Tag: Dementia
Shorter Leukocyte Telomere Length Linked to Higher Incidence of Age-Related Brain Diseases
Shorter leukocyte telomere length linked to higher incidence rates of stroke, dementia, late-life depression as composite and individually
Epilepsy More Common With Frontotemporal Dementia
Findings compared to people with Alzheimer disease and healthy controls
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Account for More Than One-Third of Dementia Risk
Hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and chronic heart failure have the greatest attributable fractions
Depression Across the Life Course Linked to Increased Risk for Dementia
Depression present in late life and midlife linked to significantly increased risk for all-cause dementia
Higher MIND Diet Adherence Cuts Risk for Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias
Relationship varied among five examined racial and ethnic groups
2015 to 2021 Saw Decrease in Incidence of Dementia
Increase in prevalence seen during same period; narrowing of gap in incidence between White and Black, White and Hispanic from 2015 to 2021
Advanced Biological Age Linked to Increased Risk for Incident Dementia
Highest risk for dementia seen for individuals with APOE ε4 and highest PhenoAge accelerations, with significant interaction effect
Estimated 7.2 Million Americans 65 Years and Older Have Alzheimer Dementia
Overall, 79 percent of Americans would want to know if they had Alzheimer disease before experiencing symptoms or before symptoms interfere
Intensive BP Reduction Effective for Lowering All-Cause Dementia Risk
Findings seen among 33,995 individuals aged 40 years and older with untreated hypertension
32 Percent of Dementia Attributed to Audiometric Hearing Loss
No association seen for self-reported hearing loss with increased risk for dementia in community-dwelling seniors during up to eight years of follow-up
