A new study shows that being exposed to particulate air pollution may be linked to dementia. The authors say that reducing air pollution could promote healthy aging.
Dementia in older adults linked to benzodiazepines, study shows
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 09, 2023
People 65 and older who were diagnosed with anxiety have a higher risk for being diagnosed with dementia. And they’re more apt to receive a dementia diagnosis if they take a benzodiazepine, new research...
Depression may raise dementia risk, large study shows
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 25, 2023
A new study found that dementia risk more than doubled in men and women with depression compared to those without depression. The link was higher in men, but the risk for dementia remained whether people...
Here’s who is most at risk for self-harm after dementia diagnosis
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 24, 2023
The highest risk for people living with dementia to hurt themselves is within the first 24 months after receiving the diagnosis, according to data presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International...
Study: Taking opioids after dementia diagnosis raises mortality risk
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 19, 2023
Older adults who take opioids after being diagnosed with dementia have a higher risk for dying — and that risk is 11 times higher during the first two weeks after starting the drugs. This is according...
Moderately intense physical activity key to cutting dementia risk: study
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 01, 2023
For each additional 31 minutes per day of moderate-to-vigorous activity, there is 21% lower risk of dementia for senior women, researchers report.
Higher social engagement and frequent contact may reduce risk for dementia
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 21, 2022
Enhancing social engagement and reducing loneliness may prevent or delay the onset of dementia among middle-aged and older adults, an analysis finds.
New evidence supports lowering blood pressure in later life to cut dementia risk
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 26, 2022
Lowering blood pressure in older age may reduce dementia risk, according to a global study of 28,000 participants across 20 countries.
Timely treatment of depression could lower dementia risk, long-term study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 18, 2022
The course that depression takes may change one’s vulnerability to dementia, and depression treatment may play a large role in that risk, investigators report.
Multimorbidity may up seniors’ dementia risk by 63 percent over 15 years
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 03, 2022
Identifying high-risk disease clusters could help clinicians to better target patients for dementia care, researchers say.