Cases of dementia are increasing worldwide: How to protect your brain

As the global population continues to age, the number of individuals living with dementia is growing at an alarming rate. A recent report predicts that by the year 2050, there could be approximately 139 million cases of dementia. Currently, there are already over 55 million people affected worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

The rise in dementia cases can be attributed to advances in medicine and technology that have extended human lifespans. By 2050, there will be a staggering two billion people aged 65 and older.

“Dementia is currently the seventh leading cause of death and one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people globally,” states WHO.

While it’s disheartening that no cure for dementia exists yet, researchers are actively working on prevention strategies. While age remains the most significant risk factor for developing this condition, several potentially modifiable risk factors have been identified:

• Less education
• Hypertension
• Hearing impairment
• Smoking
• Obesity
• Depression
• Physical inactivity
• Diabetes
• Lack of social contact

“Both physical exercise and mental activity appear to reduce Alzheimer’s disease r

Vice Mayor Christoph Wiederkehr and LAbg. and GRin Nina Abrahamczik discussed topics such as future opportunities, work and health with young people.

Vienna (OTS) – The Vienna adult education centers invited around 50 teenagers and young adults to a very special discussion and participation event on May 3rd. The participants from five VHS school leaving and preparation courses as part of “Level Up – Adult Education” had the opportunity to work out their concerns and thoughts in moderated workshops. The group discussions took place in the morning and were supervised by students from the social work course at the fh campus wien.

“It is not uncommon for young people to be accused of being dissatisfied with politics. On the other hand, we see that young people think a lot about society. I would like to thank our panel guests for giving these young people the chance to engage directly with politics,” emphasizes VHS managing director, Herbert Schweiger.

In the afternoon, the top-class plenary session offered the opportunity to discuss questions directly with political decision-

The neocortex, a structure essential for human intelligence, is less than five millimeters thick. There, in the outermost layer of the brain, 20 billion neurons process countless sensory perceptions, plan actions, and form the basis of our consciousness. How do these neurons process all this complex information? That largely depends on how they are connected to each other.

What was known until now about the neuronal architecture of the human neocortex was based mainly on findings made from studying animal models such as mice.

The human neocortex is much thicker and more complex than that of the mouse. However, the scientific community had until now assumed (partly due to lack of data) that it followed the same basic principles of connectivity.

Now, in a new study, for which cutting-edge technology and exceptionally difficult to obtain tissue sa

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The first study to identify 15 precise factors “significantly associated” at high risks of developing forms of dementia with early onset revealed important data. The research involved more than 350 thousand people under the age of 65, opening up the possibility of modifying many of these indicators and at least partially reducing the chances of experiencing the growing disease among those under 65. Published on “Jama Neurology“, this report claims that it is the “largest and most robust study ever conducted on the causes of juvenile dementia“.

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(ANSA) – ROME, MAY 07 – “The National Health Service today represents one of the most important assets of the country. The health of citizens and their quality of life depend on its good functioning. Every day thousands of women and men wake up with the objective of guaranteeing the right to health to all of us”. This was stated by the president of the Lazio Region Francesco Rocca, who met the trade unions in the afternoon at the council headquar