Dementia occurring in young people may be difficult to recognize. We compared the time to diagnosis between young- (YOD, age<65) and late-onset dementia (LOD).Time between the onset of symptoms and the diagnosis was measured in YOD and LOD patients consecutively seen in a cognitive neurology...
"There is currently no known cure for Alzheimer's disease, but our research suggests that we should be looking at personalized sleep improvement interventions as a modifiable risk factor against Alzheimer's with potential to delay or prevent the onset and progression of symptoms for those in the ...
Things to consider before testing: I recommend testing your TSH early in the morning, and delaying your thyroid hormones until after taking the test, to ensure accurate results, especially if you are taking T3-containing medications. Taking your medications before the test can suppress your TSH an...
Because depression can lead to such harmful outcomes in kids and adolescents, it's important to catch it early and treat it when possible. Earlier treatment of depression may help children avoid the most negative outcomes of this serious mental health problem. Below, learn the signs of depression...
Paranoia and Dementia It's common to have delusions (strongly held false beliefs) when you have dementia, and they can often feel like paranoia. Delusions in dementia usually fall into two types. You might believe that someone is trying to harm you, while other times, you may misidentify som...
Exclusion criteria were: having a serious psychiatric, neurological, sensory, or other comorbid disorder influencing participants’ judgement; the inability to give informed consent; the inability to attend all study sessions; having a partner participating in the study to prevent influencing each other...
Those include depression, anxiety, substance use, memory impairment and possibly an eventual increased risk of dementia. "The brain needs sleep to clean up and reset," he said. Physically, lost sleep causes increased carb craving, diminished immunity and increased stress hormones, such as cor...
However, there are signs of aging poorly that, recognized early enough, can often be improved and potentially even reversed. Ad This usually means doing what you can to make your telomeres, the DNA segments at the end of chromosomes associated with age, longer. The longer your telomeres, the...
There are few studies of young persons (<65 years old) with dementia, and the situation of their children has been a neglected research field. The aim is explore how adult children of a parent with young-onset dementia have experienced the development of their parents' dementia and what needs...
These advancements could lead to population screening, identifying those at higher risk for specific mental health disorders. Early intervention could then help prevent or delay the onset of these conditions. In the future, our goal is to bridge the gaps between genetics, neuroscience, and medicine...