dementia
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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
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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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