Sentence examples for dementia scientists from inspiring English sources
A slow walking speed may be an early indication of Alzheimer's disease and might in future be used alongside memory tests and other diagnostic criteria to assess a person's risk of developing dementia, scientists said.
Dementia scientists have said they are confident that major breakthroughs in the hunt for effective treatments can be made within the next few years, but have called for greater funding pledges.
Proteins produced by hibernating mammals and in humans who are exposed to extremely low temperatures may have the potential to protect the brain from the onset of dementia, scientists have said.
In a study of chronic pain sufferers, researchers at the Cleveland Clinic found that listening to music helped patients experience less physical pain, as well as lower rates of depression; in a study of older people with dementia, scientists from the National Taipei College of Nursing found that playing background music during lunch significantly lowered both verbal and physical aggression.
It's coauthored by the dementia scientist Rudolf Tanzi and the mind-body guru, Deepak Chopra.
Dr Cheryl Hawkes, a dementia scientist at the University of Southampton, says: "There are lots of different types of research that are all essential to defeating dementia.
For every one dementia scientist in the UK, at least six work in cancer.
They are already licensed as safe for the treatment of diabetes so could be quickly tested on dementia sufferers, scientists said.
Less education may make Hispanic immigrants more vulnerable to those medical conditions and to dementia because scientists say education may increase the brain's plasticity or ability to compensate for symptoms.
It's been almost a century since Alois Alzheimer first found fibrous plaques infesting the brains of people with senile dementia, but scientists still don't know for sure how--or even if--the plaques cause Alzheimer's disease.
Experts aren't sure what causes dementia, but scientists have found that cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity all raise a person's risk of cognitive decline.
