People with multiple sclerosis have a higher risk of developing dementia than the general population, a meta-analysis reports ...

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Wondering how long one's life will last is a universal thought. The average life expectancy in the United States is 81.4 years for women and 75.8 years for men, according to the Centers for ...

In the middle stage of dementia, symptoms become more noticeable and the person will need more support in managing daily life. The person may now need frequent reminders and some help to wash and ...

An experimental method, which can predict the aging rate of both brain and body, may detect who should implement lifestyle ...

The recent publication by Laura Dwyer-Lindgren and colleagues1 is an important update on the previous Eight Americas analysis in 2005 by Murray and colleagues.2 The study by Dwyer-Lindgren and ...

This life expectancy gap nearly doubled during the study period, increasing from 4.1 years between 2008–2010 to 8 years between 2017–2019.

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From 2008 to 2010, the gap was 4.1 years, whereas between 2017 and 2019, the life expectancy gap grew to eight years.

Dementia is not just an old age problem. It can affect younger people too. Young-onset dementia can occur before age 65. It is often misdiagnosed. Sym ...

The nursing home runs a Virtual Dementia Tour. The simulation gives medical staff and family members a glimpse of what it can be like living with dementia. "I did want to kind of give you a heads up.

Some research suggests that people with PsA have a slightly shorter life expectancy than the general population. This is similar to other autoimmune conditions, like rheumatoid arthritis.