Daily Archives: August 2, 2021

Global number of people with dementia will triple by 2050, study claims

By 2050, the number of people with dementia in the world will triple, experts said during the virtual International Conference of the Association Against Alzheimer’s Disease. Scientists estimate the number of dementia patients will reach 152 million by 2050. At the same time, the greatest burden in terms of the increase in incidence will be…

Coronavirus pandemic might lead to an increase in patients with diabetes, scientists claim

About half of people hospitalized with COVID-19 develop hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) within a few months of infection. In the future, this could lead to an increase in the number of patients with diabetes mellitus, as Italian scientists warn. The study assessed the health of 551 people hospitalized in Italian hospitals from March to May…