Health
Poor sleep in middle age can impact brain health, says study
Poor sleep in middle age can have a negative impact on brain health, according to a new study by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).
Mar 16, 2023
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News tagged with dementia risk
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dementia found to be the dominant risk factor for COVID in elderly care
In 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, dementia was the dominant risk factor for the disease among residents of Swedish nursing homes. This elevated risk applied to both getting infected with and dying of COVID-19, ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Study suggests that people who regularly use laxatives may have an increased risk of dementia
People who regularly use laxatives, a common treatment for constipation, may have more than a 50% increased risk of developing dementia over people who do not use laxatives, according to a study published in the February ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Health
10 ways to reduce your risk of dementia
Dementia affects millions of Americans—including nearly one in 10 adults over age 65. While the causes of different dementias vary, a 2020 report from a Lancet commission identified several modifiable risk factors that ...
Feb 20, 2023
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Medications
Drug linked to lower risk of dementia in people with diabetes
People with diabetes are twice as likely to develop dementia as those without the disease. In a new study, people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes who took the diabetes drug pioglitazone were less likely to later develop ...
Feb 15, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Multi-country dementia study shows women's greater risk may be linked to disadvantage
A large international study of dementia risk involving almost 30,000 people from 18 countries covering all six continents suggests that social and economic disadvantage may explain the higher risk of the condition in women.
Feb 15, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Poorer schools could bring higher dementia rates many decades later
What do race and early education have to do with dementia risk among seniors?
Feb 14, 2023
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Health
What is vascular dementia?
Vascular dementia is a general term describing problems with reasoning, planning, judgment, memory and other thought processes caused by brain damage from impaired blood flow to your brain.
Feb 2, 2023
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Neuroscience
Brain health 'Check-in' tool to help reduce dementia risk
A free new digital tool has been launched by Alzheimer's Research UK, supported by evidence from UCL researchers, to help people keep their brain healthy and reduce their dementia risk.
Jan 20, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
New study links hearing loss with dementia in older adults
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that older adults with greater severity of hearing loss were more likely to have dementia, but the likelihood of dementia was lower ...
Jan 10, 2023
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