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dementia

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


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My husband has dementia and will need care.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

The Biobank is a collection of health data offered by volunteers which has been used to help improvements in detection and treatment of dementia, some cancers and Parkinson's.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“This case involves an elderly man who was disoriented and living with dementia, conditions that made him particularly vulnerable,” Los Angeles County Dist.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

"These and future studies will show whether neutrophils are just a marker of Alzheimer's disease or are actively causing dementia progression -- in which case, they could make a compelling therapeutic target," said Dr. Ramos-Cejudo.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

Our chances of escaping lung disease may be 95 percent; dementia, 90 percent; cancer, 80 percent; and heart disease, 75 percent.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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