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Dementia Strikes One in Ten Americans Over 65

Even more have mild cognitive impairment, new estimates show

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Does Diet Matter? Study Questions Links Between Diet and Dementia

Diet combined with other risk-reduction strategies may show different results

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Midlife Omega-3 Levels Tied to Brain Structure, Cognition

Larger hippocampal volume, better abstract reasoning for people in their 40s

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Can Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Reduce Dementia Risk?

DREAM study findings conflict with other recent data

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Dementia Diagnosis Linked to Suicide

Risk almost seven times higher for people with diagnosis before age 65

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Rexulti Calms Alzheimer's Dementia-Related Agitation

But atypical antipsychotic disappoints in borderline personality disorder

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Cognition Improves With Daily Multivitamin Supplement

But it's too early to recommend multivitamins to prevent cognitive decline, experts caution

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Dementia Risk Tied to Daily Step Count

Incident dementia dropped by 25% with as little as 3,800 steps per day, study found

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No Detrimental Impact on Cognition With Entresto for Heart Failure

Cost may be reason for underutilization, rather than concerns about cognition, expert noted

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Early Data Mixed for Home-Based Brain Stimulation After Stroke

Certain subgroups may see more cognitive benefit

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Persistent Olfactory Loss After COVID Predicts Cognitive Impairment

Loss of smell a better predictor than severity of infection among older adults

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Black, Hispanic Dementia Patients Less Likely to Choose Hospice at End of Life

These groups also incur more inpatient costs compared with white patients

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Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy Linked to Dementia Later in Life

Women saw higher risks of all-cause dementia and vascular dementia

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Regular Exercise Program May Stall Cognitive Decline

Trial shows promise for people with mild cognitive impairment

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ICU Stay Doubles Dementia Risk

Higher risks of both Alzheimer's and all-type dementia seen

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Dementia Risk Climbs With Intake of Ultra-Processed Foods

Swapping out ultra-processed for unprocessed or minimally processed foods can lower risk sharply

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Physical Exercise Tied to Greater Cognitive Reserve in Women

Both men and women see benefit from mentally stimulating activities

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Just 4 Drinks a Week Tied to Brain Changes

Higher brain iron may contribute to adverse cognitive effects

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Hypothyroidism May Predict Dementia in Golden Years

Association wasn't seen before age 65, nor with hyperthyroidism

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ADHD Drugs May Treat Alzheimer's Cognitive Symptoms Effectively

Positive effect on global cognition, apathy in meta-analysis

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Midlife Hand Grip Strength Tied to Subsequent Dementia

Is the relationship mainly vascular?

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Evidence of CTE Rare in Military Personnel

Limited number of cases preclude causal conclusions

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Unstable Sleep Patterns Linked With Worsening Cognition

Longitudinal data put sleep variability in a negative light

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Walking Speed Helps Predict Future Dementia

Dual decline in gait speed and cognition tied to higher dementia risk

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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

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Dementia Risk Factors Vary By Age

Vascular factors at age 55 are different from those later in life

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Is Alzheimer's Risk Lower With TNF Inhibitors?

For arthritis patients with cardiovascular disease, the answer may be yes

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Left Atrial Disease Linked to Incident Dementia

Echocardiographic findings suggest more therapeutic targets for dementia

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Loneliness May Triple Dementia Risk

Even without dementia, lonely feelings linked with brain changes

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Mixing and Matching BP Meds? Consider the Implications for Dementia

SPRINT analysis favors certain classes of antihypertensives

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Can Viagra Prevent Alzheimer's?

Sildenafil shows potential for drug repurposing

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Dementia Tied to Resting Heart Rate

Findings persist even after accounting for cardiovascular disease

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Aspirin Flops Again for Dementia Prevention

ASCEND trial sides with ASPREE, but can't rule out some potential benefit

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Two Anticoagulants -- When Used Correctly -- Similarly Protective Against Dementia

GIRAF trial tested warfarin versus dabigatran in older Afib patients

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Healthy Lifestyle Keeps Dementia at Bay in Patients With Diabetes

Maintaining control of risk factors neutralized excess dementia risk

Feared ARNI Effect on Cognition Hasn't Come to Fruition

Neurocognitive protection by sacubitril/valsartan suggested instead by observational study

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Some Reassurance on Cognition in People With Older LVADs

Will newer devices look even better for neurological outcomes?

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Driving Patterns Pinpoint Early Alzheimer's Disease

Subtle shifts in on-road behavior suggest GPS-based biomarkers may have merit

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COVID-19: Persistent Cognitive Effects, Uptick in Alzheimer's Biomarkers

Findings link cognitive impairment and long-lasting anosmia

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Aducanumab: What to Know If You Prescribe

Recommendations may change when trial data are published

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