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Patient Portal Use Explored for Older Adults With Dementia Diagnosis

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Patients with dementia are more likely to have a registered care partner with shared access to patient portal

Variation in Total Cholesterol, Triglycerides Linked to Alzheimer Disease Risk

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Those in highest quintile of total cholesterol, triglycerides had increased risk for AD and Alzheimer-related dementias

A-Fib Linked to Increased Odds of MCI, Dementia in Women

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Women with atrial fibrillation and normal baseline cognition had higher risk of disease progression from normal to MCI, MCI to dementia

Australian Footballer Is First Female Athlete to Receive Diagnosis of CTE

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Autopsy revealed multiple CTE lesions and brain abnormalities, similar to those seen in male athletes diagnosed with CTE

Menopausal Hormone Therapy Positively Linked to Dementia

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Higher hazard ratios noted with increasing duration of use; increased risk seen for those receiving treatment at age 55 years or younger

Dementia Risk Scores Have High Error Rates

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Authors say four common risk prediction tools have limited clinical utility for 10-year risk assessment

Muscle Adiposity Tied to Cognitive Decline

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Five-year increase in fat stored in the thigh muscle tied to cognitive decline in older men, women

Poststroke Cognitive Impairment Common

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In some cases, cognitive impairment is reversible, but up to one-third of individuals with stroke develop dementia within five years

Regular Internet Use in Late Adulthood May Protect Against Dementia

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Regular use cut risk in half regardless of educational attainment, race'ethnicity, sex, and generation

Use of Hearing Aids Reduces Dementia Risk in Those With Hearing Loss

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Risk for all-cause dementia increased for those with hearing loss without hearing aids, but not for those with hearing aid use