Have you registered? November 7th “Dementia: perspectives, progress and promise."
Even though Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common form of dementia, it is also a complication of Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease and a further cause is Lewy Body dementia . Consider this: Seventy percent of dementia cases are due to Alzheimer’s disease It is estimated that one in six women over the age of 55 will develop dementia, compared to one in ten men. As much as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease research results sound promising, we are cautiously optimistic about the findings that currently dictate the way it is diagnosed and treated. To date, we have research results that are encouraging: In 2016, researchers in the US found a direct correlation between dementia and heart health. In a study published by the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that addressing cardiovascular disease lowered the risk of dementia. (1), (2) A collaboration between scientists in the US and Australia regarding dementia-re...