Pioglitazone use linked to reduced dementia risk in T2DM
Feb 16, 2023
The reduction in risk was greatest for those with a history of ischemic heart disease or stroke.
AI may help predict mortality in dementia patients
Mar 05, 2024
The prediction was feasible across time frames using certain clinical features.
Staying married in midlife tied to lower later dementia risk
Feb 14, 2023
Being divorced or single increases the risk for dementia.
Sleep-initiation insomnia, sleep medication use may increase dementia risk
Mar 10, 2023
However, sleep-maintenance insomnia is tied to reduced dementia risk.
New tool can predict individual’s dementia risk
Nov 18, 2022
The risk score model yielded almost 100% prediction accuracy of 13-year dementia risk.
Many US adults unlikely to enroll in drug trials for dementia prevention
Nov 08, 2022
Those with a family history or higher self-perceived risk are more likely to participate.
Patient portal use explored for older adults with dementia diagnosis
Jul 06, 2023
People living with dementia are more likely to have a registered care partner with shared access to a patient portal.
Dementia more common in adults with HIV
Dec 13, 2021
Over 16 years, adults older than 50 years with HIV have almost twice the risk for developing dementia versus those without HIV.
Age-specific dementia risk scores developed for mid, late life
May 19, 2022
Later-life risk factors associated with 10-year incident dementia included antihypertensive use (protective), diabetes, atrial fibrillation and stroke from age 80.
Socioeconomic status transitions tied to dementia risk
May 23, 2024
The findings also show links to length of dementia-free periods over the lifespan.