Tag: Dementia
High Cardiorespiratory Fitness Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
For people with a moderate/high polygenic risk score, high CRF attenuates all dementia risk
Dementia Death Rates in U.S. Older Adults Fluctuated From 2018 to 2022
Dementia death rates stable between 2018 and 2019, then increased in 2020, and declined in 2022, with the rate higher than 2018, 2019
Sleep Apnea Increases Risk for Dementia in Older Adults Over Time
In those with known/suspected sleep apnea, dementia risk was 4.7 percent higher in women and 2.5 percent higher in men
Exercise Tied to Lower Mortality With Dementia
Findings persist regardless of intensity of physical activity
Even Exercising a Few Times a Week Cuts Later Dementia Risk
The risk for mild dementia reduced by approximately 13 percent in 'weekend warriors'
Demographics, Smell Test, and Cognitive Test Can Predict Cognitive Decline, Dementia
Combination provides cost-effective approach with accuracy comparable to positron emission tomography
Annual Wasteful Spending on Lecanemab Estimated at $133 to $336 Million
Adding 75-mg vial size would achieve greatest reduction in waste, representing annual savings of $99 million
Wayfinding Task on Smartphone Can Detect Subjective Cognitive Decline
Performance measures extracted from GPS and user data differentiated between those with subjective cognitive decline, cognitively healthy adults
Falls Requiring Medical Attention Tied to Later Dementia Diagnosis
Authors say findings warrant cognitive screening after a fall resulting in an emergency department or inpatient encounter
SGLT2i Use Linked to Lower Risk for Neurodegenerative Disease in T2DM
Reduced risk for Alzheimer disease, vascular dementia, and Parkinson disease seen with SGLT2i use in type 2 diabetes
