Tag: Dementia
Nearly Half of People With Dementia Experience a Fall Annually
Vision impairment and living with a spouse predict falls in persons with dementia
Hearing Loss Linked to Increased Risk for Dementia
Authors say findings support public health action to improve hearing aid access
Social Isolation Tied to Higher Dementia Risk
Risk found to be similar across racial, ethnic groups of older adults in the United States
PTSD, TBI Interact With APOE ε4 to Raise Alzheimer, Dementia Risk
Significant additive APOE ε4 interactions seen with PTSD and TBI in veterans of European ancestry
5α-Reductase Inhibitors Linked to Depression, but Not Dementia
Magnitude of association for finasteride and dutasteride with dementia decreased over time and became nonsignificant
Psychological Distress May Be Causal Risk Factor for Dementia
Risk varies by type of distress, but significant relationships seen for exhaustion and stress
Drop in Mortality Seen With AChEI, Memantine in Dementia With Lewy Bodies
Risk for death, unplanned hospital admission significantly lower for those taking AChEIs only or taking AChEIs and memantine
Faster Cognitive Decline Seen With Eating More Ultraprocessed Foods
Faster rates of global cognitive decline, executive function decline observed for those with ultraprocessed food consumption above first quartile
Review Links Hearing Aid Devices With Reduced Cognitive Decline
Furthermore, use of devices linked to 3 percent improvement in cognitive test scores in the short term
Subjective Cognitive Decline Tied to Incident Dementia in Black, Latinx Individuals
SCD associated with increased rates of incident dementia over time in multiracial population, Latinx, non-Latinx Black individuals
