A study has revealed that dementia cases in the US are projected to double by 2060, with approximately one million new diagnoses annually.
Cases of dementia are increasing due to longer life expectancy of the world population ... which are Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy body, and frontotemporal dementia.
Vascular dementia is a prevalent form of brain disease, affecting an estimated 150,000 individuals in the UK. It is caused by reduced blood flow to the brain, but can manifest in various ways.
The lack of proper blood flow deprives brain cells of oxygen and nutrients, leading to damage or death of brain tissue.
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Adults with ADHD have a shorter life expectancy than those without, a new study has found. The research, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, found men with ADHD lost an average of 6.78 ...
The life expectancy of people with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome depends on the location of a person’s gastric tumors and whether or not they have metastasized (spread) to the liver. Keep reading ...
Life expectancy for those with the condition was between 4.5 and nine years shorter for men, and between 6.5 and 11 years shorter for women. Senior author Professor Josh Stott, of UCL Psychology ...