Aging, NIH. (citizen.org)
  • For these, and sometimes cultural reasons, many of those who are elderly in the Black community have a delayed diagnosis of dementia, such that it has progressed to the point that they need in-home or nursing home care. (spokesman-recorder.com)
  • Families may misinterpret apathy as laziness or disinterest, creating anger and misunderstanding, and delaying dementia detection and diagnosis. (spokesman-recorder.com)
  • The under-detection or delayed diagnosis of dementia leads to many missed opportunities-specifically, for medication supervision to ensure the affected family member is taking their medications correctly-thus avoiding unnecessary hospitalizations and missed opportunities to plan for caregiving and care transitions. (spokesman-recorder.com)
  • A delayed dementia diagnosis can also mean missed opportunities to be treated with current or recently released dementia medications, or to enroll in ongoing clinical trials to potentially slow dementia progression. (spokesman-recorder.com)
  • 2011). See the discussion on modifiable risk factors in the Risk Factors section of this Practice Portal page. (asha.org)
  • These are modifiable risk factors. (nih.gov)
  • This is why it is crucial to detect modifiable risk factors that allow us to develop prevention strategies, among which the diet has proved to be one of the most efficient. (foodnavigator.com)
  • Although we cannot change heredity, the onset of Alzheimer's disease may be slowed by attention to modifiable risk factors, such as maintaining a healthy diet and active lifestyle. (medscape.com)
  • Because geriatric patients with dementia have longer hospital stays and incur higher health care costs than other patients, the team sought to solve this problem by identifying modifiable risk factors and developing an artificial intelligence model that improves patient outcomes, enhances their quality of life and reduces their hospital readmission risk, as well as reducing hospitalization costs once the model is put into practice. (houstonmethodist.org)
  • By mitigating and correcting the modifiable risk factors for undesirable outcomes immediately, we are able to improve outcomes and shorten their hospital stays. (houstonmethodist.org)
  • Diseases and Health Problems People with Parkinson's disease or REM sleep behavior disorder are at higher risk. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Other types include dementia associated with Parkinson's disease or Huntington's disease. (medicinenet.com)
  • Fourth, the patient must be carefully assessed and treated for depression, which is common in Parkinson's disease and may exacerbate or even be misinterpreted as dementia. (lacounty.gov)
  • Dementia can occur from both Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease genes. (tutorialspoint.com)
  • Dementia can be caused by a number of disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, strokes, brain tumors, and late-stage Parkinson's disease. (baptisthealth.net)
  • Lewy body dementia refers to both dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease dementia. (dementia.org)
  • Although the definitive cause of dementia with Lewy bodies has not yet been determined, most scientists believe that, given the presence of Lewy bodies in the brains of both Parkinson's and Alzheimer's patients, the disorder may be related to either or both diseases. (dementia.org)
  • The study showed that if we can identify geriatric patients with dementia as soon as they are hospitalized and recognize the significant risk factors, then we can implement some suitable interventions right away," said Eugene C. Lai, M.D., Ph.D. , the Robert W. Hervey Distinguished Endowed Chair for Parkinson's Research and Treatment in the Stanley H. Appel Department of Neurology . (houstonmethodist.org)
  • The researchers then calculated and modeled the potential impact that reducing many different risk factors would have on the global prevalence of dementia. (livescience.com)
  • Few researchers have investigated the combined effects of multidomain lifestyles on the prevalence of dementia, particularly in people with chronic diseases. (frontiersin.org)
  • Non-participants were significantly older than participants and had a high prevalence of dementia, acute confusion and severely deterioriated health and were therefore expected to have worse outcomes than partipants. (lu.se)
  • not yet well understood, late-life depression, especially in men, may be an indication for the development of Alzheimer's-related dementia. (slideshare.net)
  • Treatment may involve treating the cause of the individual's self-neglect, with treatments such as those for depression, dementia or any physical problems that are hampering their ability to care for themselves. (wikipedia.org)
  • The other six factors tied to dementia risk were high blood pressure and obesity in midlife, and the combination of depression, physical inactivity, social isolation and diabetes in people older than 65. (livescience.com)
  • Hearing impairment has been associated with worse health status, psychosocial problems, depression, and even dementia. (oulu.fi)
  • Both current and former workers with SCD were more likely to report mental health problems (e.g. depression). (cdc.gov)
