The chapter starts with a section on ageing and memory. It aims to provide some answers as to why increased age is commonly associated with a decline in cognitive ability, especially memory performance. A section on AD is first presented, followed by a discussion of the potential of newly developed of non-biological explanations for the disease. The chapter concludes with some recommendations to approach ageing by providing more emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention in elder persons
We live in an ageing society, where people are living longer, and where decreases in the birth rate ...
Dementia poses a major global burden of care to society and health systems in ageing populations. Th...
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurological illness with a progressive course that is the most common...
The oldest-old (people over age 90) are the fastest growing segment of the population in Asia and mo...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other forms of dementia are a growing public health problem among the e...
Sima Ataollahi Eshkoor, Tengku Aizan Hamid, Chan Yoke Mun, Chee Kyun Ng Institute of Gerontology, ...
Purpose of reviewPeople over 90 are the fastest growing segment of the population with the highest r...
Ahmet Turan IsikDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Gulhane School of M...
It is now generally agreed that healthy individuals are characterized by cognitive decline during th...
Objective: The number of people surviving until old age has been increasing worldwide. Reductions in...
Memory dysfunction is common in association with the course of normal aging. Memory dysfunction is a...
International audienceA third of those over 80 years of age are likely to have dementia, the lack of...
Background Malaysia will become an ageing nation by 2030. However, there is scarce published informa...
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia in the US and much of the world with ra...
This chapter relates research on cognitive aging in memory with research in aging and decision makin...
We live in an ageing society, where people are living longer, and where decreases in the birth rate ...
Dementia poses a major global burden of care to society and health systems in ageing populations. Th...
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurological illness with a progressive course that is the most common...
The oldest-old (people over age 90) are the fastest growing segment of the population in Asia and mo...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other forms of dementia are a growing public health problem among the e...
Sima Ataollahi Eshkoor, Tengku Aizan Hamid, Chan Yoke Mun, Chee Kyun Ng Institute of Gerontology, ...
Purpose of reviewPeople over 90 are the fastest growing segment of the population with the highest r...
Ahmet Turan IsikDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Gulhane School of M...
It is now generally agreed that healthy individuals are characterized by cognitive decline during th...
Objective: The number of people surviving until old age has been increasing worldwide. Reductions in...
Memory dysfunction is common in association with the course of normal aging. Memory dysfunction is a...
International audienceA third of those over 80 years of age are likely to have dementia, the lack of...
Background Malaysia will become an ageing nation by 2030. However, there is scarce published informa...
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia in the US and much of the world with ra...
This chapter relates research on cognitive aging in memory with research in aging and decision makin...
We live in an ageing society, where people are living longer, and where decreases in the birth rate ...
Dementia poses a major global burden of care to society and health systems in ageing populations. Th...
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurological illness with a progressive course that is the most common...