A 2003 study has recently gained popularity on social media. The study finds that leisure activities such as dancing can significantly lower the possibility of dementia.
Fewer than 50 specialised dementia care centres exist nationwide, most in big cities and run by private hospitals or nonprofits. Millions of families and elders in rural and semi-urban India continue to struggle alone.
Infections like the flu or shingles trigger inflammation throughout the body, including in the brain. This stress is thought to accelerate brain ageing.
It is estimated that nearly 8.8 mn Indians older than 60 have dementia & Alzheimer’s, for which no cure exists currently. Equally concerning is its proliferation in younger age group.
Most of the participants are rural, monolingual, and quite a few have never received a formal education. These factors make them stand out from other global subjects of dementia studies.
Dementia is the seventh leading cause of death among all diseases worldwide and is responsible for millions of older people enduring disability and dependency.
On 28 December 2003, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam delivered an address to mark the 50th anniversary of the UGC in New Delhi, outlining the role of the education sector and universities in national development.
New Delhi plans to borrow 17.2 trillion rupees ($187 billion) in the year starting April 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech on Sunday.
NSE CEO Ashishkumar Chauhan was speaking at Off The Cuff event hosted by ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. He said that NSE, on average, sees 20 crore cyberattacks each day.
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