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The risk for subsequent dementia is significantly increased for blood pressure patterns of midlife and late-life hypertension as well as midlife hypertension and late-life hypotension; and intensive blood pressure treatment is associated with a smaller increase in cerebral white matter lesion volume

BP From Midlife to Late Life Tied to Risk for Subsequent Dementia

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Smaller increase in cerebral white matter lesion volume seen with intensive blood pressure treatment
Nearly two-thirds of actively practicing physicians are still carrying medical school debt

One-Third of Physicians Will Take 10+ Years to Pay Off Debt

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Survey shows that taking extra shifts is one strategy to help doctors pay off medical school debt
Taiwanese individuals between the ages of 45 and 64 years old diagnosed with hearing loss are at a greater risk for developing dementia than those without hearing loss

Hearing Loss Increases Risk for Dementia in Taiwanese Individuals

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Findings suggest that hearing protection, screening, treatment may help reduce risk for dementia
Among elderly patients

Flu Vaccine Tied to Better Long-Term Outcomes in Elderly ICU Survivors

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Those who are vaccinated have lower risk for stroke, death in year following ICU discharge
In patients with Parkinson disease

Vitamin D Tied to Falls, Nonmotor Symptoms in Parkinson Disease

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No association seen between bone mineral density, vitamin D in patients with Parkinson disease
Biopsy-proven giant cell arteritis occurs at a similar rate among white and black patients

Giant Cell Arteritis Occurs at Similar Rate in Blacks, Whites

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Biopsy-proven GCA occurs more often in women versus men, but not in white versus black patients
Higher levels of caffeinated beverage intake may be a trigger for migraine headache on that day among adults with episodic migraines

Excess Caffeine May Be a Trigger for Episodic Migraine Headaches

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Three or more servings of caffeinated beverages associated with higher odds for headache that day
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is associated with an elevated risk of premature death

ADHD May Increase Risk of Premature Death

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Psychiatric comorbidity plays key role for all-cause and cause-specific associations with death in adults
Major surgery is associated with a small

Major Surgery Linked to Lasting Change in Cognitive Trajectory

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Major surgery on average tied to additional decline equivalent to less than five months of cognitive aging
Adherence to the Life Simple 7 ideal cardiovascular health recommendations in midlife is associated with reduced incidence of dementia later in life

Better CV Health in Midlife Tied to Reduced Dementia Risk Later

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Lower risk of dementia with higher Life Simple 7 cardiovascular health score, measured at age 50 years