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dementias

  • plural
    of dementia.
    dementia
    noun
    a condition characterized by progressive, persistent, severe impairment of intellectual capacity, including memory loss, confusion, and emotional instability, resulting from the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.

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Researchers believe programs that address several risk factors at once may offer greater benefits because Alzheimer's disease and other dementias are affected by multiple aspects of health and lifestyle.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

As the population ages, more people are being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

The work may also help researchers identify existing drugs that could be repurposed for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias driven by tau.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 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

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