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dementia

[dih-men-shuh, -shee-uh] / dɪˈmɛn ʃə, -ʃi ə /


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My husband has dementia and will need care.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Plus, a popular heart procedure has risky tradeoffs and AI could benefit dementia patients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

"UK Biobank has allowed discoveries to be made that otherwise would never have emerged about how to prevent and treat diseases like dementia," he told Today.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“This case involves an elderly man who was disoriented and living with dementia, conditions that made him particularly vulnerable,” Los Angeles County Dist.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

If your aged parents have grown tiresome or incontinent, you put them away where others will deal with their dirty diapers and dementia.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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