Tag: Dementia
Women Show Faster Cognitive Decline Than Men
Declines in global cognition and executive function significantly faster for women, despite higher baseline performance
ASA: Retinopathy Linked to Increased Risk for Stroke, Dementia
Dose-dependent relationship seen between severity of retinopathy and all-cause mortality
CNS-Active Polypharmacy Examined in Seniors With Dementia
Most common medication was gabapentin, which was linked to 33.0 percent of polypharmacy-days
Plant Protein Consumption Tied to Lower Risk for Death
Findings for all-cause, cardiovascular, and dementia-related mortality in women
Many Non-Whites Experience Discrimination in Alzheimer Disease Care
Overall, 36, 19, and 18 percent of Black, Hispanic, Asian Americans, respectively, believe discrimination is barrier to receiving care
Prediabetes, Type 2 Diabetes Tied to Poorer Brain Health
Higher risk for cognitive decline, vascular dementia, Alzheimer disease seen with high blood glucose
Sleep Deficiency, Disturbance Tied to Higher Dementia Risk
Older adults followed for five years with poor-quality sleep had higher risk for dementia, earlier death
Dementia Risk Up in Men With Genetic Mutation for Hemochromatosis
Male p.C282Y homozygotes have lower T2* measures on brain MRI in areas including the putamen, thalamus, hippocampus
White Matter Hyperintensities Characterized in Dementia
Association seen for larger volumes of white matter hyperintensities with disease severity, but not vascular risk, in bvFTD
Risk for COVID-19 Increased for Patients With Dementia
Risk for COVID-19 higher for Blacks versus Whites with dementia; patients with dementia and COVID-19 have high hospitalization, mortality risks