  • Also see Depression, Alzheimer Disease, and Dementia Overview. (medscape.com)
  • Adversity is an established risk factor for short- and long-term mental health and behavioural problems, including depression and substance use disorders. (who.int)
  • Her father, George Larsen, was diagnosed with vascular dementia and Alzheimer's at age 84 and died within a year in 2014. (chicagotribune.com)
  • Read and share this infographic and help spread the word about healthy lifestyle activities that may help reduce your risk of dementia. (nih.gov)
  • Most younger people with dementia are middle aged: in their 50s and early 60s. (scie.org.uk)
  • Various studies have been analysed on the effects of physical exercise, like running, on middle-aged people. (weightlossresources.co.uk)
  • In it, scientists in Denmark and elsewhere drew anonymized health records for almost 78,500 middle-aged or older men and women who had joined the UK Biobank, an immense database of health data. (seattletimes.com)
  • Frailty is associated with increased mortality risk for middle-aged people living with HIV, investigators from the Netherlands report in the Journal of Infectious Diseases . (aidsmap.com)
  • We found that in comparable populations of middle-aged HIV-positive and -negative participants, the frailty phenotype was strongly and consistently associated with increased risk of both all-cause mortality and incident comorbidity. (aidsmap.com)
  • A large, long-term study suggests that middle aged Americans who have vascular health risk factors, including diabetes, high blood pressure and smoking, have a greater chance of suffering from dementia later in life. (nih.gov)
  • There is no historical precedent for a majority of middle-aged and older adults having living parents, as is already the case today. (who.int)
  • The Alzheimer's Association defines dementia as a "general term for loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life. (visitingangels.com)
  • Researchers in Argentina working with the Alzheimer's Association Consortium on Chronic Neuropsychiatric Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection followed 766 adults age 55-95 exposed to COVID-19 for one year, and conducted a series of regular physical, cognitive and neuropsychiatric tests. (aap.com.au)
  • According to Alzheimer's Association, 21 percent of older Blacks in the U.S. are living with dementia. (spokesman-recorder.com)
  • People with Lewy body dementia may experience visual hallucinations, irregular sleep patterns and falls. (scie.org.uk)
  • Lewy body dementia can develop when these clumps impede normal brain function, affecting thinking, movement, behavior, and mood. (everydayhealth.com)
  • The brains of people with Lewy body dementia can also exhibit the beta-amyloid (protein) plaques and tangled tau (protein) strands found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Genetics Lewy body dementia is not considered a genetic illness (with the exception of a very small number of cases linked to mutation) but having a relative with the disease seems to increase risk. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Alzheimer's , vascular dementia, and Lewy Body dementia are different forms of the disease. (express.co.uk)
  • The age of onset is also important. (chicagotribune.com)
  • The term 'young onset dementia', or 'early onset dementia', or 'working life dementia' refers to people diagnosed with dementia under the age of 65. (scie.org.uk)
  • We do not know fully the risk factors for developing young onset dementia. (scie.org.uk)
  • The effect is stronger for those where the close relative had young onset dementia. (scie.org.uk)
  • Typically, people who are diagnosed with young onset dementia are in very different circumstances in life from older people with dementia. (scie.org.uk)
  • It's well known by scientists that smoking heightens your risk of strokes, which can then lead to the onset of dementia. (express.co.uk)
  • Strokes can lead to the onset of vascular dementia - caused by the restricted blood flow to the brain during a stroke. (express.co.uk)
  • Research has found that oxidative stress itself is connected to the onset of dementia. (express.co.uk)
  • But there's an upside, too: the study adds to evidence suggesting hearing problems may actually be a risk factor of dementia that could alert people to its onset before any deterioration begins. (rnz.co.nz)
  • It has been determined, however, that the greatest risk factor for LBD is advanced age, with typical onset appearing between the ages of 50 and 85. (dementia.org)
  • The increases are a result of fewer people dying from other chronic diseases and surviving into older adulthood when the risk for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias increases. (cdc.gov)
  • The likelihood of chronic general medical illnesses and the likelihood of dementia both increase with age, so the two commonly coexist. (lacounty.gov)
  • Dementia is a chronic, progressive, and fatal brain disease that impairs one's ability to think and remember. (tutorialspoint.com)
  • Unhealthy lifestyles and chronic diseases are commonly seen and treatable factors in older adults and are both associated with dementia. (frontiersin.org)
  • However, the synergistic effect of the interaction of lifestyles and chronic diseases on dementia is unknown. (frontiersin.org)
