Dementia

Looking for monitors for elderly with dementia? Hemesh Chadalavada from Hyderabad has created Alpha Monitor, a wearable device that helps caregivers monitor patients with dementia and Alzheimer's.

In 1955, Sukla Bhattacharjya waited for her husband Shiv to recover from an illness to marry him despite his insistence that she find other suitors. Four decades later, when she began losing her memory, he took care of her like few ever could. #CoupleGoals

Did you know that the average brain of an Indian was smaller in height, width and volume than our Caucasian and East Asian counterparts? Does having a smaller brain means you are less intelligent?

Very often family members confuse the symptoms of Dementia for regular issues that accompany aging. Hence, the symptoms go uninvestigated. Dr Dasgupta informs us that forgetfulness, confusion, word finding difficulties, substituting one word for another are all probable signs that must be looked into.

In a largely rural country, where mental health conditions cost over $1 trillion to the economy, unique and inclusive models like that designed by Dr Manoj Kumar can serve as the perfect solution

A preventive and therapeutic remedy of saffron extracts has been found to arrest the onset of AD and improve cognitive health.

Saffron, a common ingredient in our food, may hold the secret cure to Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

A psychological condition like Dementia can take a toll, not only on the patient, but also on their family and immediate caregivers. It is important that it is addressed with extreme care and love.

Older adults and their families often deny the existence of mental health problems. As a result, elderly patients may seek medical care for non-specific somatic complaints such as headaches, insomnia, dizziness or any other vague physical symptom instead of seeking psychiatric care.

"Eighty percent of the older population in India tend to address pressing medical conditions only when it is too late."