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Cholesterol’s Star Role in Dementia Prevention: New Insights from the 2024 Lancet Dementia Report 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

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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Abstract WP269: Predicting post-stroke all-cause dementia incidence using machine learning models and electronic health record data

Stroke Journal

Introduction:All-cause dementia remains a significant public health concern, with stroke recognized as a key risk factor. Few studies have applied Machine Learning (ML) models to accurately predict cognitive impairment and dementia, yet none have specifically focused on post-stroke dementia risk prediction.

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Suboptimal Sleep Duration Is Associated With Poorer Neuroimaging Brain Health Profiles in Middle?Aged Individuals Without Stroke or Dementia

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundThe American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7, a public health construct capturing key determinants of cardiovascular health, became the Life's Essential 8 after the addition of sleep duration. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. to −0.02];P=0.002), but not with WMH presence (P=0.6).ConclusionsAmong

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Why Insulin Resistance Is The Biggest Silent Risk Factor For Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Insulin resistance is a major risk factor for the leading causes of death, the leading one being cardiovascular disease. Understanding where you sit on this continuum is a key part of defining your future risk of heart disease but also dementia, and many cancers. The key is to identify risk much earlier.

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Cardiac Contributions to Brain Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Stroke Journal

The burden of neurologic diseases, including stroke and dementia, is expected to grow substantially in the coming decades. Thus, achieving optimal brain health has been identified as a public health priority and a major challenge. Stroke, Ahead of Print.

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Abstract DP12: Leukocyte Telomere Length as a Predictor of Age-Related Brain Diseases: Evidence from the UK Biobank

Stroke Journal

Introduction:Stroke, dementia, and late-life depression (LLD) are age-related brain diseases that pose significant public health challenges. We accounted for modifiable lifestyle risk factors with the Brain Care Score (BCS), a 21-point metric validated in the UKB for age-related brain diseases.

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American Stroke Association to Honor 11 Leading Scientists at International Stroke Conference ISC 2024

DAIC

Kenton III Lecture Award, is the director and founding dean of the University of California, Irvine’s Program in Public Health and future School of Population and Public Health. the winner of the Edgar J. Meschia is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) in neurology and vascular neurology.

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