Ultraprocessed food consumption linked to dementia risk
Jul 28, 2022
Replacing ultraprocessed foods weight in diet with an equivalent proportion of unprocessed or minimally processed foods may lower risk.
SAGE detects conversion from mild cognitive impairment to dementia early
Dec 23, 2021
The Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination detects the conversion from mild cognitive impairment to dementia sooner than the non-self-administered Mini-Mental State Examination.
Shorter leucocyte telomere length linked to dementia risk
Sep 12, 2023
Shorter leucocyte telomere length also was associated with smaller total brain volume, white matter volume and hippocampus volume.
Widespread pain tied to dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, stroke
Aug 17, 2021
After adjustment for multiple variables, widespread pain appeared to increase subsequent risk.
A dose-dependent response is seen with an increasing number of cardiometabolic diseases and cognitive decline.
Regular use of laxatives linked to risk for all-cause dementia
Feb 23, 2023
Risk for all-cause, vascular dementia was increased with number of regularly used laxative types
Nearly half of people with dementia experience a fall annually
Jan 31, 2023
Vision impairment and living with a spouse predict falls in persons with dementia.
Physicians less likely to test for pulmonary embolism in dementia patients
Oct 01, 2021
The findings were seen in patients with dementia presenting with clinical factors known to be predictive of pulmonary embolism risk.
Time spent in sedentary behavior tied to incident dementia in seniors
Sep 12, 2023
A significant, nonlinear association was identified between time spent in sedentary behavior and incident dementia.
Suicide risk up for some patients in whom dementia is diagnosed
Oct 04, 2022
The suicide risk was higher for those in whom dementia was diagnosed before age 65 years, those within the first three months of diagnosis and those with a psychiatric comorbidity.