Mit dem „digiDEM Bayern Präventionscoach®“ stellt das Digitale Demenzregister Bayern (digiDEM Bayern) ein Online-Angebot zur Reduzierung des persönlichen Demenzrisikos vor. Der „digiDEM Bayern Präventionscoach®“ ist ein innovativer digitaler Wegweiser für einen gesunden Lebensstil und kann dazu beitragen, das Risiko einer Demenzerkrankung zu senken. Neben zahlreichen wissenschaftlich abgesicherten Informationen rund um …
Smoking, diabetes mellitus, and high blood pressure, for example, are risk factors for dementia that can be influenced. Vision loss is also considered a modifiable risk factor. Researchers from the USA have now discovered: declining vision and eye diseases such as cataracts and myopia are associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's dementia and related...
The risk of developing Alzheimer's dementia is higher for people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). But to what extent is it possible to predict the progression to Alzheimer's dementia at all? Why can this be an important factor? An accurate prediction could help doctors in their decision-making regarding treatment of...
Sleep deprivation has long been recognized as a significant problem. Researchers from the USA have demonstrated why older women, in particular, should pay attention to getting enough sleep. This is because sleep duration predicts future risk for cognitive impairment, including dementia. Did you know that the first experimental study on sleep deprivation in humans was conducted in 1896…
Researchers from Ireland and Sweden have discovered that women who suffer from pregnancy poisoning appear to have a significantly increased future risk of vascular dementia. If dementia develops later in life, it may have been pre-empted in younger years, for example, during pregnancy. It has long been known...
Korean researchers investigated whether there is a connection between migraines and dementia. After analyzing data from more than 11,000 dementia patients and over 45,700 control subjects, they found that women with a history of migraines have an increased risk of dementia. Generally, there is increasing evidence that women and men experience different...
Not only consider dementia risk, but also analyze protective factors that reduce the risk of Alzheimer's dementia: Researchers from Canada and Sweden have investigated whether there are gender-specific differences regarding the so-called cognitive reserve. There is frequent discussion of risk factors that can promote the development of Alzheimer's dementia (AD). „Factors that the AD risk..."
Is forgetfulness in old age normal? Or is it a sign of dementia? In conjunction with the 5th Bavarian Dementia Week, taking place from September 20th to September 29th, 2024, digiDEM Bayern is once again drawing attention to the increasingly important topic of early dementia detection. Around Dementia Week, the scientists at digiDEM Bayern have organized a total of 17 dementia screening days...
SPOTLIGHT – New Medications for Dementia – this is the name of our new series on new active ingredients for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. We want to shed „spotlight“ on the multifaceted topic of „New Dementia Medications and Challenges for Everyday Care.“ These new medications are intended for people in the early stages of the disease or in the mild phase...
Alongside hearing loss, high blood pressure, and diabetes, social isolation in older adults is one of the modifiable risk factors that can contribute to the development of dementia. An interdisciplinary research team from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has now investigated the connection between social isolation and cognitive impairment. The results show: people with cognitive impairments have a high...