  • We determined independent associations of multidomain lifestyles and chronic diseases (cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, and hypertension) with dementia and examined their synergistic impact on dementia among older adults. (frontiersin.org)
  • Logistic regression and multiple correspondence analyses were used to explore the relationships among multidomain lifestyles, chronic diseases, and dementia. (frontiersin.org)
  • Sensitivity analysis supported the strong association among multidomain lifestyles, chronic diseases, and dementia prevalence. (frontiersin.org)
  • Multidomain lifestyles and chronic diseases may have an enhanced impact on dementia. (frontiersin.org)
  • Therefore, it is crucial to understand complicated relationships among multidomain lifestyles, chronic diseases, and dementia in the context of the new era and to develop intensive prevention strategies that are in line with the current reality of social life. (frontiersin.org)
  • In response to the urgent need to clarify the relationship among multidomain lifestyles, chronic diseases, and dementia, this study investigated the independent associations of multidomain lifestyles and chronic diseases with dementia and examined whether these factors interact with each other creating greater risks of dementia in older adults. (frontiersin.org)
  • In models further adjusted for other health factors such as vascular risk factors and disease, other chronic medical conditions, and functional disabilities, the association was even stronger: ICU hospitalization was associated with 110% greater risk of Alzheimer's and 120% greater risk of all type dementia. (aap.com.au)
  • Today, dementia is increasingly recognized - as most chronic diseases are - as a result of multiple factors. (citizen.org)
  • For chronic insomnia, you'll need treatment for the conditions or health problems that are keeping you awake. (webmd.com)
  • They also calculated the burden of chronic disease for all patients, which included age and medical history of problems such as heart failure, heart attack, diseases of the blood vessels, kidney and liver disease, cancer, stroke and dementia. (eshre.eu)
  • Experts agree that in the vast majority of cases, Alzheimer's, like other common chronic conditions, probably develops as a result of complex interactions among multiple factors, including age, genetics, environment, lifestyle and coexisting medical conditions. (alz.org)
  • Chronic stress takes its toll on the brain and could cause dementia in later life. (asianage.com)
  • In this transition, chronic diseases and conditions (eg, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, chronic respiratory problems) - often called the "diseases of civilization" (3) - replace infections as the major source of disease. (cdc.gov)
  • however, the increase in the prevalence of chronic diseases and associated risk factors and behaviors among all age groups limits aging as a sole explanation. (cdc.gov)
  • Researchers believe that dementia may have a strong genetic link but that, with the exception of rare dementias caused by gene mutation, environment and lifestyle also play an important role. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Exactly how smoking may cause dementia isn't fully known, although researchers have been learning more about possible mechanisms over the years. (express.co.uk)
  • The researchers drew data for 15,019 of those with complete records, covering multiple breeds and ages, ranging from youthful dogs to seniors. (seattletimes.com)
  • Some public health strategies aimed at helping people to be healthy - for example, by staying in school past age 15, protecting their hearing in midlife and keeping up with exercise and hobbies in old age - could help to decrease the global numbers of dementia cases, the researchers said in their report, published today (July 19) in the journal The Lancet. (livescience.com)
  • In the study, the researchers looked at previous research that has examined risk factors for dementia throughout people's lives. (livescience.com)
  • For example, if all young people continued their education past age 15, the number of dementia cases would be reduced by 8 percent, the researchers found. (livescience.com)
  • And if all smokers older than 65 quit smoking , the number of dementia cases would be reduced by 5 percent, the researchers found. (livescience.com)
  • More research is needed to clarify exactly why and how each of these factors impacts a person's dementia risk, the researchers said. (livescience.com)
  • However, when it comes to the link between education and dementia, previous research has suggested that more education may increase a person's cognitive reserve - that is, the mind's resilience to brain damage that aging may inflict - the researchers said. (livescience.com)
  • Smoking has a negative impact on the cardiovascular system, and previous research has linked cardiovascular problems with dementia, the researchers said. (livescience.com)
  • Further research is needed to understand the link between hearing loss and dementia, and to determine whether hearing aids may help to alleviate the impact of hearing loss on dementia risk, the researchers said. (livescience.com)
