Dementia risk triples for those who cannot read
People who learn to read and write may have lifelong cognitive advantages over people who never learn these skills, a new study has found.
Dementia Risk
Improved cardiorespiratory fitness helps lower dementia risk: study
Improving cardiorespiratory fitness over time halves dementia risk in older adults, a unique health survey analysis has found.
Dementia unlikely for those who get past these hurdles, study finds
A brief cognitive screening combined with an olfactory test may rule out future dementia in people with mild cognitive impairment, say researchers.
Post-menopausal hormone therapy linked to improved cognition
A longer duration of estrogen exposure – extended by hormone therapy – is linked to better cognitive status in older adult women, a new study has found.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, September 19
Older and wider: Study pinpoints reason why people gain weight with age … Blood sugar readings that vary greatly raise mortality risk in diabetes … Three common screening tools together predict 7-year dementia risk … Meatballs might cancel out the anti-cancer perks of tomato sauce
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, September 5
Immersive reminiscence therapy a “bright spot” in field of dementia therapy … Antipsychotics, haloperidol, show little benefit for delirium … Modifiable dementia risk factors illuminated in new journal supplement … Cancer incidence is rising in wealthy countries
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, August 29
Marriage may stave off dementia … Plant-based protein could extend lifespan … Gout more than doubles risk of kidney failure … High-dose vitamin D doesn’t improve bone health
Eating more meat and eggs lowers dementia risk in men
Men whose diet contained more choline had a 28% lower risk of dementia than those with a low intake of the nutrient, Finnish investigators have found.
Clinical Briefs for Monday, August 5
Flu vaccine lowers blood clot and brain bleed odds … More white people dying from dementia than other races: CDC … Wound healing breakthrough resists pathogens … Removing need for anti-rejection drugs in transplant patients
Hearing aids could stave off dementia risk, large study suggests
Results from a large study tie hearing loss to dementia. But hearing loss is a relatively modifiable risk factor, the study’s authors say.
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