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Controlling Infections Might Lower Dementia Risk
THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 – Preventing or treating infections could be a key means of warding off dementia, a new evidence review says. Vaccines, antibiotics, antiviral medications and...
Most Dementia Patients Unaware of Diagnosis
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 – Many elderly people and their caregivers don’t know a doctor has diagnosed them with dementia. More than three-quarters of patients with dementia were not aware of their d...
Certain Drug Types Associated With Risk for Dementia
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 – Antimicrobials, vaccines, and anti-inflammatories are associated with a reduced risk for Alzheimer disease and dementia, while antipsychotics and drugs for diabetes are...
Popular GLP-1 Drugs Are Shaping Health Beyond Weight Loss & Diabetes
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 – Popular GLP-1 medications for weight loss and diabetes may have unexpected benefits for reducing risks for conditions such as substance abuse, psychosis, infections and even...
Popular GLP-1 Drugs Are Shaping Health Beyond Weight Loss & Diabetes
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 – Popular GLP-1 medications for weight loss and diabetes may have unexpected benefits for reducing risks for conditions such as substance abuse, psychosis, infections and even...
AI Helps Predict Memory Issues, Cognitive Decline During Menopausal Transition
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 – Artificial intelligence might be able to more quickly and affordably identify menopausal women who are having problems with memory or cognition. AI effectively identified...
New Criteria Developed for Appropriate Use of Amyloid, Tau PET
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 – Appropriate use criteria (AUC) for the use of amyloid and tau positron emission tomography (PET) have been issued by the Alzheimer's Association and the Society for Nuclear...
Higher Intake of Red Meat Linked to Increased Risk for Dementia
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 – Higher intake of red meat, especially processed red meat, is associated with an increased risk for developing dementia and subjective cognitive decline (SCD), according to...
Is Your Home Too Warm for Seniors' Brain Health?
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 – How warm or cold a home is kept could have a direct impact on the brain health of seniors. Seniors are best able to think and maintain attention when a home is kept between...
Red Meat, Dementia: The Surprising Link
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 – Steak, hamburgers, beef ribs and hot dogs are bad for the aging brain. Folks who eat lots of red and processed meat are more likely to develop dementia, researchers...
Most Participants With Probable Dementia Are Unaware of Diagnosis
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 – Unawareness of dementia diagnosis is very common and varies with race, but it is not associated with caregiver burden, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in the...
U.S. Dementia Cases Expected to Double By 2060
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – Seniors’ risk of dementia is more than double what was previously thought. The risk of developing dementia after age 55 is more than 42% among Americans, researchers r...
Periodontitis Tied to Impaired Brain Function
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – Periodontitis might be a potential risk factor for impaired brain function even in individuals with normal cognition, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in ...
Dementia Prevalence Projected to Increase From 2020 to 2060
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – The lifetime risk of dementia in a community-based cohort is 42 percent after age 55 years, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in Nature Medicine. Michael Fang,...
Review Reveals Average Life Expectancy After Dementia Diagnosis
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 – Average life expectancy for patients with dementia ranges from 8.9 years after diagnosis at a mean age of 60 years for women to 2.2 years at a mean age of 85 years for men,...