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2. Doctors Say This Nighttime Behavior Can Be A Sign Of Dementia

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   Here's how to distinguish "sundowning"—agitation or confusion later in the day in dementia patients—from typical aging, from doctors who treat older adults.

3. Sundowning - Wikipedia

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   Individuals may become fairly frustrated with their own confusion as well as aggravated by noise. Individuals being found yelling and becoming increasingly upset with their caregivers are not uncommon. [4] [5] Mental and physical fatigue increase with the setting of the sun. This fatigue can play a role in the individual's irritability. [4] [5]

4. This Nighttime Habit Could Be A Key Indicator Of Dementia ...

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   This could also cause a “marked lack of enthusiasm for daily tasks,” Porter says, adding that these symptoms “go beyond” normal fatigue. What is the connection between sleep and preventing ...

5. Memory and aging - Wikipedia

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   Another theory that is being examined to explain age related declines in working memory is that there is a limit in attentional resources seen over age. This means that older individuals are less capable of dividing their attention between two tasks, and thus tasks with higher attentional demands are more difficult to complete due to a ...

6. Midlife crisis - Wikipedia

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   A midlife crisis is a transition of identity and self-confidence that can occur in middle-aged individuals, typically 45 to 64 years old. [1] [2] [3] The phenomenon is described as a psychological crisis brought about by events that highlight a person's growing age, inevitable mortality, and possible lack of accomplishments in life.

7. It's Cold & Flu Season: Here's How to Tell if Your Senior ...

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   Seniors are generally at higher risk for complications and death from pneumonia due to weakened immune systems. However, risk factors vary from person to person. If you suspect your elderly loved ...

8. Dementia - Wikipedia

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   Dementia affects 5% of the population older than 65 and 20–40% of those older than 85. [270] Rates are slightly higher in women than men at ages 65 and greater. [ 270 ] The disease trajectory is varied and the median time from diagnosis to death depends strongly on age at diagnosis, from 6.7 years for people diagnosed aged 60–69 to 1.9 ...

9. Exercising This Much Could Add 5 Years To Your Life ... - AOL

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   A new study found that Americans 40 and older could live over five years longer if they exercised as much as the top 25% of the population. ... scientists found that people over the age of 40 ...