Alzheimer's test! A few on here may struggle...

**Joe 90** · 06-07-2023, 02:08 AM

People of all ages are being encouraged to do more to look after their brains to try to reduce their dementia risk.

A new brain check-up tool from Alzheimer's Research UK offers tips on staying sharp, keeping active and connecting with others.

Getting regular hearing checks in your 40s and 50s is one way to prevent social isolation, it says.

But most cases of dementia cannot be prevented, so early detection and better treatments are still vital.

Research suggests there are 12 risk factors for dementia which, if modified, could stop four in 10 people developing memory loss, confusion and communication problems.

Advice based on these risk factors is to stop smoking, do regular exercise, cut back on alcohol and challenge your brain - and it is never too early or too late to start doing it, experts say.

Anyone can take the brain check, which has been based on the latest research, to find out how to lower their individual chances of dementia.

But it is particularly aimed at adults aged 40-50 because this is seen to be an important window for taking action to look after brain health.

Prof Jonathan Schott, chief medical officer at the charity, said it would "provide a practical and easy means to allow people to take action to reduce their risk of dementia".

But he said only a third of people realised that was possible, which needed changing.

Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia, which affects nearly one million people in the UK and 55 million worldwide.

Numbers are forecast to rise sharply over the coming decades as more people live longer and their risk of dementia goes up with age.

Dr Sarah Bauermeister, senior scientist at Dementia Platforms UK, said several studies had found a link between hearing loss and dementia risk.

"Why is not clear," she said, "but a probable factor is they are working harder to hear conversations rather than focusing on cognitive tasks - and their world shrinks."

She said it was a good idea to get your hearing checked and corrected with a hearing aid if needed.

No blame
Our individual risk of developing dementia is linked to a combination of our age, the genes we inherit and the lifestyle we lead.

Many of those things cannot be changed, which is why there is no foolproof way of preventing dementia in 60% of cases.

"It's important not to blame people for getting dementia," said Dr Charles Marshall, clinical senior lecturer in dementia at Queen Mary University of London.

Some groups, such as those from poorer background and those with less education, are at higher risk.

But he said the NHS Health Check, a service for those aged 40-74, could be used to test brain health and give people advice on how to improve it, while also identifying those with early signs of dementia.

At present it takes an average of three years to get a diagnosis of dementia and there are very few treatments for symptoms.

"We need the same diagnostic process for dementia as for cancer, and that means redesigning services," Dr Marshall said.

"We need to prepare now for delivering new treatments when they come."

Dementia: Brain check-up tool aims to cut risk at any age - BBC News

Well I score surprisingly "sharp", how about you?

Stay sharp intro - Alzheimer's Research UK

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**cyrille** · 06-07-2023, 03:35 AM

Let’s face it - you being able to click the link qualifies for ‘surprisingly sharp’.

**Joe 90** · 06-07-2023, 04:06 AM

Originally Posted by cyrille

Let’s face it - you being able to click the link qualifies for ‘surprisingly sharp’.

Ping

**DrWilly** · 06-07-2023, 04:40 AM

It's a screening tool, not a brain test. You didn't score 'surprisingly sharp'. You answered a few lifestyle questions and received a response on your level of reported risk for developing Alzheimers.

**Joe 90** · 06-07-2023, 04:50 AM

Double ping

**misskit** · 06-07-2023, 06:02 AM

Food for the Brain has a test for cognitive function. They contact you once a year to do the test again.

I have been keeping up with this for several years now. So far, no decline and keeping my fingers crossed.

Cognitive Function Test | Food for the Brain Foundation

**Norton** · 06-07-2023, 06:13 AM

Originally Posted by DrWilly

It's a screening tool

A crap one as the majority of the questions have no relationship to brain health.

**BLD** · 06-07-2023, 06:15 AM

I got 3 x room for improvement.

**DrWilly** · 06-07-2023, 06:35 AM

Originally Posted by Norton

A crap one as the majority of the questions have no relationship to brain health.

that explains this then.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Well I score surprisingly "sharp", how about you?

**cyrille** · 06-07-2023, 07:43 AM

Someone needs to test Joe 90 regarding his compulsion to lie.

**Edmond** · 06-07-2023, 08:00 AM

Alzheimer's test!

Not an Alzheimer's test.

**Joe 90** · 06-07-2023, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by Edmond

Not an Alzheimer's test.

A hatric of pings

**Edmond** · 06-07-2023, 03:34 PM

Post dumb crap.
Have it called dumb crap.

Claim it as a win.

Watchout Chico, your title isn't safe after all.

**Joe 90** · 06-07-2023, 06:07 PM

Can we call that a quadruple

**hallelujah** · 06-07-2023, 07:46 PM

Sat here pissing myself at this thread.

**bsnub** · 07-07-2023, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by misskit

So far, no decline and keeping my fingers crossed.

Good for you. Keep up with it, I just took the test, and I am good. They want me on vitamins and of course do not like my drinking habits.

**malmomike77** · 07-07-2023, 06:51 PM

I failed the login

**Joe 90** · 07-07-2023, 06:53 PM

I forgot about this thread, cheers for the bump.

Did Ciz, KW & Lulu take the test???

**Stumpy** · 07-07-2023, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by Joe 90

I forgot about this thread

Early signs or another drunk posting event??

**DrWilly** · 07-07-2023, 09:36 PM

Originally Posted by Stumpy

Early signs or another drunk posting event??

Alcohol induced Alzheimer’s

**Stumpy** · 07-07-2023, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by DrWilly

Alcohol induced Alzheimer’s

HAHA. Drinks until he forgets then takes an Alzheimer's test.

**Joe 90** · 18-07-2023, 12:46 AM

A new drug, donanemab, is being hailed as a turning point in the fight against Alzheimer's, after a global trial confirms it slows cognitive decline.

The antibody medicine helps in the early stages of the disease by clearing a protein that builds up in the brains of people with this type of dementia.

Although not a cure, charities say the results in the journal JAMA mark a new era where Alzheimer's can be treated.

The UK's drugs watchdog has started assessing it for possible NHS use.

The drug works in Alzheimer's disease, not in other types of dementia, such as vascular dementia.

Drug donanemab seen as turning point in dementia fight - BBC News

**malmomike77** · 18-07-2023, 12:58 AM

Eli Lilly will price gouge the fook out of already stretched western health services as people demand they are prescribed it, in the meantime India, Chinkyland and Asia will simple make copies and charge 1/4d per tablet to their people.

**beachbound** · 18-07-2023, 01:44 AM

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**beachbound** · 18-07-2023, 01:46 AM

Originally Posted by hallelujah

Sat here pissing myself

That might be a indicator of early Alzheimer’s

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