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Caregiving
- Coping with Emotional Changes
- Coping with Memory Loss
- Costs and Insurance
- Creating a Daily Routine
- Exercise
- Health and Wellbeing of the Caregiver
- Home Safety Adjustments
- Mental Exercises
- Respite Care
- Talking to Children about Alzheimer's
- Talking to Friends about Alzheimer's
- Telling Someone They Have Alzheimer's
- Transition to Assisted Living
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Dementia In Women
According to a new study, the chances of a woman having dementia double every five years after she reaches age 90, but this is not the case for men. University of California researchers also found that better educated women appeared to be as much as 45 percent less likely to have dementia than women with less education. The study also showed that the chances of dementia in both men and women increased from the age of 65 to 85, from two percent for people ages 65 to 69 years, to more than 20...
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From Our Experts
Belly Fat in Older Women May Be Linked to Risk of Dementia
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Memory Loss in Middle-Age Women Can Be Due to Aging Instead of...
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Hormone Replacement Therapy Could Contribute to Dementia
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Steps That Menopausal Women Can Take to Maintain Their Brains
Sometimes my memory is great; other times, it feels like my brain has as many holes as a piece of Swiss cheese. And upon reaching middle... Read more »
Living with Dementia: Finding My Sense of Humor (About Myself)
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From Our Sources
Women who get migraines may be protected from dementia
In a recent study, researchers were surprised to find that women with a history of migraines were less likely to lose mental sharpness than women... Read more »
Alcohol may shrink the brain
New research suggests that drinking alcohol may shrink the brain. Researchers say some loss of brain volume is a normal part of aging, but in a... Read more »
Elderly Women Get Unneeded Mammograms: Study
Many elderly women with cognitive impairment are being given mammograms unnecessarily, a new study has found--particularly if they are married and... Read more »
Removing ovaries before menopause may double dementia risk
Removing a woman's ovaries before menopause may increase her risk of dementia, new research suggests. A study conducted by the Mayo Clinic found that... Read more »
B vitamin deficiency may triple dementia risk
A new study suggests that a lack of folate--or vitamin B9--may triple the risk of developing dementia in old age. Korean researchers tracked the... Read more »
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