Author: dementiaguild

For the first time in human history, the elderly are more numerous than the young. This presents a major challenge for the health sector. Dementia is probably the scariest thing – a debilitating condition that erases memory; an illness with…

The results are the first to suggest that EVOO can help the brain defend itself against a specific type of mental decline associated with tauopathy, called frontotemporal dementia. The results of the study were published in the journal Aging Cell. Extra virgin olive oil to fight against different forms of dementia Alzheimer’s disease is in itself a form of dementia. It mainly affects the hippocampus, the memory storage centre in the brain. Frontotemporal dementia affects areas of the brain near the forehead and ears.

Dementia sufferers are often in need of pressure air mattresses, and so we thought it would be appropriate to have a look at some of the best mattresses available in the marketplace today. Pressure air mattresses, also known as alternating…

Dementia is a disease that interferes with one’s ability to live a normal life as it causes a severe decline in an individual’s mental capability. The disease which is degenerative and often associated with old age impairs human cognitive functions…

Part of the fear around Alzheimer’s stems from the sense that there’s nothing we can do about it. Despite decades of research and many books and literature written we still have no disease-modifying treatment and no cure. So, if we’re…

Exercising your muscles helps keep your body strong and healthy, which is why lots of people think your brain works in the same way.  There are so-called brain training games out there that say they’ll improve your memory attention and…

I’m Jennifer Bute and I was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s dementia at the age of 63 although I had already resigned as a GP because I had realised several years earlier that there was something seriously wrong. I’m now on medication…

A lot of things about getting older can seem kinda fun — like senior discounts, butterscotch candies, and argyle sweaters. But aging can come with plenty of problems, too. And a big one is an increased risk of dementia. You…

By your late 70s, most people start to have mild memory loss. It’s a normal part of ageing says CDI neuroradiologist Ricardo Sanchez. “A subtle sign would be an inability to recognize a person that they should recognize or it…