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A young British man will attempt to swim the Bosphorus to raise funds in memory of his late grandfather who died with dementia.

Louis Alexander, 22, from London, has dedicated his life to raising money for brain disorders.

Now, the multi-sport athlete will take on what is said to be the oldest swimming challenge in the world, crossing the Hellespont, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.

Romantic poet Lord Byron famously swam the strait between the continents in north-west Turkey in 1810 in homage to the Greek classical myth of Hero and Leander.

“It’s considered by many to be the epitome of ocean swimming because it’s the oldest swim in history", Mr Alexander said.

“What’s even more special is that Lord Byron was 22 years old when he did the swim, which is the same age I will be during the swim.”

Mr Alexander decided last year to dedicate his life to raising money for charity via such challenges, turning him into a full-time adventurer.

Dementia is among the leading causes of death in Australia, however University of Queensland research has actually discovered the illness impacts guys and females in a different way.

UQ health biostatistician Dr Michael Waller stated the collective research study with the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health analyzed 1.1 million Australian death certificates for any reference of dementia.

“As people live longer the chance of getting dementia increases significantly, especially over the age of 80,” Dr Waller stated.  

“Our research study tried to find records where dementia was noted either as the cause of death or as an underlying cause.  

“Within the 184,562 certificates, we discovered that females had 14 percent greater rates of death from the most typical kind of dementia – Alzheimer’s illness.

“Alzheimer’s disease causes dementia by destroying the nerve cells in the brain.”

The research revealed guys had a 20 percent greater rate of death from vascular dementia.  

Vascular dementia is brought on by impaired blood circulation to the brain and is the 2nd most typical kind of dementia after Alzheimer’s illness.

Dr Waller stated the findings recommended there might be underlying biological elements driving the various rates of Alzheimers and vascular dementia amongst guys and females.

“These factors might include hormonal changes, particularly during menopause, and even differential risk for other conditions such as cardiovascular disease,” he stated.

“There’s a genuine requirement to take a look at the entire photo when studying how an illness like dementia impacts a population.

“Regardless of the gender differences, society needs to consider the implications of people living longer and more people developing dementia.”

Memories of Mama (July 11, 2021)

Eleven years ago today – July 11, 2021 – which was also a Sunday, the sometimes bizarre, always unpredictable behavior that Mama had been regularly exhibiting since the fall of 2008 reached its critical mass. The week before had been very stressful. Mama’s paranoia and anger were at full-tilt and she spent the week crescendoing out of control. I visited her every day at her apartment in the…

More deaths from Alzheimer’s, other dementias in U.S. in 2020, report finds

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Health Diet & Fitness Author of the article: Washington Post Tara Bahrampour, The Washington Post Comforting an Alzheimer’s patient. Getty Images Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through our links on this page. Article content Preliminary reports from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that there were at…

Limbic-Predominant Age-Related TDP-43 Encelopathy (LATE) Dementia Identified

A new type of dementia has been identified. While it may look like Alzheimer’s disease, it differs in significant ways. Researchers suspect it’s even more prevalent than Alzheimer’s disease – and may be part of a mixed-dementia diagnosis – but that remains to be seen.

The new type of dementia is called limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encelopathy or LATE dementia. The symptoms of LATE…

Dementia is one of the leading causes of death in Australia, but University of Queensland research has found the disease affects men and women differently.

UQ health biostatistician Dr Michael Waller said the collaborative study with the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health examined 1.1 million Australian death certificates for any mention of dementia.

“As people live longer the chance of getting dementia increases significantly, especially over the age of 80,” Dr Waller said.  

“Our study looked for records where dementia was listed either as the cause of death or as an underlying cause.  

“Within the 184,562 certificates, we found that women had 14 per cent higher rates of death from the most common form of dementia – Alzheimer’s disease.

“Alzheimer’s disease causes dementia by destroying the nerve cells in the brain.”

The research revealed men had a 20 per cent higher rate of death from vascular dementia.  

Vascular dementia is caused by impaired blood flow to the brain and is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease.

Dr Waller said the findings suggested there could be underlying biological factors driving the different rates of Alzheimers and vascular dementia among men and women.

“These factors might include hormonal changes, particularly during menopause, and even differential risk for other conditions such as cardiovascular disease,” he said.

“There’s a real need to look at the whole picture when studying how a disease like dementia affects a population.

“Regardless of the gender differences, society needs to consider the implications of people living longer and more people developing dementia.”