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Shingles Vaccine, Shingrix, Could Lower Dementia Risk
FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 – Older people who avail themselves of the newest shingles vaccine could reap a hidden benefit: A significant drop in their odds of developing dementia. One expert applauded...
Shingles Vaccine, Shingrix, Could Lower Dementia Risk
FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 – Older people who avail themselves of the newest shingles vaccine could reap a hidden benefit: A significant drop in their odds of developing dementia. One expert applauded...
Where Your Body Stores Fat Could Affect Odds for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's
THURSDAY, July 25, 2024 – Finding yourself packing on the pounds around your waist and arms? If so, you might be at heightened risk for neurological illnesses like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, new...
Hormone-Modulating Therapy May Reduce Dementia Risk in Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, July 25, 2024 – For women with breast cancer, hormone-modulating therapy (HMT) is associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD), according to a study...
Variety of Digital Apps Aid Mental Health Symptoms in Adults
MONDAY, July 22, 2024 – Mindfulness-based, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based, and personalized feedback digital interventions are similarly effective in reducing mental health symptoms in...
Chemo Tied to Gut Microbiome Changes and Associated Cognitive Decline
TUESDAY, July 23, 2024 – Gut microbiome change is associated with cognitive decline during chemotherapy for patients with breast cancer, according to a study published online in the August issue of...
Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Aids Bulimia Outcomes
THURSDAY, July 18, 2024 – A web-based, cognitive behavioral self-help intervention effectively cuts bulimia nervosa symptoms, according to a study published online July 3 in JAMA Network Open. ...
Retired Rugby Players Face Risks for Dementia, CTE
THURSDAY, July 18, 2024 – Alix Popham played in two rugby World Cups and won a Six Nations Grand Slam before retiring in 2011 as a professional in the rough-and-tumble game. By 2020, he had already...
Metformin, SGLT2 Inhibitors Exhibit Significantly Lower Dementia Risk
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 – Compared with other antidiabetic classes, metformin and sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) exhibit significantly lower dementia risk, according to a review...
Benzodiazepines Not Tied to Higher Dementia Risk in Older Adults
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 – Use of benzodiazepines is not associated with increased dementia risk in older adults, according to a study published online July 2 in BMC Medicine. Ilse vom Hofe, from ...
Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer May Lower Dementia Risk
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 – Hormone therapy for breast cancer might reduce a woman’s later risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds. Overall, hormone therapy is associated with a 7% l...
Some Diabetes Drugs May Lower Dementia Risk
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 – Some diabetes drugs appear to lower the risk that people with type 2 diabetes will develop dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, a new evidence review says. The risk of dementia a...
AI Better at Predicting Progression to Alzheimer's Than Standard Care
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 – An AI program has proven better than doctors at sifting through the telltale signs that indicate who with early dementia will progress to Alzheimer’s disease, a new study s...
Nightmares in Midlife May Point to Future Cognitive Decline, Dementia
FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 – Distressing dreams in middle-aged and older adults may indicate a higher risk for future cognitive decline and all-cause dementia, according to a study presented at EAN 2024,...
Could an App Help Predict Thinking Declines for Those With Alzheimer's?
THURSDAY, July 11, 2024 – Dutch researchers are developing an app to predict how individual cases of Alzheimer's disease will progress. Based on data from nearly 1,000 Alzheimer's patients, they...