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Doing Physical and Mental Exercise When You’re Younger May Help Ward Off Dementia. Researchers say that what you do when you are younger — including activities like reading and gardening — can affect your risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Time Healthland, 02/20/2019. This item was posted in the ISN Newsroom. Please check the newsroom daily for updates on scleroderma and other related articles.

How Exercise May Help Protect Your Brain From Cognitive Decline and Dementia. Older adults with poor fitness levels have more deterioration of white matter in their brains, according to a new study, compared with their fitter peers. Time Healthland, 02/16/2018. This item was posted in the ISN Newsroom. Please check the newsroom daily for updates on scleroderma and other related articles.

Phone–based therapy sessions may help dementia caregivers cope. Talk therapy that teaches emotional regulation and coping skills can help people caring for a loved-one with dementia improve their own physical and mental health, German researchers say. Reuters Health, 12/15/2017. This item was posted in the ISN Newsroom. Please check the newsroom daily for updates on scleroderma and other related articles.

Heart Attack Survivors at Risk of Later Dementia. Heart attack survivors have an increased risk for developing dementia, a new study has found. New York Times, 11/15/2017. This item was posted in the ISN Newsroom. Please check the newsroom daily for updates on scleroderma and other related articles.

Doctors may be missing lifesaving dementia diagnoses, says study. Doctors may be missing the chance to diagnose dementia early in patients with signs of memory loss, researchers have said. The Independent, 03/16/2017. This item was posted in the ISN Newsroom. Please check the newsroom daily for updates on scleroderma and other related articles.

Dementia supplements 'not backed up by evidence,' claim experts. Claims used to promote some supplements for preventing dementia or aiding brain health are not backed up by scientific evidence, according to a report. The Independent, 06/17/2016. (Also see Supplement Guide) This item was posted in the ISN Newsroom. Please check the newsroom daily for updates on scleroderma and other related articles.

Some Good News for Dementia: Rates Might be Going Down. Researchers have found that it might be possible to delay or even prevent some kinds of dementia, which is a small piece of good news for people at high risk of it. NBC Health News, 02/10/2016. This item was posted in the ISN Newsroom. Please check the newsroom daily for updates on scleroderma and other related articles.