Tag: Dementia
AAIC: Targeting 9 Factors Could Cut One-Third of Dementia Cases
Addressing these risk factors could help prevent 35 percent of dementia cases, researchers suggest
AAIC: One Social Hour a Week in Dementia Care Improves Lives
Good staff training improves patients' quality of life, lowers costs, researchers say
AAIC: Daily Crosswords Linked to Improved Cognition in Later Life
Regular puzzlers score better on tests of cognitive function, researchers find
Traumatic Brain Injury May Up Later Risk of Dementia
Threat even higher when injury occurs in middle age, investigators say
Three Lifestyle Interventions May Slow Cognitive Decline
Cognitive training, management of hypertension, increased physical activity all help delay decline
Chronic Pain Tied to Increased Risk of Memory Loss
Findings in patients 60 and older with moderate or severe chronic pain
Cognitive Decline Linked to Visual Field Variability
Decrease in Montreal Cognitive Assessment linked to increased visual field variability over time
Glucose Peaks Linked to Cognitive Decline, Dementia in Diabetes
Glucose peaks tied to greater cognitive decline for those with diabetes and HbA1c ≥7.0 percent
Anticoagulation May Help Prevent Dementia in A-Fib Patients
Dementia rates up with delays in anticoagulation treatment for atrial fibrillation
Life Expectancy Slighter Shorter With Parkinson’s, Dementia
Two-year difference seen between people with degenerative brain diseases and their healthy peers
