Sentences with phrase «on dementia through»

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Within older adults who scored below the normal benchmark on a dementia screening test, but have no noticeable communication problems, scientists have discovered a new potential predictor of early dementia through abnormal functionality in regions of the brain that process speech (the brainstem and auditory cortex).

Continued focus on reducing cardiovascular risk — through increased physical activity and controlling hypertension and diabetes in younger and middle - aged people — may also help reduce future dementia rates.

The proportion of adults 65 years or older with a high school diploma increased from 55 % in 1990 to 80 % in 2010, while the proportion with a college degree increased from 12 % to 23 %.12 More years of formal education is associated with a reduced risk of dementia, likely through multiple causal pathways, including a direct effect on brain development and function (ie, the building of «cognitive reserve»), health behaviors, as well as the general health advantages of having more wealth and opportunities.13 - 15

Price offers practical advice on tough topics, such as how to maintain a relationship when your partner is going through difficult diseases like cancer or dementia.

Georges appears to be intent on finding a way out of the life that has imprisoned his body and is now slowly taking his mind through dementia.

An old man, lying on his deathbed, goes on a journey through his fragmented, dementia - ridden memories.

Every year, we present about a dozen exhibitions and special gallery installations, acquire hundreds of works of art, guide thousands of school children on tours, host thousands of university students to study the collection, engage Nasher Teens through weekly activities, welcome hundreds of visitors with dementia — and introduce many visiting artists to the community.

A particular highlight this year will be the ongoing examination into the social, political and economic landscape that shaped ROSC and its subsequent impact on contemporary art developments in Ireland, which will culminate in a major symposium in November 2017, our ongoing provision of programmes for people living with dementia through the AZURE initiative and the launch of a new digital digest that will develop new content about our programmes, giving people new ways to find out more about the work, and to personally connect with art and artists at IMMA.

• Reversed a dementia patient's (7 on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the high end) memory loss by engaging her in mental exercises, through visual aids.