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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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Dear Insurers: It's Time to Cover Weight Loss Drugs

Universal coverage can increase medication access and improve population health

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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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Voice Recordings Spot Cognitive Impairment

Machine-learning model discerns normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia

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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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Is Gout Protective Against Dementia?

Provocative results from Korean study

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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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Alzheimer's, Cognitive Impairment Linked With Choroid Plexus Volume

Blood-CSF barrier may play a role in Alzheimer's pathogenesis

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Brain Aging Markers Tied to Inflammatory Foods

Smaller brain volume seen with diet-driven inflammation

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Can Young Cerebrospinal Fluid Boost Cognition?

Brain fluid from young mice improved memory in older ones

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Early Alzheimer's Test Gets FDA Nod

First in vitro diagnostic to detect amyloid in early disease setting

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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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Memory Enhancer Succeeds in Phase II Alzheimer's Trial

Novel NMDA-targeted drug would expand options for symptomatic treatment

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Aducanumab Data Finally Published, but Alzheimer's Experts Spot Problems

Questions raised about secondary endpoints

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Left Atrial Disease Linked to Incident Dementia

Echocardiographic findings suggest more therapeutic targets for dementia

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Lithium Linked to Dementia Prevention

Study found lower risk of developing Alzheimer's, vascular dementia

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Peripheral Nerve Problems Tied to Later Dementia

Findings may indicate shared susceptibility to neurodegeneration

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Cognitive Effects Persist in Older COVID Patients

Long-term cognitive decline common after SARS-CoV-2 hospitalization

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Owning a Pet May Protect Cognitive Health

Strongest benefit seen for long-term pet owners

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Loneliness May Triple Dementia Risk

Even without dementia, lonely feelings linked with brain changes

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COVID Brain Changes Show Parallels With Alzheimer's Disease

Findings may point to potential mechanism for brain fog in people with long COVID

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Blood Biomarkers May Distinguish Dementia Disorders

Plasma levels show diagnostic, prognostic performance in varying dementia types

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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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Alzheimer's Drugs Race to FDA

After aducanumab, drug companies pivot to use the accelerated approval pathway

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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

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Preventing Gun Violence in Patients With Dementia

Gun safety advocate Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, offers advice

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Amyloid Tipping Point Helps Predict Alzheimer's Dementia Onset

Algorithm requires only one PET scan and age

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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Blood Test Discerns Alzheimer's From Other Dementia With High Accuracy

Plasma p-tau moves another step closer to clinical use

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