Tag Archives: Dementia

06Apr/26

Richmond as a demographic time machine

April 6, 2026Healthcarealzheimer's society, California, Dementia, Kew, London, London Borough, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Richmond, Richmond Park, Richmond, California, Richmond, London, Richmond, Virginia, Twickenham, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Virginia, Whittonadmin

Aging Well in Richmond: Healthcare, Extra Care Housing, and Social Wellbeing

April 6, 2026 /Mpelembe Media/ — Demographics and the Housing Market Richmond upon Thames is an affluent borough characterized by an aging population and some of the highest property values in London. The median age has risen to 41, and projections indicate that the 80+ age group will be the fastest-growing demographic over the next decade. In the housing market, average house prices saw a slight year-on-year correction, dropping 2.4% to £795,000 in early 2026, while private rental costs surged by 5.7% to an average of £2,276 per month. To address the specific needs of the aging demographic, there is a strategic local push to expand “Extra Care” housing, which enables older adults to live independently while receiving flexible, on-site support. Continue reading →

02Feb/24

Playing a musical instrument or singing in a choir may boost your brain – new study

February 2, 2024ReasearchBrain training, Cognition, Cognitive disorders, Creative Commons, Dementia, Learning disabilities, Michael Hornberger, Mozart, Mozart effect, Music, Music psychology, SHUTTERSTOCK, university of east angliaadmin

Michael Hornberger, University of East Anglia

Generations of parents have told their children to practice their musical instruments. Parents have good reason to keep on top of their children’s musical education, since learning an instrument is not only associated with better educational attainment but also cognition (thinking) and even intelligence scores in children. But does this musicality translate to better cognition later in life?

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01Sep/23

New Alzheimer’s drugs don’t deserve the hype – here’s why

September 1, 2023MedicineAducanumab, Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's disease in African Americans, Amyloid beta, Amyloidosis, Cognitive disorders, Creative Commons, crenezumab, Dementia, Donanemab, Lecanemab, Monoclonal antibodies, Sebastian Walsh, SHUTTERSTOCK, United Kingdom, United Statesadmin

Sebastian Walsh, University of Cambridge

A prominent childhood memory is of my grandparents living with and then dying from dementia. As is universal with dementia, there was a double blow: watching my grandparents lose their identity and seeing the suffering of those closest to them.

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27Apr/23

Ways to keep your brain in top form as you age

April 27, 2023LifestyleArticles, Branches of biology, Cognitive disorders, Cognitive science, Dementia, Health, Memory, Psychiatric diagnosis, Psychological stress, RTT, The Center for Vital Longevity, Working memoryadmin

April 26, 2023 /Lifestyle/ — The most important changes in cognition with normal aging are declines in performance on cognitive tasks that require one to quickly process or transform information to make a decision, including measures of speed of processing, working memory, and executive cognitive function.

However, not all thinking abilities decline with age. In fact, vocabulary, reading and verbal reasoning remain unchanged or even improve during the aging process.

There are many lifestyle choices that can help to maintain cognitive function as we age. Some of the most important include: Continue reading →

16Apr/23

This Week in Health News: Top Stories You Need to See

April 16, 2023HealthAlzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's disease, Cognitive disorders, crenezumab, Dementia, Dobbs, Eli Lilly and Company, Health, Learning disabilities, Medicine, Obesity, Parkinson, Psychiatric diagnosis, Psychiatry, Roe, Roe v. Wade, RTT, United States, Wadeadmin

NEW YORK, April 14, 2023 /Health/– Here are some of the top health news stories from this week:

New COVID-19 variant BA.2 spreads rapidly in Europe and the US
US Supreme Court to hear case on abortion rights
WHO reports more than 1 million deaths from COVID-19
New study finds that obesity can increase risk of dementia
Researchers develop new drug that could treat Alzheimer’s disease
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