Blood pressure treatment cuts risk of cognitive impairment, a risk factor for dementia, in study
Aggressive treatment to lower blood pressure in older people has been shown to cut the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment, a risk factor for dementia, U.S. researchers said Monday. While the findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) did not find ...
Japanese team discovers dizziness drug can improve poor long-term memory
Researchers discover that people’s long-term memories can be improved by taking a large dose of a dizziness medication that boosts the amount of histamine in the brain.
Japan's 5 million dementia patients hold ¥143 trillion — and both numbers are on the rise
Yumiko Okubo, 71, had forgotten how to heat up food. "What's a microwave?" she asked her husband, Eiichi. She was in the early stages of dementia, struggling with vocabulary and unable to teach the kimono-dressing classes she had run for 25 years. The difficulty with everyday tasks ...
Restraints used on nearly half of dementia patients in regular hospitals in Japan
Nearly half of those with dementia who have been hospitalized in Japan were physically restrained at some point to prevent them from harming themselves. A nationwide survey carried out early last year at 3,446 hospitals and receiving valid responses from 937 found that among 23,539 ...
Skydiving Welsh grandma brings the power of touch to people with disabilities in Japan
Since retiring 25 years ago, Dilys Price has founded a successful charity, been honored by Queen Elizabeth II, modeled for a top fashion line and set a world record for being the oldest female skydiver. Now, the 86-year-old grandmother’s great ambition is to show Japan ...
In Japan, the growing number of dementia sufferers hold a vast pool of idle wealth
The country's growing ranks of dementia sufferers are sitting on a mountain of frozen assets, creating personal dilemmas for loved ones fretting over how to handle that money and a drag on the nation's economic prospects as the vast pool of wealth lays idle. The ...
Half of women at risk of dementia, Parkinson's, stroke during their lifetime: study
Nearly half of women and 1 in 3 men are at risk of developing stroke or degenerative neurological diseases such as dementia and Parkinson's during their lifetime, according to a study published Monday. Dutch researchers considered all three conditions "in order to grasp how big ...
Scientists look to Chinese soup ingredients to treat dementia
The ingredients in this experimental brain treatment may be better known to enhance cooking, not cognition. Chinese scientists have borrowed three ingredients from its traditional medicine practice — a 3,000-year-old approach that aims to regulate the flow of energy in the body — and used ...
Eliminating dead but toxic cells occurring naturally in the brains of mice that are designed to mimic Alzheimer's slows neuron damage and memory loss associated with the disease, according to a study published Wednesday that could open a new front in the fight against ...
Urban air pollution, mostly from vehicles, is associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to research published Wednesday. The link remained even after heavy drinking, smoking and other well-established risk factors for dementia were ruled out, the researchers reported in the medical journal BMJ ...
Scott Morrison says Australia will launch investigation of scandal-plagued elderly-care sector
Australia will launch a national inquiry into its scandal-plagued elderly care sector, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Sunday, following numerous reports of abuse, neglect and mismanagement. The announcement comes a year after a state-run dementia nursing home in South Australia state was shut when an ...
Run Tomo event takes steps toward building a dementia-inclusive Japan
As scorching heat shimmered off the tarmac and licked at runners' sun-kissed faces, an elated crowd erupted into deafening cheers Sunday morning in the city of Chiba at the stroke of 10. A total of 204 people, including 10 people with dementia, were participating in ...
