dementia
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Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, a condition that gradually damages memory, thinking, and behavior.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
Balancing sorrow with self-deprecation, Maron covers childhood abuse, his father’s dementia, evacuating his home with three cats during the L.A. fires and becoming the unlikeliest of Swifties.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
"Brain age-related diseases like dementia are a major health concern worldwide," Shetty said.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
Over the year-long course, she studies topics including autism, first aid and dementia and has placements at a childhood diabetes unit, St John Ambulance and in a care home.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
He was eventually freed from slavery at the age of forty, only to be committed later to an asylum for dementia.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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