  • Case estimates lead researchers to believe that Alzheimer's accounts for 60% to 80% of all dementia cases. (visitingangels.com)
  • In a study that reviewed data from six individual community-based cohorts, researchers examined the long-term data (average follow-up between seven and 22 years) from roughly 31,000 adults over age 55 that provided further evidence to support the potential of this strategy. (nih.gov)
  • Researchers from the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center (RADC), part of Chicago's Rush University System for Health, used data from five diverse studies of older adults without known dementia (n=3,822) to observe intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalizations. (aap.com.au)
  • The researchers found that, in analyses adjusted for age, sex, education and race, experiencing ICU hospitalization was associated with 63% higher risk of Alzheimer's dementia and 71% higher risk of all type dementia. (aap.com.au)
  • The researchers tested the impact of different types of exercise on the hippocampal volume of 86 women who said they had mild memory problems, known as mild cognitive impairment -- and a common risk factor for dementia. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The researchers found that higher childhood cognitive skills, a higher cognitive reserve index and higher reading ability in midlife were all associated with higher scores on the cognitive test at age 69. (sussex.ac.uk)
  • Initially, when they analyzed the influence of factors recorded during the first exams, the researchers found that the chances of dementia increased most strongly with age followed by the presence of APOE4, a gene associated with Alzheimer's disease. (nih.gov)
  • Unlike other studies, the researchers discovered a link between dementia and prehypertension, a condition in which blood pressure levels are higher than normal but lower than hypertension. (nih.gov)
  • The researchers then built a statistical model to understand how the three variables changed as individuals aged. (worldhealth.net)
  • By using artificial intelligence, Houston Methodist researchers are able to predict hospitalization outcomes of geriatric patients with dementia on the first or second day of hospital admission. (houstonmethodist.org)
  • From this data, the researchers developed a machine learning model to quickly recognize the predictive risk factors and their ranked importance for undesirable hospitalization outcomes early in the course of these patients' hospital stays. (houstonmethodist.org)
  • The researchers add that none of the other current methods have applied AI to comprehensively predict hospitalization outcomes of elderly patients with dementia in this way nor do they identify specific risk factors that can be modifiable by additional clinical procedures or precautions to reduce the risks. (houstonmethodist.org)
  • Dependency in old age is usually vided to groups with special needs in the researchers found that the predisposing defined by self-rated health status and Arab world [1-4]. (who.int)
  • In agreement with previous studies, an analysis of vascular risk factors showed that participants who had diabetes or high blood pressure, also called hypertension, had a higher chance of developing dementia. (nih.gov)
  • We study how cardiovascular/metabolic disorders, organ function, and nutrition relate to brain pathologies and dementia risk, explore compensatory factors that may support healthier cognitive aging, and examine care utilization among people with dementia. (ki.se)
  • In addition, risk factors for hearing impairment were studied, especially the impact of cardiovascular diseases on hearing impairment. (oulu.fi)
  • These findings and others point to the need for further research in how blood pressure levels relate to dementia risk at different ages, as well as cardiovascular risk factors. (nih.gov)
  • But they also include common cardiovascular disease risk factors: Diabetes, high blood pressure (hypertension), and smoking cigarettes. (baptisthealth.net)
  • Cardiovascular problems have likewise been linked to dementia and poor brain health. (alzinfo.org)
  • In fact, the active ingredient in Viagra (Sildenafil) was originally developed to treat cardiovascular problems, Sliwinski explained, so the connection between vascular health and erectile function is well understood. (worldhealth.net)
  • Recent research indicates that this increased risk of dementia is likely due to a combination of the higher prevalence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular (brain) disease and associated risk factors, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and high BMI (body mass index), as well as social determinants of health, and some genetic factors. (spokesman-recorder.com)
  • The study is a five-year observational study-not a clinical trial, so no medications will be given-that will measure cardiovascular and other risk factors for dementia in Black community members 55 years and older in the Twin Cities. (spokesman-recorder.com)
  • Self-neglect can be as a result of brain injury, dementia or mental illness. (wikipedia.org)
  • Dementia is caused by damage to or loss of nerve cells and their connections in the brain. (mayoclinic.org)
