by American Academy of Neurology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Older adults whose cholesterol changes over time may be more likely to develop dementia than people whose cholesterol is stable, regardless of the actual cholesterol level, according to a study published in the January 29, 2025, online issue of Neurology. The study does not prove that changing cholesterol...
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Researchers develop AI software for optometrists to identify dementia risk – diagnostic
The researchers believe that identifying people at risk of dementia may advance the development of new treatments for the disease. Ross LawJanuary 21, 2025 Share This is a significant step towards the potential FDA authorisation of Celeste, a non-invasive phototherapy device. Image credit: AnneVel via Shutterstock. Aresearch team led by the University of Edinburgh is...
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Red meat consumption raises risk of dementia and cognitive decline, study suggests
by Mass General Brigham Credit: CC0 Public Domain Red meat consumption is an established risk factor for chronic conditions, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard found that eating greater quantities of...
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Urinary Metals Linked to Increased Dementia Risk
Edited by Anushree Chaphalkar December 31, 2024 0130 TOPLINE: Higher levels of environmental metals in urine are associated with poorer cognitive performance and an increased risk for dementia, new research suggests. METHODOLOGY: TAKEAWAY: IN PRACTICE: “We found an inverse association of essential and nonessential metals in urine, both individually and as a mixture, with the...
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WILDFIRE SMOKE EXPOSURE BOOSTS DEMENTIA RISK
DECEMBER 12TH, 2024POSTED BY U. WASHINGTON Amy Scott of San Francisco takes in the view from the Embarcadero as smoke from various wildfires burning across Northern California mixes with the marine layer, blanketing San Francisco in darkness and an orange glow on September 9, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Credit: Philip Pacheco/Getty Images) SHARE THIS ARTICLE You are...
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Muscle loss could increase dementia risk
Reports and Proceedings Radiological Society of North America image: Schematic diagram of research on how skeletal muscle loss is a risk factor for developing dementia.view more Credit: Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and Kamyar Moradi, M.D. CHICAGO – Skeletal muscle loss is a risk factor for developing dementia, according to a study being presented today...
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EARLIER DIABETES DIAGNOSIS MEANS HIGHER DEMENTIA RISK
NOVEMBER 22ND, 2024POSTED BY RACHEL HARRISON-NYU (Credit: Getty Images) SHARE THIS ARTICLE You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. TAGS UNIVERSITY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at a younger age are at a higher risk for developing dementia than those diagnosed later in life, according to a new...
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Research finds risk of dementia nearly three times higher the first year after a stroke
by American Heart Association Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHaving a stroke may significantly increase the risk of developing dementia. The risk of dementia was the highest in the first year after a stroke and remained elevated over a period of 20 years, according to preliminary research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2024, held...
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Major Study Identifies 15 Factors Linked to Early Dementia Risk
ByDAVID NIELDFading brain (Naeblys/iStock/Getty Images Plus)While dementia is much more common in older adults, hundreds of thousands of people are diagnosed with young-onset dementia (YOD) each year – and an extensive new study sheds some considerable new light on why. Most previous research in this area has looked at genetics passed down through generations, but...
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High levels of HDL cholesterol tied to higher dementia risk
by Lori Solomon Elevated levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are associated with an increased risk for all-cause dementia, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in The Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific. Sultana Monira Hussain, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Ph.D., from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and colleagues conducted a post-hoc analysis of the Aspirin...