Eve Bender June 30, 2023 Short-term and cyclical use of estrogen and progestin therapy for menopausal symptoms is linked to an increased risk of dementia, results of a large, observational study show. Investigators found that women in their 50s who took hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for menopausal symptoms had a 24% increased risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) 20 years later...
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Magnesium-Rich Diet Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW March 31, 2023 A magnesium-rich diet has been linked to better brain health, an outcome that may help lower dementia risk, new research suggests. Investigators studied over 6000 cognitively healthy individuals, aged 40-73, and found that those who consumed more than 550 mg of magnesium daily had a brain age approximately 1 year younger...
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Study shows dementia risk increases the earlier a person develops diabetes
by Diabetologia Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research published in Diabetologia shows an association between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and developing dementia in later life—with the risk of dementia increasing the earlier a person develops T2D. The study is by Ph.D. student Jiaqi Hu and Professor Elizabeth Selvin of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore,...
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Low Bone Density May Increase Dementia Risk by 42%, According to New Research—Here’s What To Know
By Karla Walsh Published on March 29, 2023 Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES Your bones and brain seem like two fairly separate systems, right? The brain tells the muscles how to move the bones, true. But otherwise, when you look at neurons vs. osteoblasts, smarts vs. structure; these body parts don’t...
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Regular Laxative Use Tied to Increased Dementia Risk
Megan Brooks February 24, 2023 Regular use of over-the-counter laxatives has been tied to a significantly increased risk of dementia, particularly among those who use multiple types of laxatives or osmotic laxatives. Among more than 500,000 middle-aged or older adults in the UK Biobank, those who reported regular laxative use had a 51% increased risk of dementia...
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Diabetes Drug Tied to Lower Dementia Risk
Megan Brooks February 16, 2023 Treatment with the thiazolidinedione pioglitazone may offer the greatest protection against dementia for older adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who have a history of stroke or ischemic heart disease, new research suggests. Overall, in a large cohort study from Korea, patients who took pioglitazone were 16% less likely to develop dementia over an average of...
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Diabetes Drug Tied to Lower Dementia Risk
Megan Brooks February 16, 2023 Treatment with the thiazolidinedione pioglitazone may offer the greatest protection against dementia for older adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who have a history of stroke or ischemic heart disease, new research suggests. Overall, in a large cohort study from Korea, patients who took pioglitazone were 16% less likely to develop dementia over an...
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Could sleep medications increase dementia risk?
Certain sleep medications may raise one’s risk of developing dementia, according to new research. Stocksy/Getty Images FreshSplash/Getty Images Sleep disturbances, which are common as people get older, have been associated with an increased risk of all types of dementia. According to the CDC, more than 10% of older adults in the United States take medications...
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Cutting Dementia Risk in Atrial Fibrillation: Does Rhythm Control Strategy Matter?
Steve Stiles April 29, 2022 The risk for dementia goes up in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but some evidence suggests that risk can be blunted with therapies that restore sinus rhythm. But a new cohort study suggests that the treatment effect’s magnitude might depend on the rhythm control strategy. It hinted that AF catheter ablation might...
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New study finds 6 ways to slow memory decline and lower dementia risk
By Annabelle Timsit January 26, 2023 at 10:49 a.m. EST A new study of more than 29,000 older adults has identified six habits — from eating a variety of foods to regularly reading or playing cards — that are linked with a lower risk of dementia and a slower rate of memory decline. Eating a...