  • For example, fronto-temporal dementia affects the frontal lobe and/or the temporal parts of the brain, which deal with behaviour, emotional responses (including judgement) and language skills. (scie.org.uk)
  • Dementia can be caused by a number of issues, but the eventual death of brain cells leads to the same results: loss of cognitive function and an inability to live a normal daily life. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Dementia occurs when neurons (nerve cells) in the brain stop working, lose connections with other brain cells, and die. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Vascular dementia is caused by impaired blood flow to the brain, which prevents brain cells from getting the oxygen and nutrients they need. (everydayhealth.com)
  • A stroke that blocks an artery in the brain has the potential to cause permanent damage and dementia, and the more strokes one has, the higher one's dementia risk. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Atrial Fibrillation Abnormal heart rhythms, caused when the upper chambers of the heart begin to beat rapidly and irregularly, can reduce blood flow to the brain and result in stroke and vascular dementia. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Alzheimer's Society thinks regular exercise could also play a role in protecting the brain from cognitive impairment and helping those who have dementia lead more fulfilling lives. (weightlossresources.co.uk)
  • Vascular dementia is caused by reduced blood flow to the brain, which occurs because of a stroke, a series of mini strokes, or due to the hardening and narrowing of arteries (atherosclerosis). (weightlossresources.co.uk)
  • One-third of dementia cases could be prevented if more people could be helped to behave in ways that would improve their brain health , according to a new report. (livescience.com)
  • Dementia risk also increases in the presence of traumatic brain damage. (tutorialspoint.com)
  • Our study indicates that people may suffer from memory-related problems only when they lose PPARalpha in the hippocampus," Dr. Pahan said in the statement, adding that more research needs to be conducted in order to determine the best way to maintain PPARalpha in the brain. (medicaldaily.com)
  • Further, brain scans also showed that this intensive lowering slowed the buildup of white matter lesions - abnormal changes in the brain associated with dementia. (nih.gov)
  • There was no evidence of brain changes indicating early dementia. (nih.gov)
  • So, while it's true that certain brain changes are inevitable when it comes to aging, major memory problems are not one of them. (helpguide.org)
  • The brain is capable of producing new brain cells at any age, so significant memory loss is not an inevitable result of aging. (helpguide.org)
  • Regular aerobic exercise seems to boost the size of the area of the brain involved in verbal memory and learning among women whose intellectual capacity has been affected by age, indicates a small study. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Regular aerobic exercise seems to boost the size of the area of the brain (hippocampus) involved in verbal memory and learning among women whose intellectual capacity has been affected by age, indicates a small study published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine . (sciencedaily.com)
  • The hippocampus has become a focus of interest in dementia research because it is the area of the brain involved in verbal memory and learning, but it is very sensitive to the effects of aging and neurological damage. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Katherine Gray, Research Communications Manger at Alzheimer's Society, said "This long-term Alzheimer's Society funded study adds to a popular theory that the more you regularly challenge your brain, the less likely you are to experience memory and thinking problems in your later years. (sussex.ac.uk)
  • From childhood to adulthood, participants who kept their brain active, whether it's in education, their career or by taking part in complex hobbies, had better thinking abilities by the age of 69. (sussex.ac.uk)
  • While there are many risk factors related to developing dementia, it is hopeful to know that engaging in mentally stimulating activities and finding ways to regularly challenge your brain can help reduce the development of memory and thinking problems in the future. (sussex.ac.uk)
  • Recently, in a separate study partially funded by the NIH's National Institute on Aging, Dr. Gottesman's team analyzed brain scans from a subgroup of ARIC participants who did not have dementia when they entered the study. (nih.gov)
  • These factors worked on the brain either by changing resiliency making people more or less liable to have a problem when the pathology occurs or by direct damage on the brain," Livingston said. (globalnews.ca)
  • Dementia is the 'umbrella' or general term for a progressive brain disease that usually begins with apathy-not caring about previously enjoyed hobbies, reading or activities. (spokesman-recorder.com)
  • But the most common dementia overall is due to a combination of Alzheimer's disease and vascular cognitive impairment, which is usually due to small blood vessel damage (or microvascular disease) in the brain, or less commonly, due to strokes. (spokesman-recorder.com)
