Racial disparities seen in presentation of frontotemporal dementia
Sep 14, 2023
Black individuals exhibit a higher frequency of delusions, and Asian individuals have a higher frequency of apathy.
Care use, financial burden increase over time for elders with dementia
Oct 16, 2023
Increases were seen in care hours from family and unpaid helpers, use of in-home medical care, hospital stay and use of a nursing facility.
Adult literacy, active mental activities lower dementia risk
Jul 14, 2023
To a lesser extent, engagement in creative artistic activities and passive mental activities were linked to lower dementia risk.
Higher triglyceride levels linked to lower dementia risk
Oct 26, 2023
Similar findings were seen in a a subcohort of participants with APOE-ε4 genetic data and in an external validation cohort.
High levels of HDL cholesterol tied to higher dementia risk
Dec 29, 2023
The association appears strongest in adults aged 75 years or more years.
Sleep regularity has U-shaped link with incident dementia
Dec 13, 2023
A significantly increased risk was seen for participants at the 5th percentile relative to the median sleep regularity index.
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.
2000 to 2016 saw decline in dementia in US older adults
Nov 09, 2022
Education was found to be an important statistical factor contributing to the reduction in dementia.
Psychological distress may be causal risk factor for dementia
Dec 20, 2022
The risk varies by the type of distress, but significant relationships were seen for exhaustion and stress.
Adult education classes may lower dementia risk
Aug 30, 2023
Additionally, participation was tied to greater retention of subsequent fluid intelligence.