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The prevention of dementia involves reducing the number of risk factors for the development of dementia, and is a global health priority needing a global response. [1] [2] Initiatives include the establishment of the International Research Network on Dementia Prevention (IRNDP) [3] which aims to link researchers in this field globally, and the establishment of the Global Dementia Observatory ...
Mindanao (/ ˌ m ɪ n d ə ˈ n aʊ / ⓘ MIN-də-NOW) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of the same name that also includes its adjacent islands, notably the Sulu Archipelago.
The Philippine Trench (also called the Philippine Deep, Mindanao Trench, and the Mindanao Deep) is a submarine trench to the east of the Philippines. The trench is located in the Philippine sea of the western North Pacific Ocean and continues NNW-SSE. [ 1 ]
Increasing burden of dementia over time due to aging populations. [2] The prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias is significant in East Asian countries compared to the global average, which has 667 cases per 100,000 people. [2] Japan has the highest prevalence of AD in the world at 3,079 cases per 100,000 population. [2]
A new study shows that a depression diagnosis earlier in adulthood increases the risk of developing dementia later. Now, researchers want to know why. A new study finds a strong link between ...
The authors also found a substantial link between baseline BCS and depression risk among those younger than 50 — which they considered surprising since they expected only older adults may have ...
Depression is one of the most common psychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease, occurring at all stages of the disease, but it often appears in a different form than other depressive disorders. In 2000, a workgroup of the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health created a set of provisional diagnostic criteria for depression of Alzheimer ...
The Zamboanga Regional Medical Center (ZRMC), formerly known as the Mindanao Central Sanitarium, is a retained hospital under the Department of Health of the Republic of the Philippines. Established in 1930, it serves a dual function: as a sanitarium catering to Hansen’s Diseas e patients across Mindanao and as a general hospital serving ...