Med Page Today

JULY 24, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Persistent anxiety raised the risk of all-cause dementia in older adults, a longitudinal study showed. Both chronic anxiety (HR 2.80, 95% CI 1.35-5.72, 5.72, P=0.01) and new-onset anxiety (HR 3.20, 95% CI 1.40-7.45, 7.45, P=0.01) were tied.

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Med Page Today

JULY 25, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- The recombinant shingles vaccine (Shingrix) was associated with a larger reduction in dementia than the live shingles vaccine (Zostavax), an analysis of more than 200,000 U.S. older adults showed. Over a 6-year follow-up period.

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Dementia 133

Med Page Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- A new diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or related dementia was more common after falls than after other traumatic injuries, an analysis of Medicare claims data showed. The study assessed nearly 2.5 million older adults who had.

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Med Page Today

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Up to one in five prevalent dementia cases may be attributable to impaired vision, a cross-sectional analysis suggested. In a study of nearly 2,800 older Americans, the population attributable fraction (PAF) of prevalent dementia.

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Dementia 131

Med Page Today

JULY 31, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- PHILADELPHIA -- Eating two servings of processed red meat a week over decades raised the odds of subsequent dementia, a prospective study of 130,000 healthcare professionals showed. Over up to 43 years of follow-up, participants.

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Med Page Today

JUNE 7, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- A quick cognitive assessment tool helped improve dementia-related care in primary care patients, a randomized controlled trial showed. Compared with standard care, the 5-Cog system tripled the odds that a patient would receive.

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Dementia 126

Med Page Today

MAY 6, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Higher olive oil intake was associated with a lower risk of dementia-related mortality, a prospective study of 90,000 healthcare professionals showed. Eating at least 7 g of olive oil daily -- about a half tablespoon --.

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Dementia 145

Science Daily - Stroke

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Medical researchers conducted the largest-ever genome-wide association study of all-cause dementia, finding substantial genetic overlap with vascular dementia.

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Med Page Today

AUGUST 12, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- An anti-inflammatory diet was tied to a lower risk for dementia in people ages 60 and older with cardiometabolic diseases, U.K. Biobank data showed. Among people with cardiometabolic diseases including type 2 diabetes, heart.

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Med Page Today

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Blood protein profiles predicted future dementia in healthy adults, a large longitudinal study showed. Blood samples from over 50,000 people in the U.K. Biobank showed that four proteins -- glial fibrillary acidic protein.

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Med Page Today

AUGUST 2, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- PHILADELPHIA -- Blood biomarkers specific to Alzheimer's disease -- specifically, amyloid-beta 42/40 ratios and measures of phosphorylated tau 181 (p-tau181) -- had a relationship with subsequent dementia that started in.

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Med Page Today

MAY 23, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Lifestyle and other dementia risk factors were linked with cognitive changes independently of genetic risks for Alzheimer's disease, a French prospective study found. Across nearly 5,200 people in three French cities, worse.

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Addressing heart health earlier in life may affect and even deter dementia risk later in life, according to research published by The American Heart Association Oct. 10 in Stroke.

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Med Page Today

APRIL 26, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Mandating clinicians to report drivers with dementia may be associated with missed or delayed dementia diagnoses, a cross-sectional study of primary care providers suggested. Clinicians in states that required them to report.

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Dementia 119

Med Page Today

DECEMBER 26, 2023

(MedPage Today) -- Four new risk factors for young-onset dementia were identified in the prospective U.K. Biobank study. Orthostatic hypotension, vitamin D deficiency, high C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, and social isolation emerged as new risk.

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Risk Factors Dementia 142

Med Page Today

JULY 31, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- PHILADELPHIA -- The Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care has raised the number of modifiable risk factors definitively linked to cognitive loss to 14, based on research conducted since its last update.

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Med Page Today

APRIL 25, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Overprescribing warning letters modestly cut the use of antipsychotic medications without apparent repercussion in people with dementia, a secondary analysis of a randomized trial indicated. Compared with primary care physicians.

