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Signs of Terry Pratchett's dementia appear in his books a decade before diagnosis

A new analysis of the work of Sir Terry Pratchett found his use of language was gradually deteriorating long before he was diagnosed with dementia. Writing in The Conversation, the authors of the ...
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Local author to present book on dementia at Desert Hot Springs Library Author Series

Riverside native and Palm Desert resident Kathleen Bjork was a teacher for 40 years — she was even the Coachella Valley Unified School District teacher of the year in 2000 — but when it came time to ...

Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds

Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers ...
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Alzheimer's dementia risk nearly 40% lower with lifelong learning

Intellectual enrichment throughout the lifespan tied to higher cognitive function ...

Signs of Sir Terry Pratchett's dementia may have been hidden in his books

Signs of Sir Terry Pratchett's dementia may have been present in his writing a decade before his official diagnosis, new research has found. Researchers have examined the lexical diversity—a measure ...