Cognitive ability influenced by factors throughout lifetime
Aug 03, 2022
“Cognitive ability is subject to factors throughout our lifetime, and taking part in an intellectually, socially and physically active lifestyle may help ward off cognitive decline and dementia,”...
Regular internet use in late adulthood may protect against dementia
May 05, 2023
Regular use cut risk in half regardless of educational attainment, race, ethnicity, sex and generation.
Severe glycemic events in Type 1 diabetes may raise risk for dementia
Jun 04, 2021
The dementia risk increased more than sixfold for older adults with Type 1 diabetes who experienced severe episodes of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia.
Sleep-initiation insomnia, sleep medication use may increase dementia risk
Mar 10, 2023
However, sleep-maintenance insomnia is tied to reduced dementia risk.
Adult survivors of childhood cancer may face late-onset memory impairment
Jun 02, 2023
The findings were seen decades after cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Family availability impacts formal, informal dementia care
Sep 08, 2021
“The development of a care system that integrates informal with formal care has been considered essential for a sustainable healthcare system, especially one providing dementia care,” the authors...
Prevalence of dementia estimated at 10 percent in 2016
Oct 24, 2022
The risk for dementia reduced with each additional year of education; dementia prevalence was higher for Blacks.
PTSD, TBI interact with APOE ε4 to raise Alzheimer, dementia risk
Jan 06, 2023
Significant additive APOE ε4 interactions were seen with PTSD and TBI in veterans of European ancestry.
Home discharge down, mortality increased after ICU stay for dementia patients
Jul 17, 2023
Older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia have lower rates of home discharge and higher mortality.
Cognitive impairment delayed with genetic variant
Jun 20, 2024
The onset of cognitive impairment was delayed among those heterozygous for the apolipoprotein E3 Christchurch variant.