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There is an inverse bidirectional association between cancer and dementia, a relationship that holds across cancer and dementia subtypes.

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Caregiving for a loved one with dementia can be an exhausting task with no respite. The deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife highlight the importance of a support network to help shoulder the load.

According to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, the use of NSAIDs for two years ...

The brain of a US woman with Down syndrome showed the classic signs of Alzheimer’s disease upon her death, yet she remained ...

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Adults living with HIV in Malawi are more than twice as likely to also have dementia compared to those without HIV, according ...