A new study that takes advantage of a change in availability of the shingles (*Herpes zoster*) vaccine in Wales finds that vaccination reduces dementia symptoms in those already diagnosed with the disease, and reduced deaths from dementia by approximately 30% over the following nine years.

Summary: https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/shingles-vaccine-dementia

Original paper: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)01256-5?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867425012565%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

#Science #Health #Dementia #Alzheimers #Shingles #HerpesZoster

A new study that takes advantage of a change in availability of the shingles (*Herpes zoster*) vaccine in Wales finds that vaccination reduces dementia symptoms in those already diagnosed with the disease, and reduced deaths from dementia by approximately 30% over the following nine years.

Summary: https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/shingles-vaccine-dementia

Original paper: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(25)01256-5?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867425012565%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

#Science #Health #Dementia #Alzheimers #Shingles #HerpesZoster

All too often, people living with dementia can become overwhelmed by the seeming cacophony. Sometimes, we can offer a focal point through our calm and reassurance. We can provide peace amid the storm.

#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving #kindness

All too often, people living with dementia can become overwhelmed by the seeming cacophony. Sometimes, we can offer a focal point through our calm and reassurance. We can provide peace amid the storm.

#Alzheimers #dementia #caregiving #kindness

Police in Kyoto have arrested a former officer and a woman on suspicion of defrauding an elderly dementia patient. The former officer is a board member of a group that works with police to assist dementia patients. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/japan/crime-legal/japan-police-arrested-elderly-fraud/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #dementia #fraud #elderly

Studies increasingly find links between air pollutants and dementia

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/health/alzheimers-dementia-air-pollution.html

#HackerNews #airpollution #dementia #health #research #environmentalhealth

@lauren @w7voa It doesn’t matter what #Trump says. He is too far gone to #dementia. Someone else is writing the script for Trump, the orders have already gone out. Trump is playing a role, creating misdirection. That is why he is President. He is useful.

Art-making and the life force, a deeper dive
https://www.patreon.com/posts/142289869

#art #dementia #mentalhealth

Art-making and the life force, a deeper dive
https://www.patreon.com/posts/142289869

#art #dementia #mentalhealth

"The man’s mental faculties are crumbling like blue cheese, and major media need to write prominent stories about this alarming problem – not just stick a sentence into the 14th paragraph of a news story."

~ Mark Jacob

#Trump #MentalAcuity #MentalDecline #dementia #health #media #sanewashing
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https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/media-must-cover-not-cover-up-trumps

"He took a dementia exam. Person, woman, man, camera, TV."

~ Ron Filipkowski

#Trump #MentalAcuity #MentalDecline #dementia #health #media #sanewashing
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https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-237-102725

"The man’s mental faculties are crumbling like blue cheese, and major media need to write prominent stories about this alarming problem – not just stick a sentence into the 14th paragraph of a news story."

~ Mark Jacob

#Trump #MentalAcuity #MentalDecline #dementia #health #media #sanewashing
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https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/media-must-cover-not-cover-up-trumps

Actually, it's been years that #doctors have observed #Trump's mental deterioration, & sleep disturbances are "clinical signs of #dementia."

For months, the president has faced questions about his physical and mental health. He’s been nursing swollen ankles & heavy bruising on his hands, and experts have warned that his nonsensical speeches and mental lapses are clinical signs of dementia. To make things worse, nobody really knows when the president sleeps."

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-launches-unhinged-late-night-truth-social-rampage/#user-comments

#USPol

"Every day, we see the same pattern of delusion, deception, projection. As former President Obama once said, the presidency doesn’t change who you are, it magnifies who you are. And Donald Trump has shown us, in high definition, exactly who he is: a fraud amplified by power and politicians who refuse to stand up to him as he wrecks the country."

~ Ben Meiselas

#Obama #Trump #dementia #corruption
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https://www.meidasplus.com/p/sunday-afternoon-news-wrap-up-trumps