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Lower Alzheimer Risk Seen With PDE5i Initiation for Erectile Dysfunction
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 – For men with erectile dysfunction (ED), phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor (PDE5i) initiation is associated with a lower risk for Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a...
Helping a Loved One With Dementia Enjoy Valentine's Day
TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 – When a loved one has dementia, Valentine's Day can be bittersweet. "When dementia enters someone's life, it can change many things, including the dynamic of their...
Dementia Care Costs Can Quickly Burn Through People's Savings: Study
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 – Dementia care can eat through the savings of cash-strapped seniors, a new study warns. The average senior with dementia in non-nursing residential care facilities spent 97% of...
Cognitive Benefits Seen Two Years After Bariatric Surgery
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 – Bariatric surgery (BS) is associated with cognitive benefits two years after surgery, according to a study published online Feb. 9 in JAMA Network Open. Emma Custers, from...
Your Brain Finds Ways to Compensate Against Age-Related Decline
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – No one's brain is as sharp at 60 as it was at 20. However, new research supports the notion that folk's brains can make subtle adjustments with age to compensate for that...
Viagra, Cialis May Help Reduce Alzheimer's Risk
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 – Could drugs that give a boost to men's sexual performance help them stave off Alzheimer's disease? That's the main finding from a study suggesting that erectile dysfunction...
ASA: Nearly One in Five People Develop Dementia After Stroke
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 – Almost one-fifth of people develop dementia after stroke, according to a study presented at the American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference 2024, held from...
Healthier Lifestyle Linked to Better Global Cognition Close to Death
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – Among older adults, a healthier lifestyle is associated with better global cognitive functioning close to death, according to a study published online Feb. 5 in JAMA...
Hearing Troubles Can Affect the Mind, Too
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – If you're over 65, you likely struggle sometimes to hear conversations clearly, but ignoring that may prompt even more serious health problems, experts say. If left unchecked,...
Healthy Living Builds 'Cognitive Reserve' in Brain That May Prevent Dementia
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – New research suggests healthy lifestyles can help stave off dementia, perhaps by building a resilient 'cognitive reserve' in the aging brain. The study was based on the brain...
Physical Activity Weakly Associated With Better Late-Life Cognition
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Physical activity is associated with better late-life cognition, but the association is weak, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Feb. 1 in...
Ancient Greeks Seldom Hit by Dementia, Suggesting It's a Modern Malady
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Dementia seems like a disorder that’s always haunted the human race. But this form of severe memory loss is actually a modern malady, if classical Greek and Roman physicians a...
Missed, Undiagnosed Cirrhosis May Be Risk Factor for Cognitive Decline
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Missed or undiagnosed cirrhosis may be a risk factor for cognitive decline, according to a study published online Jan. 31 in JAMA Network Open. Jasmohan S. Bajaj, M.D., from...
Could Many Cases of 'Dementia' in Men Be Liver Cirrhosis Instead?
THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2024 – A new study of aging U.S. veterans finds that one in every 10 who have been diagnosed with dementia might actually have brain impairments caused by liver cirrhosis. It's a...
Odds for Dementia Nearly Triple in the Year After a Stroke
THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2024 – A person's odds for a dementia diagnosis nearly triple in the first year after a stroke, new research shows. This post-stroke spike in dementia risk does subside with time,...
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