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Dementia

Dementia
This condition – which robs people of their memory, their ability to think and make decisions – affects more than 55 million worldwide. Here’s where you’ll learn what you can do about dementia, from changing your lifestyle to lower your risk of getting it to spotting the warning signs in older people. Discover the latest news on potential drugs to treat, even cure, the disease, and the best ways to manage it.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
The clock-drawing test requires a person to be able to interpret the placement of the hands in relation to the numbers. It is an ability often lost in people with early dementia. Photo: Shutterstock
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5 simple checks for dementia, starting with a clock drawing test

Is it dementia? A popular neurologist uses five simple tests of cognitive function to help gauge the health of a patient’s brain.

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Hong Kong researcher on how TCM could be used to fight dementia

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How gender stereotyping of girls with ADHD delays diagnosis often until adulthood

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Call for Hong Kong to subsidise smart trackers for dementia sufferers

Technology can prove invaluable in helping to locate residents with the condition who have gone missing, experts and groups say.

The Post also found that at least five dementia sufferers, all aged above 60, were reported missing by media and authorities in 2023. Photo: Elson LI
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How to ensure a happy Christmas for a loved one with dementia

The festive season can be confusing and noisy for those with dementia, but these expert tips will help everyone enjoy the occasion.

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More muscles, bigger brain. How weight training can help the mind as we age

Studies show that retaining muscle mass as you age, especially through resistance training, may help safeguard your cognitive health.

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How frailty and dementia are linked, and how to stave off both

Being frail raises the risk of cognitive decline as we age, studies show. Exercise and a healthy diet can help avoid it, researcher says.

To avoid or slow the progression of frailty, maintain social connections. Photo: Shutterstock

The heavy toll of dementia on sufferers and their families

In Hong Kong, 1 out of 10 people over the age of 70 are diagnosed with dementia, which is a general reason for declining brain function.

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How air pollution increases dementia risk and ways to limit exposure

People living in polluted areas are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia types, studies show.

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Bruce Willis’ stutter masked his dementia, actor’s wife says

‘Just a part of a stutter,’ Emma Heming Willis thought. Then came dementia diagnosis. She’s writing a book to remind carers about self-care.

Willis at the UK premiere of Glass in 2019. Photo: EPA/EFE
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Have you heard about Apple AirPods Pro 2’s new hearing aid feature?

The AirPods’ ability to serve as hearing aids may help more people with hearing loss access the tools they need for better overall health.

The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved software from Apple that can turn AirPods Pro 2 into hearing aids. Photo: AP
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The early signs of dementia, from falls to rudeness to driving problems

Memory loss is not the only early warning sign of dementia conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. Experts describe other symptoms to watch for.

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Want to prevent dementia? Do exercise, experts say. Here’s why

Any type of exercise is good for your brain, experts say, as it reduces blood pressure and inflammation, increases good proteins, and more.

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‘Carefluencers’ share experience and advice online for fellow carers

Carers in Hong Kong are using social media to share their experiences, offer advice, review products and information, and lift up others.

“Carefluencer” Merida Cheung with her grandmother Stella Yeung. Photo: Edmond So
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The everyday foods and drinks that could lower your dementia risk

Consuming flavonoids, pigments in foods such as berries and red onion and drinks like tea and wine, has been linked to a lower dementia risk.

To get a good helping of flavonoids, your plate should be at least half filled with vegetables and legumes. Photo: Shutterstock
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Hong Kong equality watchdog urges employers to support staff with dementia

Advice from Equal Opportunities Commission includes giving staff with condition familiar tasks and putting up clear workplace signage.

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Love eating seaweed? Good news: it might help head off Parkinson’s disease

Japanese researchers discover a form of brown algae ‘appears to protect against neurodegeneration’ thanks to its antioxidant properties.

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How to delay dementia? New screening test, drug may help

On World Alzheimer’s Day, we examine how a timely diagnosis can prepare someone with early dementia, and the pros and cons of a new drug.

World Alzheimer’s Day 2024 arrives with encouraging news about treatments for it and other forms of dementia, and trials of a questionnaire to help doctors assess early signs of the disease. Photo: Shutterstock
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How the eyes are windows into our health and why we should get them tested

An eye test can reveal many conditions, from high blood pressure to thyroid disease and diabetes, and preserving good eyesight can stave off dementia.

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Weight-loss drugs help with heart attack, stroke, fertility, kidneys

Ozempic and similar weight-loss drugs can lower the risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney and liver disease, and even increase fertility.

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What it’s like when a parent with dementia forgets you’re their child

In an excerpt from her new book, Anthea Rowan, whose mother had Alzheimer’s disease, highlights the struggle loved ones face when a parent with dementia no longer remembers their name or relationship.

Anthea Rowan and her mother Photo: Anthea Rowan
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Caring for someone with dementia can be stressful. 10 tips for how to cope

To begin World Alzheimer’s Month and to mark the coming World Carers’ Day, we offer advice for carers of dementia patients, including tips from a professor of dementias.

Carers of people with dementia can learn ahead of time everything they can expect to encounter, but for some that is too much information. The writer, who was a dementia carer, offers advice on how to cope and solicits tips from a professor of Alzheimer’s. Photo: Shutterstock
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How to lower the risk of dementia? Reduce your ‘bad’ cholesterol

LDL cholesterol is not just bad for our hearts, but can increase our risk of dementia too, a Lancet review reveals. Changes to our diet can lower the level of ‘bad’ cholesterol in our bodies.

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Worried about memory loss? An expert explains memory and how to save it

Forget your phone? Can’t find your car keys? An expert explains how memory works, the things in life that can make it worse, and how to safeguard and improve yours.

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Lifestyle changes can help reverse Alzheimer’s disease, study says

New Alzheimer’s disease research finds that a plant-based diet, strength training exercise and meditation can help reverse the symptoms of the most common type of dementia.

Diet is a lifestyle factor linked to preventing or even reversing Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research. Photo: Shutterstock
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Online apps can keep your brain healthy, but there are other ways too

Playing mind game apps can help fight dementia, as long as they are challenging and preferably unfamiliar, say experts. Reading, doing jigsaw puzzles and playing chess are also beneficial.

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Playing brain game apps helps fight dementia, but they have to be challenging and preferably unfamiliar, say experts. Reading, doing jigsaw puzzles and chess are also beneficial for the brain. Photo: Shutterstock
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Want to be healthy into old age? How the Mediterranean diet helps

From reducing inflammation and pain from arthritis and lowering cholesterol to improving brain and heart health, the Mediterranean diet can help you age extremely well, an expert says.

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How you can have Alzheimer’s genes without the symptoms of dementia

People with two copies of the APOE4 gene, one inherited from each parent, will very likely develop biological signs of Alzheimer’s disease, but cognitive function may not suffer, dementia study says.

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