Odds of death lower with surgery for hip fracture in patients with dementia
Jun 03, 2024
A reduced odds of 180-day mortality was seen for patients with moderate to severe or mild dementia treated surgically.
Study IDs proportion of dementia cases attributable to known risk factors
Jan 19, 2024
The population-attributable fraction for nongenetic risk factors combined is similar for men and women, but it varies across racial and ethnic groups.
Risk for dementia increased with low bone mineral density
Mar 24, 2023
Participants with lower bone mineral density at the femoral neck were more likely to develop all-cause dementia and Alzheimer’s disease during follow-up,
Omega-3 fatty acid concentration linked to cognitive function
Oct 05, 2022
In predominantly middle-aged cohort, higher omega-3 index linked to larger hippocampal volumes, better abstract reasoning
Risk for incident dementia increased with diagnosed depression
Jul 24, 2023
An increased risk was seen when the time from the index date was longer than 20 to 39 years and for diagnosis of depression in early, middle or late life.
MIND diet plus caloric restriction no better for cognition
Jul 19, 2023
A small improvement seen in global cognition scores, but it was no different from those following control diet with mild caloric restriction.
Higher, lower HDL cholesterol linked to increased risk for dementia
Oct 04, 2023
An increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia was seen in association with higher and lower versus middle quintile of HDL-C.
Social isolation tied to higher dementia risk
Jan 11, 2023
The risk was found to be similar across racial and ethnic groups of older adults in the United States.
5α-reductase inhibitors linked to depression, but not dementia
Dec 29, 2022
The magnitude of association for finasteride and dutasteride with dementia decreased over time and became nonsignificant.
Widespread pain tied to dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, stroke
Aug 17, 2021
After adjustment for multiple variables, widespread pain appeared to increase subsequent risk.