Earlier Health Conditions Tied to Subsequent Dementia Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia links are time-dependent Jan 05, 2023
Dementia Accompanying Cardiometabolic Disease: Does It Come Down to Genetics? Twin study suggests special monitoring in some individuals Dec 29, 2022
Brain Vitamin D Tied to Cognitive Function No links seen with Alzheimer's or dementia pathology, however Dec 08, 2022
Dementia Patients With Seizures Decline Faster Worse cognition, poorer function, higher mortality for those with active seizures Dec 08, 2022
Cognitive Decline Tied to Midlife Diet Impact of ultra-processed foods is small but important, prospective study suggests Dec 05, 2022
Dementia Risk Score Touts 'Nearly 100%' Predictive Accuracy But some experts are skeptical of novel clinical tool Nov 21, 2022
Dementia Strikes One in Ten Americans Over 65 Even more have mild cognitive impairment, new estimates show Oct 24, 2022
Does Diet Matter? Study Questions Links Between Diet and Dementia Diet combined with other risk-reduction strategies may show different results Oct 12, 2022
Midlife Omega-3 Levels Tied to Brain Structure, Cognition Larger hippocampal volume, better abstract reasoning for people in their 40s Oct 05, 2022
Can Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Reduce Dementia Risk? DREAM study findings conflict with other recent data Oct 04, 2022
Dementia Diagnosis Linked to Suicide Risk almost seven times higher for people with diagnosis before age 65 Oct 03, 2022
Rexulti Calms Alzheimer's Dementia-Related Agitation But atypical antipsychotic disappoints in borderline personality disorder Sep 19, 2022
Cognition Improves With Daily Multivitamin Supplement But it's too early to recommend multivitamins to prevent cognitive decline, experts caution Sep 15, 2022
Dementia Risk Tied to Daily Step Count Incident dementia dropped by 25% with as little as 3,800 steps per day, study found Sep 06, 2022
No Detrimental Impact on Cognition With Entresto for Heart Failure Cost may be reason for underutilization, rather than concerns about cognition, expert noted Aug 26, 2022
Early Data Mixed for Home-Based Brain Stimulation After Stroke Certain subgroups may see more cognitive benefit Aug 18, 2022
Persistent Olfactory Loss After COVID Predicts Cognitive Impairment Loss of smell a better predictor than severity of infection among older adults Aug 07, 2022
Black, Hispanic Dementia Patients Less Likely to Choose Hospice at End of Life These groups also incur more inpatient costs compared with white patients Aug 05, 2022
Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy Linked to Dementia Later in Life Women saw higher risks of all-cause dementia and vascular dementia Aug 04, 2022
Regular Exercise Program May Stall Cognitive Decline Trial shows promise for people with mild cognitive impairment Aug 03, 2022
ICU Stay Doubles Dementia Risk Higher risks of both Alzheimer's and all-type dementia seen Aug 02, 2022
Dementia Risk Climbs With Intake of Ultra-Processed Foods Swapping out ultra-processed for unprocessed or minimally processed foods can lower risk sharply Jul 27, 2022
Physical Exercise Tied to Greater Cognitive Reserve in Women Both men and women see benefit from mentally stimulating activities Jul 22, 2022
Just 4 Drinks a Week Tied to Brain Changes Higher brain iron may contribute to adverse cognitive effects Jul 14, 2022
Hypothyroidism May Predict Dementia in Golden Years Association wasn't seen before age 65, nor with hyperthyroidism Jul 06, 2022
ADHD Drugs May Treat Alzheimer's Cognitive Symptoms Effectively Positive effect on global cognition, apathy in meta-analysis Jul 05, 2022
Midlife Hand Grip Strength Tied to Subsequent Dementia Is the relationship mainly vascular? Jun 23, 2022
Evidence of CTE Rare in Military Personnel Limited number of cases preclude causal conclusions Jun 08, 2022
Unstable Sleep Patterns Linked With Worsening Cognition Longitudinal data put sleep variability in a negative light Jun 08, 2022
Walking Speed Helps Predict Future Dementia Dual decline in gait speed and cognition tied to higher dementia risk Jun 01, 2022
Even With High Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's, Lifestyle Factors Matter Midlife scores on Life's Simple 7 tied to dementia incidence across a range of genetic profiles May 25, 2022
Dementia Risk Factors Vary By Age Vascular factors at age 55 are different from those later in life May 18, 2022
Is Alzheimer's Risk Lower With TNF Inhibitors? For arthritis patients with cardiovascular disease, the answer may be yes Apr 08, 2022
Left Atrial Disease Linked to Incident Dementia Echocardiographic findings suggest more therapeutic targets for dementia Mar 22, 2022
Loneliness May Triple Dementia Risk Even without dementia, lonely feelings linked with brain changes Feb 09, 2022
Mixing and Matching BP Meds? Consider the Implications for Dementia SPRINT analysis favors certain classes of antihypertensives Jan 28, 2022
Dementia Tied to Resting Heart Rate Findings persist even after accounting for cardiovascular disease Dec 03, 2021
Aspirin Flops Again for Dementia Prevention ASCEND trial sides with ASPREE, but can't rule out some potential benefit Nov 15, 2021
Two Anticoagulants -- When Used Correctly -- Similarly Protective Against Dementia GIRAF trial tested warfarin versus dabigatran in older Afib patients Nov 14, 2021
