Negative wealth shock linked to accelerated cognitive decline
Dec 26, 2023
Associations with accelerated cognitive decline and increased dementia risk were seen for white participants and those aged fewer than 65 years.
Study looks at links between anxiety disorders, benzodiazepines, dementia
Aug 14, 2023
Benzodiazepines and anxiety disorders were linked to dementia risk, but no additional risk was seen for benzodiazepines in patients with anxiety disorders.
Adult education classes may lower dementia risk
Aug 30, 2023
Additionally, participation was tied to greater retention of subsequent fluid intelligence.
Subjective cognitive decline tied to incident dementia in Black, Latinx individuals
Dec 01, 2022
Subjective cognitive decline was associated with increased rates of incident dementia over time in the multiracial population, Latinx and non-Latinx Black individuals.
Half of Native Americans older than 70 years may have cognitive impairment
May 17, 2024
Vascular and neurodegenerative injuries are approximately equally responsible for cognitive impairment.
Caregivers need better access to dementia patients’ online portals, researchers say
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 07, 2023
One way to improve dementia patient care could be to increase the practice of shared-access or proxy accounts, researchers say.
AAN: Dementia more common with essential tremor than in the general population
Mar 08, 2024
Dementia rates, however, were lower than a comparison cohort of people with Parkinson’s disease.
A-fib linked to increased odds of MCI, dementia in women
Jul 05, 2023
Women with atrial fibrillation and normal baseline cognition had higher risk of disease progression from normal to MCI, MCI to dementia
Distressing dreams tied to cognitive decline, all-cause dementia
Oct 12, 2022
The findings were seen among middle-aged and older adults without cognitive impairment or Parkinson’s disease at baseline.
Composite inflammatory biomarker linked to dementia risk
Jul 21, 2023
Small but significant associations were seen between elevated biomarker levels and worsened cognitive performance.