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Mix of Factors Can ID Cognitive Decline in Early Alzheimer Disease
THURSDAY, Aug. 15, 2024 – Even in early stages of Alzheimer disease (AD), cognitive deterioration is best predicted by a combination of patient demographic, somatic, and functional variables,...
Risk for Alzheimer Dementia Lower With Treated Versus Untreated HTN
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 14, 2024 – Individuals with treated hypertension have a reduced risk for Alzheimer dementia (AD) compared with those with untreated hypertension, according to research published...
Bout of Shingles May Raise Odds for Cognitive Decline
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 14, 2024 – Older Americans already dread shingles, and they may now have one more reason to do so: A painful episode could raise their odds for cognitive decline. A new study found a...
Anti-Inflammatory Diet Could Lower Your Odds for Dementia
TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 – Eating a healthy diet that dampens inflammation in the body could lower your odds for dementia, especially if you already have heart risk factors, a new Swedish study shows....
New Upright Scanner Tracks Brain Function While You Walk
FRIDAY, Aug. 9, 2024 – A wearable brain scanner could improve research into Parkinson’s disease, dementia and other debilitating disorders, new research shows. The brain scanner – called the A...
Dementia May Not Be as Common Among Parkinson's Patients as Thought
THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 – Many people with Parkinson's disease may fear dementia as a common consequence of the disease. But new research suggests dementia is not inevitable with Parkinson's, and in...
HbA1c Stability Tied to Lower Risk for Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias
THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 – Increased glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) stability within patient-specific target ranges is associated with a lower risk for Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD),...
Dementia May Occur Less Often, Develop Slower in Parkinson Disease Patients
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 7, 2024 – For patients with Parkinson disease (PD), dementia may occur less often or develop over a longer time period than previously thought, according to a study published online...
Chronic and New-Onset Anxiety Linked to All-Cause Dementia
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 7, 2024 – Chronic and new-onset anxiety are associated with an increased risk for all-cause dementia, especially among those aged younger than 70 years, according to a study...
Population-Level Interventions Cost-Effective for Reducing Risk for Dementia
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 – Population-level interventions could be cost-saving and increase quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) by reducing the risk for dementia, according to a study published online...
Fish Oil Might Help High-Risk Older Adults Avoid Alzheimer's
FRIDAY, Aug. 2, 2024 – Fish oil supplements might help high-risk seniors stave off Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds. Older people with a higher genetic risk of Alzheimer’s experienced slower br...
Wildfire Smoke Exposure Linked With Higher Dementia Risk
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 – The wildfires thats are increasing with climate change could harm the future brain health of humanity, a new study suggests. Wildfire smoke appears to increase people’s risk ...
14 Risk Factors Raise Your Odds for Odds for Dementia
THURSDAY, AUG. 1, 2024 – New research has added two conditions to the list of 12 risk factors that boost the chances of a dementia diagnosis. The good news? You can guard against the development of...
Plasma Biomarkers of Alzheimer Neuropathy Linked to Dementia Risk
THURSDAY, Aug. 1, 2024 – Plasma biomarkers of Alzheimer disease (AD) neuropathy increase with age and are associated with known dementia risk factors, according to a study published online July 28...
Eating Less Processed Red Meat Could Cut Your Odds for Dementia
WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2024 – Skip the bacon and those holiday hot dogs: A new study finds eating processed red meats raises your odds for dementia. Overall, just two servings per week of processed red...