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ডিমেনশিয়ার ঝুঁকি বাড়ছে

বাংলাদেশের প্রায় তিন লাখ মানুষ ডিমেনশিয়ায় ভুগছেন। ২০৫০ সাল নাগাদ এই সংখ্যা ১৪ লাখ ছাড়িয়ে যেতে পারে। পরিস্থিতি মোকাবিলায় সরকারি ও বেসরকারি পর্যায়ে প্রস্তুতি নেই বললেই চলে। গতকাল বৃহস্পতিবার রাজধানীর বিয়াম মিলনায়তনে ডিমেনশিয়াবিষয়ক একটি আন্তর্জাতিক সম্মেলনে এ কথা বলা হয়। সম্মেলনটির আয়োজন করে যুক্তরাজ্যভিত্তিক বেসরকারি প্রতিষ্ঠান স্যার উইলিয়াম বেভারিজ ফাউন্ডেশন। সম্মেলনে বলা হয়, ডিমেনশিয়া মূলত বার্ধক্যজনিত রোগ। ডিমেনশিয়ার প্রাথমিক ও প্রধান লক্ষণ স্মৃতি হারিয়ে ফেলা। ডিমেনশিয়ায় আক্রান্ত মানুষ...

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Vitamin E 'beneficial' in dementia

A daily dose of vitamin E could help people with dementia, research suggests.   A study in the journal JAMA found people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease on high doses of vitamin E had a slower rate of decline than those given a dummy pill.   They were able to carry out everyday tasks for longer and needed less help from carers, say US researchers.   The Alzheimer's Society said the dosage was very high and might not be safe.   In the study, 613 people...

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Dementia cases 'set to treble worldwide' by 2050

The number of people living with dementia worldwide is set to treble by 2050, according to a new analysis. Alzheimer's Disease International says 44 million people live with the disease, but that figure will increase to 135 million by 2050. The figures were released ahead of the G8 dementia summit in London next week. In the UK, dementia research receives one eighth of the amount of funding that is spent on cancer, which charities say is insufficient. Alzheimer's Disease...

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Exercise 'is good dementia therapy'

People with dementia who exercise improve their thinking abilities and everyday life, a body of medical research concludes. The Cochrane Collaboration carried out a systematic review of eight exercise trials involving more than 300 patients living at home or in care. Exercise did little for patients' moods, the research concluded. But it did help them carry out daily activities such as rising from a chair, and boosted their cognitive skills. Whether these benefits improve quality...

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Mid-life stress 'precedes dementia'

 Mid-life stress may increase a woman's risk of developing dementia, according to researchers.   In a study of 800 Swedish women, those who had to cope with events such as divorce or bereavement were more likely to get Alzheimer's decades later.   The more stressful events there were, the higher the dementia risk became, BMJ Open reports.   The study authors say stress hormones may be to blame, triggering harmful alterations in the brain.   Stress hormones...

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