Lower life expectancy for dementia patients
A study looks at how long people live and how long before they enter a nursing home after a dementia diagnosis.
The smarter you are the more likely you are to die sooner of one of world’s biggest killers, study reveals
INTELLIGENCE leads to better decision-making and problem-solving in various aspects of life.  But a new study has identified ...
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New dementia patients can expect to live fewer than five years after diagnosis, major analysis finds
At age 65, women lived an average of eight more years compared with 5.7 years among men, while at age 85, life expectancy was ...
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Dementia diagnosis comes with rising risk, varying life expectancy, studies reveal
Two separate studies reveal the increasing risk of developing dementia and varying life expectancy associated with the ...
Dementia hits clever people harder, study finds
The neurodegenerative disease is the leading cause of death in the UK and is caused by certain proteins clumping together in ...
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Study estimates life expectancy in dementia depends strongly on age at diagnosis
The review of 261 studies, published in The British Medical Journal, also found that dementia shortened life expectancy by ...
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Dementia Cases in the U.S. Expected to Double by 2060, Hitting 1 Million a Year
For Black Americans, the expected number of dementia cases is expected to triple. Coresh told the NYT that an increase in ...
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Annual U.S. Dementia Cases Projected to Rise to 1 Million by 2060
A new study finds that dementia cases will increase at a much higher rate than expected, with lifetime risk rising to 42 ...
New study finds people with one particular strength are more likely to get dementia
While education is known to bolster the brain’s resilience—referred to as "cognitive reserve"—it appears that individuals ...
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Dementia risk surges to 42% for people over 55
Getting older brings with it a number of health risks, including dementia. Now, a new study shows that the risk of developing ...
Diagnosed with dementia? Study explains how many years one lives after that
Every time someone is diagnosed with dementia, they are filled with questions on their survival and how much more time they are left. Usually, it is a difficult question to face for healthcare ...