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  2. Aging in dogs - Wikipedia

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    The other common system defines "dog years" to be the actual calendar years (365 days each) of a dog's life, and "human years" to be the equivalent age of a human being. [2] By this terminology, the age of a 6-year-old dog is described as 6 dog years or 40–50 human years, a reversal from the previous definition.

  3. Canine cognitive dysfunction - Wikipedia

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    Canine cognitive dysfunction (CCD) is a disease prevalent in dogs that exhibit symptoms of dementia or Alzheimer's disease shown in humans. [1] CCD creates pathological changes in the brain that slow the mental functioning of dogs resulting in loss of memory, motor function, and learned behaviors from training early in life.

  4. New Study Explains How to Help Preserve Senior Dogs' Brain ...

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    The AKC reports that one study found that 28% of dogs between 11 and 12 years of age have at least one sign of dog dementia, and that increased to 68% in dogs over 15 years of age.

  5. Dogs work together to save elderly woman with dementia who ...

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    One pup in Utah is being hailed as a hero for helping save his dog mom, an elderly woman with dementia who got lost in the state’s mountains in the summer heat for almost three days — an act ...

  6. Propentofylline - Wikipedia

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    Propentofylline was studied as a possible treatment for Alzheimer's disease and multi-infarct dementia, [1] [4] and has been studied, to a lesser extent, as a possible adjunct in the treatment of ischemic stroke, due to its vasodilating properties. [5] [6] Propentofylline is in use as a veterinary medicine in older dogs. [7]

  7. Dogs get dementia, too. Walking can lower the risk for pets ...

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    Dogs and people can reduce their risk of dementia by walking and other exercise. Symptoms of dog dementia include pacing, failing to recognize familiar people. Dogs get dementia, too.

  8. Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy

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    The hallmark symptom of LATE is a progressive memory loss that predominantly affects short-term and episodic memory. [1] This impairment is often severe enough to interfere with daily functioning and usually remains the chief neurologic deficit, unlike other types of dementia in which non-memory cognitive domains and behavioral changes might be noted earlier or more prominently. [1]

  9. Alzheimer's disease - Wikipedia

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    The normal life expectancy for 60 to 70 years old is 23 to 15 years; for 90 years old it is 4.5 years. [228] Following AD diagnosis it ranges from 7 to 10 years for those in their 60s and early 70s (a loss of 13 to 8 years), to only about 3 years or less (a loss of 1.5 years) for those in their 90s.