Tag: Dementia
IDWeek: Herpes Zoster Vaccination Linked to Lower Risk for MACE, Dementia, Death
No significant differences seen between the groups in psychiatric morbidity or Parkinsonism
Mortality Increased With Benzodiazepines, Antipsychotic Use in ADRD Patients
Elevated 180-day mortality reported for nursing home residents with Alzheimer disease and related dementias receiving hospice care
Late-Life TBI Linked to Incident Dementia, Health Care Needs
Older women from low-income neighborhoods more often have dementia than their male peers
Alcohol Use Linked to Increased Dementia Risk
Monotonic increase in dementia risk with greater alcohol consumption seen in Mendelian randomization genetic analysis
Age at Start of Estrogen Therapy May Affect Alzheimer Disease Risk
Up to 32 percent lower risk conferred by early initiation, while increased risk for dementia seen in studies among older women
Physical Frailty May Contribute to Risk for Dementia Development
Potential causal relationship seen between physical frailty and dementia in forward MR analysis, but null association seen in reverse MR
PM2.5 Exposure Linked to Increased Dementia Severity
Higher PM2.5 exposure prior to death linked to increased odds of more severe Alzheimer disease neuropathologic change
Childhood Loneliness Linked to Cognitive Decline in Adulthood
After adjustment for adult loneliness, childhood loneliness linked to cognitive decline and dementia risk
Dementia Odds Significantly Increase With More Psychiatric Comorbidities
Highest posterior probabilities seen with mood and anxiety disorder co-occurrence
Alzheimer Disease Associated With Greater Neural Flexibility
Neural flexibility also predicts dementia transition
