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dementia

[dih-men-shuh, -shee-uh] / dɪˈmɛn ʃə, -ʃi ə /


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An expert selected by prosecutors also found that Jeffries was suffering from dementia that will “almost certainty worsen over time.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Research shows that imprisonment can lead to "accelerated ageing", and that conditions such as dementia may arrive "significantly earlier" than they would for people not in prison.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Even if I’m talking about getting diagnosed with depression or my mom’s dementia, I want it to feel relatable and like bringing light to harder things.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

A dementia diagnosis isn’t a time to give up.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

I drove down to speak with his doctor, who told me that Walter had advancing dementia, likely trauma-induced, and that he would need constant care.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

In turn, targeted therapies will either prevent Alzheimer’s in the first place or convert it and other progressive dementias into chronically manageable or even curable conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

Medicare and Medicaid are expected to cover $263 billion, or 64%, of the total healthcare and long-term-care payments for people living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias.

From MarketWatch May 19, 2026

It could also help identify people at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, even before any symptoms appear.

From Science Daily Apr. 22, 2026

Despite APOE's strong influence, it is not the sole cause of Alzheimer's or other dementias.

From Science Daily Jan. 23, 2026

In benign stupor purely mental stimuli may change the whole clinical picture abruptly and with this produce a change in the intellectual functioning such as we never see in organic dementias or clouded states.

From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by John T. (John Thompson) MacCurdy




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