Tag: Dementia
Psychotherapy Beneficial for People Living With Dementia
Compared with matched controls without dementia, improvement, recovery less likely for people living with dementia
Prevalence of Dementia Estimated at 10 Percent in 2016
Risk for dementia reduced with each additional year of education; dementia prevalence higher for Blacks
Phosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors Not Tied to Alzheimer Disease Risk
No evidence seen for reduced risk for Alzheimer disease and related dementia across four separate analytic approaches
Psychotic Disorders May Raise Risk for Later Dementia
Dementia risk more than doubled compared with people without psychotic disorders
Model Estimates Mortality Risk in Adults with Dementia
Mortality prediction may help guide treatment and advance care planning for community-dwelling older adults with dementia
Dietary Habits at Midlife Not Tied to Later Risk for Dementia
No links seen between following conventional dietary recommendations or modified Mediterranean diet at midlife and dementia, AD risks
New Model Predicts Five-Year Alzheimer Dementia Risk
Model includes demographic information, brain imaging test results, and genetic biomarkers
Thiazolidinedione Monotherapy for T2DM Tied to Lower Dementia Risk
Sulfonylurea monotherapy linked to increased risk for all-cause dementia compared with metformin monotherapy
Minorities With Dementia Show Lower Incidence of Amyloid PET Positivity
Authors say findings have implications for treating dementia unrelated to amyloid plaques
Distressing Dreams Tied to Cognitive Decline, All-Cause Dementia
Findings seen among middle-aged and older adults without cognitive impairment or Parkinson disease at baseline