  • Plan for the financial and health-related impacts that caregivers often experience over the course of the person's dementia. (cdc.gov)
  • The goal of this project is to provide evidence supporting timely and personalized care for people with cognitive disorders (mild cognitive impairment [MCI] and dementia). (ki.se)
  • Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) are both cognitive disorders that affect an individual's ability to think, remember, and perform daily activities. (tutorialspoint.com)
  • With mild cognitive impairment (MCI), memory and thought processes are impaired, but not to the same extreme as in dementia. (tutorialspoint.com)
  • Dr. Raphael Wald, a neuropsychologist with Marcus Neuroscience Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital , said it is important to distinguish dementia from mild cognitive issues as a person ages. (baptisthealth.net)
  • If you are an older adult who forget things more often than others your age, you may have mild cognitive impairment . (medlineplus.gov)
  • patients with Down's syndrome and Alzheimer's disease, patients with Mild Cognitive problems at risk for dementia, and patients age 90 and older. (uci.edu)
  • One focuses on state of the art high resolution neuroimaging of older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment to test a neurocognitive model of age-related memory impairment. (uci.edu)
  • Mental health problems occur throughout the life course and along a continuum from mild, time-limited distress to severe mental health conditions with associated psychosocial disabilities. (who.int)
  • For patients with dementia and a history of stroke, whether or not the strokes are responsible for or contribute to the dementia, it is critical to conduct a careful evaluation to determine the etiology of the strokes (e.g., atrial fibrillation, valvular disease) and to make any needed referrals for further evaluation and treatment. (lacounty.gov)
  • Risk factors and complications − In old age, various diseases and disorders become manifest, dementia being one of them. (tutorialspoint.com)
  • Dementia was diagnosed according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV. (frontiersin.org)
  • Alzheimer's disease and other disorders that cause dementia cause severe nerve cell loss. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Irvine, Calif., April 15, 2015 - UC Irvine's Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders (UCI MIND) received a five year, $11 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to renew the Institute's status as one of only 27 Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers (ADRC) in the nation and the only such Center in Orange County. (uci.edu)
  • Using histopathological criteria we calculated the frequencies of various disorders causing dementia. (bvsalud.org)
  • Around half of all mental disorders start by the age of 14 years. (who.int)
  • Several diseases can cause dementia. (mayoclinic.org)
  • however, race and ethnicity can be risk factors for the diseases as well. (cdc.gov)
  • Among people ages 65 and older, the largest percentage of those with the diseases were African Americans (14 percent), followed by Hispanics (12 percent), and non-Hispanic whites (10 percent). (cdc.gov)
  • Cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs, including heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes) increase the risk of dementia. (ki.se)
  • Dementia may result from a variety of medical diseases and may be due to more than one disease process. (asha.org)
  • In Malta there was a spike recently in sexually transmitted diseases among adults aged under 35, but no statistics exist for older adults. (timesofmalta.com)
  • A more serious problem arises if the moderate cognitive impairment progresses to dementia, which affects up to 15% of persons with such impairment. (tutorialspoint.com)
  • Obesity Carrying excess pounds heightens the risk of all kinds of vascular disease, potentially leading to vascular dementia. (everydayhealth.com)
  • Vascular dementia is most prevalent in smokers, those with high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes, obesity or heart problems. (weightlossresources.co.uk)
  • Regular exercise can help to reduce risk of high blood pressure and also reduce your waistline and lower your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and obesity, all of which are factors that may lead to vascular dementia. (weightlossresources.co.uk)
  • A person's chance of developing memory and concentration issues as they age increases with the prevalence of risk factors such as smoking, inactivity, obesity, and hyperlipidemia/hypertension. (tutorialspoint.com)
  • Obesity and lower socioeconomic class were risk factors for HI in men only. (oulu.fi)
  • But it is clear that obesity is another factor that is putting more and more members of the population at risk. (medicaldaily.com)
  • Prescription drugs to treat dementia include donepezil ( Aricept ), rivastigmine ( Exelon ), galantamine ( Razadyne ), and memantine ( Namenda ). (medicinenet.com)
  • Considering that we struggle to successfully treat dementia, this study is promising that we could and should build our mental resilience throughout our entire life before it's too late. (sussex.ac.uk)
