Tag: Dementia
CVD May Play Role in Link Between Air Pollution, Dementia
Heart failure, ischemic heart disease, stroke may contribute to link between air pollution and dementia
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Does Not Cut Dementia Risk in Seniors
Risks for dementia, probable Alzheimer disease, MCI not reduced by low-dose aspirin versus placebo
Dementia May Lower Odds of ‘Good Death’ Among Cancer Patients
However, for patients with or without dementia, dying at home tied to greater quality of death
Racial Disparities Noted in Quality of Care for Dementia
Asian patients less likely to be prescribed antidementia drugs; anxiolytics/hypnotic Rxs lower for blacks
Primary Care Screening for Dementia Not Harmful
No increases for depressive, anxiety symptoms seen with screening in rural, suburban, urban primary care clinics
Active Lifestyle May Slow Familial Frontotemporal Dementia
Slower cognitive decline seen even in patients with genetic risk for familial frontotemporal dementia
Cognitive Symptom Score From EHR Predicts Risk for Dementia
Symptom score derived from discharge summaries using natural language processing linked to earlier diagnosis
Midlife Obesity in Women May Increase Risk for Dementia Later
No clear association with later dementia seen for low BMI, low caloric intake, inactivity at baseline
Low-Dose Aspirin May Cut Dementia Risk in Women With Diabetes
However, no effect seen for lowering dementia risk in men with type 2 diabetes
Large BP Variation Tied to Greater Long-Term Risk for Dementia
Dementia risk significantly increased after at least 15 years since measurement of SBP variation
