People with dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have more than double the risk of falling. To what extent can digital technologies such as sensors, virtual reality systems, and apps therefore help to reduce both the risk of falling and the number of falls themselves? Researchers from...
Das menschliche Gehirn verfügt über eine besondere Fähigkeit. Es kann zum Beispiel Schädigungen durch Krankheiten oder Alterungsprozesse ausgleichen. Auf diese Weise bildet sich eine lebenslange „kognitive Reserve“. Diese muss man jedoch aufbauen, etwa durch lebenslanges Lernen. Wie die kognitive Reserve mit leichter kognitiver Beeinträchtigung (Mild Cognitive Impairment, MCI) und Demenz …
Ein Gläschen in Ehren kann niemand verwehren? Gesichert ist, dass hoher Alkoholkonsum ein Risikofaktor ist, um eine Demenz zu entwickeln. Wissenschaftler*innen aus Deutschland untersuchten nun den Zusammenhang zwischen Alkoholkonsum und Demenzrisiko und bezogen erstmals auch geschlechterspezifische Unterschiede sowie das Alter ein, in dem eine Demenz einsetzte. Die Übersichtsarbeit von Wissenschaftler*innen …
Chinese researchers worldwide investigated the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in the general population at a specific point in time. In their review, they analyzed data from 66 studies with more than 242,000 participants. According to their findings, the prevalence, meaning the frequency of MCI, was...
Whether safe driving is still possible in individual cases depends on the severity, stage, and type of dementia. A study presents a risk assessment for driving safety and practical recommendations for people with diagnosed dementia. Driving fitness in dementia depends on the severity and cause of the specific dementia syndrome, ...
Caring for a person with dementia is emotionally and mentally demanding, which can lead to negative changes in a caregiver's overall health. Sleep disturbances are suspected to exacerbate these changes. For example, acute and chronic sleep problems are linked to poorer stress regulation. How sleep problems relate to caring for people with...
Most people with dementia are cared for at home by their relatives. The burdens of care and changes in the sleep patterns of people with dementia often also negatively affect the sleep of the caregivers. How exactly the sleep health of people caring for a family member with dementia is...
As dementia progresses, sleep disorders often occur, which can affect not only the person with dementia but also their relatives or caregivers. A disrupted sleep-wake rhythm can lead to faster cognitive decline, intensify neuropsychiatric symptoms, and cause functional impairments as well as a reduced quality of life. …
Changes in sleep behavior are common in people with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias. Sleep changes are thought to be due to a misregulation of the sleep-wake cycle, caused by pathophysiological processes of the disease. In addition to considering sleep disorders in patients, there is also growing interest in...
Worldwide, approximately 841 million people with dementia live at home and are cared for by family members. Some family members may feel guilty or lonely if they do not live in the same household as the person with dementia. But how does living together—and the resulting „round-the-clock contact“—affect sleep quality …
