Medscape Medical News Ute Eppinger July 26, 2024 On World Brain Day (July 22, 2024), the German Society of Neurology (DGN) and the German Brain Foundation pointed out that too much sugar can harm the brain. The current results of the Global Burden of Diseases study shows that stroke and dementia are among the top...
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Common mental health disorder may triple risk for developing dementia, study finds
By Kristen Rogers, CNNPublished 6:23 AM EDT, Mon July 29, 2024 Video Ad FeedbackDr. Sanjay Gupta breaks down differences between age-related memory loss and dementiaCNN—As if people with anxiety don’t have enough to worry about, a new study is adding to that list — suggesting the disorder may nearly triple the risk of developing dementia...
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Benzos Hard on the Brain, but Do They Raise Dementia Risk?
Medscape Medical News Benzos Hard on the Brain, but Do They Raise Dementia Risk?Megan Brooks July 01, 2024 New research supports current guidelines cautioning against long-term use of benzodiazepines. The study of more than 5000 older adults found that benzodiazepine use was associated with an accelerated reduction in the volume of the hippocampus and amygdala...
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Prostate Meds Tied to Reduced Risk for Lewy Body Dementia
Certain medications that are used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) are associated with a reduced risk for dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), the second most common neurodegenerative type of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. Investigators found older men taking alpha-1 blockers terazosin, doxazosin, or alfuzosin (Tz/Dz/Az) were 40% less likely to develop DLB than those...
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Study shows 13% of patients with dementia may instead have cognitive decline from cirrhosis
by A.J. Hostetler, Virginia Commonwealth University Credit: Kampus Production from Pexels About 13% of individuals diagnosed with dementia may suffer instead from reversible cognitive decline caused by advanced liver disease, according to researchers from the Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Medicine and the Richmond VA Medical Center. Published recently in The American Journal of Medicine,...
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AI CAN DIAGNOSE 10 TYPES OF DEMENTIA
JULY 11TH, 2024POSTED BY BOSTON UNIVERSITY(Credit: Getty Images) TAGS : ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DEMENTIAUNIVERSITY: BOSTON UNIVERSITY Researchers have developed an AI tool that can diagnose ten different types of dementia. Ten million new cases of dementia are diagnosed each year but the presence of different dementia forms and overlapping symptoms can complicate diagnosis and delivery of...
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Dementia: Targeted prevention is a good investment
by PR&D Austria Credit: CC0 Public Domain Measures to prevent dementia in at-risk groups can not only improve quality of life, but also make a lot of economic sense. This is the key finding of a recently published analysis by IMC Krems University of Applied Sciences in collaboration with the University of Continuing Education Krems....
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Inappropriate Medication Use Persists in Older Adults With Dementia
Heidi Splete May 14, 2024 Medications that could have a negative effect on cognition are often used by older adults with dementia, based on data from approximately 13 million individuals presented at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting. Classes of medications including anticholinergics, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, and non-benzodiazepine sedatives (Z drugs) have been...
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Do Statins Cause Dementia?
Written by Jennifer Arnouville, DO, FAAFP | Reviewed by Karla Robinson, MD Key takeaways: Statins are commonly used medications. They’re very effective at lowering cholesterol and are considered safe.Some research shows a link between statin use and dementia. But other studies show a protective effect by statins.The research on statins and dementia isn’t clear-cut. But...
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People with essential tremor may have increased risk of dementia
by American Academy of Neurology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDementia may be three times more common among people with essential tremor, a movement disorder that causes involuntary shaking, than the general population, according to research released today, March 6, 2024. The study will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 76th Annual Meeting taking place April...