  • Well-trained pets with early dementia also frequently stop responding to simple commands, he said, while once-sociable dogs withdraw to corners, confused and alone. (seattletimes.com)
  • Alzheimer's and related dementias have wide-ranging impacts not only on those with the disease, their families and caregivers, but also on communities and health-care systems. (cdc.gov)
  • Hopefully this will also ensure that people with dementia, their families and caregivers, encounter a society that accepts and supports them. (livescience.com)
  • Communicating with loved ones with dementia may be challenging for families and caregivers. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Which social services team will be responsible for ongoing care management - one that deals with mental health among working age adults or one that works with older people with dementia? (scie.org.uk)
  • We know dementia levels are going to rise because our population is growing older and Alzheimer's disease is an illness of old age," Tim Marsh, of the UK Health Forum, told the Guardian. (medicaldaily.com)
  • ICU hospitalizations were previously linked to cognitive impairment in older patients, but few studies have examined whether they increase risk for dementia. (aap.com.au)
  • We found that ICU hospitalization was associated with double the risk of dementia in community-based older adults," said Bryan D. James , Ph.D., epidemiologist at RADC. (aap.com.au)
  • [3] Since that time, the number of Americans age 85 and older has increased more than tenfold, [4] and as age is the biggest risk factor for dementia, many in the health care community now refer to the rising numbers of elderly as ominously portending an "epidemic" of dementia. (citizen.org)
  • Dementia is the most feared disease of older people. (globalnews.ca)
  • Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: 'Dementia is the most feared disease of older people. (globalnews.ca)
  • Crucially the Charter identifies the outcomes local older people wish and the behaviours they expect of Age organisations. (who.int)
  • Another clinical trial, known as the A4 trial (Anti-Amyloid Treatment in Asymptomatic Alzheimer's), is testing whether antibodies to beta-amyloid can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease in older people (ages 65 to 85) at high risk for the disease. (alz.org)
  • A 2010 report - by one of the largest unions in the world (AARP) that focuses on US older adult issues - concluded that among those aged 55 years and older, both the frequency of sexual intercourse and satisfaction were down 10 per cent since 2004. (timesofmalta.com)
  • The other problem of sexual activity among older adults is diminished physical capacity. (timesofmalta.com)
  • Although we might think of it as an aspect of getting old, medications are the main cause of problems that affect sexual activity among older adults. (timesofmalta.com)
  • Risk factors for the disease include older age, family history, and genetics, especially the presence of specific apolipoprotein genes ( APOE e4) . (medscape.com)
  • Older age alone is not enough to cause Alzheimer's dementia, thankfully. (medscape.com)
  • By 2050, these older adults will outnumber all children under the age of 14. (who.int)
  • Soon, the world will have more older people than children and more people of very old age than ever before. (who.int)
  • The number of people aged 80 years or older, for example, will have almost quadrupled to 395 million between 2000 and 2050. (who.int)
  • by older people as well as people with mally associated with utilization rates, Subjective health status declines with functional and mental disabilities are except for lower rates of emergency age as it is linked to higher prevalence of highlighted. (who.int)
  • It is needs and functional status rather than limitations such as visual impairment, important to note that access to health by factors such as income and educa- hearing impairment and lower mobility care for dependent older people in the tion [10]. (who.int)
  • The cognitive deficits were tions are defined here as people aged 65 en were more likely to be depressed severe, their functional status was poor or older with at least one restriction in and suffer memory impairment and and nutritional status was impaired. (who.int)
  • In addition, a trial of Hydergine, which appears to be possibly effective in dementia due to vascular disease, may be appropriate. (lacounty.gov)
  • Interactions of diabetes ( p = 0.004), hypertension ( p = 0.004), and lifestyles were significant, suggesting a combined impact on dementia. (frontiersin.org)
  • We have known for a long time that hypertension, smoking, and diabetes are major risk factors," said Dr. Fialkow. (baptisthealth.net)
  • In fact, diabetes was almost as strong a predictor of dementia as the presence of the APOE4 gene. (nih.gov)
  • Diabetes, hypertension and prehypertension increased the chances of dementia for white and black participants. (nih.gov)
  • Diabetes, hypertension, prehypertension and smoking increased the risk of dementia for both stroke-free participants and those who had a stroke. (nih.gov)
  • High blood pressure and type-2 diabetes are typically caused by being overweight and have been linked to causing dementia. (asianage.com)