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Dementia 124

HCPLive

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Nearly 19% of dementia cases were attributable to ≥1 vision impairment in a nationally representative sample of older US adults.

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Dementia 95

Med Page Today

DECEMBER 14, 2023

(MedPage Today) -- Sleep regularity in midlife and at older ages may be a novel dementia risk factor, data from 88,000 people in Great Britain suggested. Day-to-day consistency in sleep-wake patterns showed a U-shaped association with incident.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

A team of public health researchers at Ningxia Medical University, in China, has found, via analysis of health record data, that some regular coffee drinkers with high blood pressure may have a lower risk of developing dementia than people who do not drink coffee. Their study is published in Scientific Reports.

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HCPLive

APRIL 8, 2024

The study highlights how the experience of loneliness for care partners of people with dementia changes relationship roles throughout the dementia trajectory.

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Dementia 105

Med Page Today

APRIL 17, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Use of antipsychotics in dementia patients was associated with an increased risk for a wider range of adverse outcomes than previously acknowledged, a population-based matched cohort study from the U.K. In the analysis.

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

JUNE 21, 2024

While previous studies suggested an association of the most common cerebral small-vessel disease with dementia risk, new research provides evidence of causal link, identifying it as a major vascular factor.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

AUGUST 23, 2024

The 2024 report from the Lancet Standing Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care brings promising developments for healthcare professionals and public health advocates. Key Takeaways: Up to 50% of all dementia cases could potentially be prevented or substantially delayed.

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HCPLive

JANUARY 4, 2024

In a new study, hearing loss was significantly associated with a 7% higher risk of dementia, while hearing aids were shown to reduce such risks.

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Dementia 122

HCPLive

APRIL 25, 2024

Chun spoke in this interview segment about more recommendations for internal medicine physicians to give older adults related to aging, dementia, and statin use.

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Dementia 105

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JUNE 26, 2024

Dementia risk factors associated with cardiovascular health may have increased over time compared to factors such as smoking and having less education, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

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NEJM Journal Watch - Cardiology

OCTOBER 9, 2024

After adjustment for known risk factors, ICAD was associated with elevated dementia risk at 5 years.

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Med Page Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In middle-age men with high Alzheimer's dementia risk, higher pancreatic fat was linked with lower cognition and brain volumes. (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Obesity) The Department of Justice.

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Dementia Obesity 111

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

When older adults have significant year-to-year fluctuations in their cholesterol levels without changes in medication, it could indicate an increased risk of developing dementia or cognitive decline, according to a preliminary study presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2024, held Nov. 16–18, 2024, in Chicago.

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Med Page Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback Tommy Kramer revealed his dementia diagnosis. (AP (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. AP via ESPN) Florida hospitals are postponing elective procedures and preparing.

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American College of Cardiology

MARCH 27, 2024

What is the effect of antihypertensive drug treatment on the risk of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease among new users of antihypertensive medications?

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Dementia Article 68

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 23, 2024

Cardiogenic dementia is a cognitive impairment caused by heart dysfunction and has received increasing research attention. The prevention and treatment of cardiogenic dementia are essential to improve the quality of life, particularly in the elderly and aging population.

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American Heart News - Heart News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Research Highlights: People diagnosed with coronary heart disease had a significantly increased risk of developing dementia later in life, according to an analysis of data for more than 430,000 people from the UK Biobank. Participants who had.

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HCPLive

MAY 5, 2024

Devanand reviews lecanemab and the advent of blood biomarkers for dementia and Alzheimer's management at APA 2024.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

BackgroundThe association of age at coronary heart disease (CHD) onset with incident dementia remains unexplored. Information on the diagnosis of CHD and dementia was collected at baseline and follow‐ups. 1.38];P<0.001), and vascular dementia (HR, 1.22 [95% CI, 1.13–1.31];P<0.001). 1.31];P<0.001).

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Med Page Today

AUGUST 5, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- PHILADELPHIA -- Coffee and tea intake were associated with long-term cognitive changes in older adults, two prospective studies presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) suggested. Among 6,001.

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