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Eli Lilly Antibody Drug Could Prevent COVID Hospitalizations: Study

Cognitive Disorders More Common in People Admitted for COVID-19

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Genetic variations may put some individuals at higher risk for severe infection

Rural Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer disease and related dementia spend more time in nursing homes

Rural Patients With Alzheimer Disease Have Shorter Survival

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Rural versus urban patients also spend more time in nursing homes, receive less home health care
More daytime noise exposure may increase the risk for poorer late-life cognition and risk for dementia

Daytime Noise Tied to Higher Dementia Risk

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More daytime noise tied to 30 percent higher risk for mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer disease
For older adults

Social Activity Tied to Integrity of Brain Structure in Older Adults

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Greater integrity of gray matter seen on brain MRI in older adults with higher levels of social engagement
Apathy is associated with an increased risk for developing probable dementia for community-dwelling older adults

Apathy in Older Adults May Signal Risk for Developing Dementia

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Risk for developing probable dementia increased in association with severe versus low apathy
Elective surgery using general anesthesia is not associated with an elevated risk for dementia versus regional anesthesia among older adults

Type of Anesthesia Not Linked to Dementia Risk in Older Adults

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Dementia risk did not differ by general, regional anesthesia in seniors undergoing elective surgery
Patients with type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop vascular dementia and nonvascular dementia compared with controls without diabetes

T2DM Links to Risk for Dementia Differ by Type, Glycemic Control

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Dose-response association shows higher risk for dementia with HbA1c >87 versus <52 mmol/mol
Catheter ablation is associated with reduced dementia risk compared with medical management in patients with atrial fibrillation

Catheter Ablation for A-Fib Linked to Reduced Dementia Risk

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Significant reduction in risk for dementia seen with ablation success, but not with ablation failure
For older adults with type 2 diabetes

Metformin May Slow Cognitive Decline in Seniors With T2DM

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Cognitive decline slower, dementia risk reduced in seniors with diabetes receiving metformin
Improvements in lifestyle risk factors for dementia can lead to short-term improvements in cognition among community-dwelling adults experiencing cognitive decline

Lifestyle Changes May Aid Cognitive Abilities

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Cognition scores significantly higher for older adults experiencing cognitive decline assigned to an intervention