  • Dementia predisposes to the development of delirium (227, 228), especially in the presence of general medical and neurological illnesses. (lacounty.gov)
  • 2] Cognitive impairment, such as delirium and dementia, can affect the patient's rehabilitation goals and outcomes. (medscape.com)
  • Risk factors and complications − Factors that increase vulnerability include age, certain genetic predispositions (such as those for Huntington's disease or the aberrant protein linked with Alzheimer's disease), and other medical conditions. (tutorialspoint.com)
  • We aim to identify novel metabolic pathways underlying the co-occurrence of CMDs and dementia and investigate whether compensatory mechanisms related to cognitive reserve, healthy diet, and CMD medications can buffer the risk effect of CMDs on dementia. (ki.se)
  • Factors that contribute to the progression of dementia haven't been fully identified. (medicinenet.com)
  • We explore care needs and care utilization among people with MCI and dementia and capture their changes depending on disease progression, comorbidities, and social context, and compare dementia cases diagnosed at specialized settings with undiagnosed cases (identified in population-based cohort studies) to detect potentially different care trajectories. (ki.se)
  • Adopting certain skills and strategies can help a person communicate and cope with the disease's progression in someone with dementia. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The study, published in Neurology® , the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology , shows for the first time that building mental resilience across a lifetime - a 'cognitive reserve' - through education, socialising, jobs and having several leisure activities, can reduce the risk of dementia, even among those with low childhood cognition or a genetic predisposition to the condition. (sussex.ac.uk)
  • The study, which tracked associations between erectile function, sexual satisfaction and cognition in hundreds of men aged 56 through 68, found that declines in sexual satisfaction and erectile function were correlated with future memory loss. (worldhealth.net)
  • They examined the shifts starting in middle age because it represents a transition period where declines in erectile function, cognition and sexual satisfaction begin to emerge. (worldhealth.net)
  • These associations survived adjustment for demographic and health factors, which tells us there is a clear connection between our sex lives and our cognition. (worldhealth.net)
  • Existing health problems may be exacerbated, due to insufficient attention being paid to them by the individual. (wikipedia.org)
  • You may know that working out is good for your health and your waistline, but did you know it could also help to reduce your risk of developing dementia? (weightlossresources.co.uk)
  • Most of us know that regular exercise is good for our heart health and general wellbeing, but you may not know that it can also help to reduce your risk of developing dementia. (weightlossresources.co.uk)
  • Work with partners to develop, promote, and spread effective strategies to train health care workers about early signs of dementia despite cultural differences. (cdc.gov)
  • But most past studies were small, examining only a few dogs, making it difficult to tease out any contributions from pets' breed, sterilization status, general health, lifestyle or other factors. (seattletimes.com)
  • Consuming a balanced, nutritious diet is important for maintaining health, especially as individuals age. (ki.se)
  • This includes providing safe and effective social and health-care interventions in order to integrate people with dementia within their communities. (livescience.com)
  • For example, they looked at studies that had examined the link between people's education, health, physical activity levels and the risk of dementia. (livescience.com)
  • While research continues, experts recommend that people control high blood pressure to lower their risk of other serious health problems. (nih.gov)
  • With an aging population, dementia is becoming a greater health concern. (nih.gov)
  • Our results contribute to a growing body of evidence linking midlife vascular health to dementia," said Dr. Gottesman. (nih.gov)
  • This means your sleep problems aren't linked to any other health condition or problem. (webmd.com)
  • They adjusted their calculations to take account of other factors that could affect pregnancy, in particular, the mother's age, health, weight, and whether or not the father or mother smoked. (eshre.eu)
  • However, Irish and international evidence shows that factors other than health need are important in determining healthcare use. (hrb.ie)
  • Health care utilization was found problems [6]. (who.int)
  • Effect of time and age on health related quality of life (HRQOL), general self-efficacy and functional level twelve months following dysvascular major lower limb amputation were investigated in Study IV. (lu.se)
  • Because it is relatively rare for younger people to be diagnosed with dementia, services and interventions tend to be geared towards people aged 65 years and over. (scie.org.uk)
  • Over a third of dementias are theoretically preventable so that's huge. (globalnews.ca)