List of articles on dementia

Hirosaki University investigates awareness and attitude toward dementia

 A research group led by Associate Professor Teru Ohba of the Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University investigated patients and their companions who attended university hospitals in Japan.

The risk of dementia is halved in areas where sidewalks have been improved, Tokyo Medical and Dental University

 Living in an area with advanced sidewalks can reduce the risk of dementia by half, Takeo Fujiwara, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University […]

Opened "Dementia Cafe" on Otemon Gakuin University Ibaraki Sochiji Campus

 In November 2020, students studying welfare and community development at the Faculty of Regional Creation, Otemon Gakuin University, visited the dementia cafe "Flat Cuff […]" on campus.

Hiroshima University investigates impact on dementia patients and their families at Corona

 A group of professors, Shinya Ishii, a professor of the Department of Symbiotic Social Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Hiroshima University, is under the spread of a new coronavirus infection ([…]]

Periodontal disease promotes import of senile plaque components into the brain and is involved in Alzheimer-type dementia

 Infection with gingivalis (Pg), which is a typical causative bacterium of periodontal disease, causes amyloid plaque in the brain, which is a characteristic of Alzheimer-type dementia […]

Suppressing tauopathy-type dementia with nasal drip vaccine Kyoto University

 In the majority of dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease, accumulation of tau protein aggregates is observed as a characteristic lesion.Abnormal storage of tau protein […]

"Dementia Cafe" spread nationwide Fujita Medical University analyzes fact-finding survey

 Professor Kazu Takechi of Fujita Medical University School of Medicine and Sendai, Dementia Care Research and Training Center analyze the fact-finding survey of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare regarding dementia cafes in Japan […]

Oxidative stress is involved in the progression of dementia Okayama University and Gifu University demonstrate in clinical trials

 A research group at Okayama University, in collaboration with a group at Gifu University, is the first in the world to prevent dementia with the antioxidant combination TwendeeX (TwX) […]

Possibility of preventing dementia with Camembert cheese Sakurabirin University and Meiji, etc.

 A joint research group of JF Oberlin University, Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center and Meiji Co., Ltd. has found that mildew fermented chi […] in elderly people with mild cognitive impairment.

Virtual travel experience is effective in preventing dementia, Nara Medical University

 Professor Kazue Sawami of Nara Medical University School of Medicine says that the virtual travel experience that does not actually move to the site is effective in preventing dementia in the elderly […]