Vitamin D supplementation may cut dementia incidence
Mar 08, 2023
Any vitamin D supplement exposure was associated with a 40% lower dementia incidence.
Florida: Dementia initiative announced
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 21, 2015
Florida’s Department of Elder Affairs expects to announce in September the first pilot community selected for development as a “Caring Community.”
Lifestyle factors may cut dementia risk in patients with diabetes
Sep 14, 2022
For people with diabetes, the hazard ratio for dementia was 0.46 for those with a lifestyle score of 7 versus 0 to 2.
Meta-analysis shows decrease in dementia risk with hypertension treatment
Nov 02, 2022
Lowering blood pressure with antihypertensive treatment may reduce the risk for incident dementia in older adults with a history of hypertension.
ASA: Nearly one in five people develop dementia after stroke
Feb 08, 2024
In the first year after stroke, there is an almost threefold higher risk for dementia.
Use of hearing aids reduces dementia risk in those with hearing loss
Apr 14, 2023
The risk for all-cause dementia increased for those with hearing loss without hearing aids but not for those with hearing aid use.
2023 proved to be a ‘landmark’ year in progress toward treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 15, 2023
The 2023 update to the nation’s roadmap of strategies and actions to address Alzheimer’s disease was released Wednesday, highlighting “landmark” progress made over the past year in understanding...
Atopic eczema tied to higher risk for dementia in older adults
Aug 09, 2022
A dose-response relationship was seen, with greater risk with more severe eczema.
An episodic approach to Alzheimer’s
By
Anna Fisher
Dec 01, 2014
For so many of us working in senior care, we are often approached by family members and caregivers with questions about the uncertainty of the dementia journey.
Rehospitalization in dementia patients tied to nurse continuity
Jun 28, 2021
Wide variation was seen in continuity of nursing staff for home healthcare visits to dementia patients following hospitalization.