These Drugs May Boost Dementia Risk
A new study has found a link between dementia and drugs often prescribed for depression and pulmonary disease Photo: iStock/Jolygon.…
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Stress May Boost Women’s Risk for Cognitive Troubles
New study results have linked chronic stress in women but not men with memory problems in later years Photo: iStock/fizkes. New research suggests that chronic stress in middle-age may affect women more negatively than men and lead to…
Canada’s First Memory-Care Village to Open in July
The Village will be home to 72 people living with Alzheimer’s Disease or other forms of dementia Canada’s first private…
Heart-Healthy Habits Reduce Dementia Risk
The healthier your behaviour, the lower your risk By Wendy Haaf Photo: iStock/noipornpan. Leading a heart-healthy lifestyle is linked to…
Exercise May Help Ward Off Dementia
Exercising releases a hormone that may fight memory loss and brain damage By Katrina Caruso During exercise, a…
The Benefits of Having a Friend With Dementia
It can be hard to keep up a friendship when one person develops dementia, but it’s worth the effort By…
The Threat of Predatory Marriages
Vultures who prey on vulnerable seniors, marrying them for their money, can take them for everything they have—and everything their…
Canada’s First Memory-Care Village Will Open Next Year
The Village will be home to 78 people living with Alzheimer’s Disease or other forms of dementia By Katrina…
Dementia Research Gets $2.5 Million Boost
The Canadian government is funding the creation of a brain bank network to advance the fight against dementia. By Lola…
Antioxidant Supplements Don’t Prevent Dementia
By Wendy Haaf Despite the hopes of some scientists, neither vitamin E nor selenium, alone or in combination, appears to…