UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN FRANCISCO Do Sleep Medications Increase Your Chances of Dementia? UCSF-Led Study Shows Benzos, Antidepressants, Ambien May Impact Cognition A new study shows that sleep medications increase the risk of dementia in whites. But the type and quantity of the medication may be factors in explaining the higher risk. It follows previous...
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Online forums help those with dementia find missing support and companionship
by Bournemouth University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Online forums for people with dementia provide a much-needed sense of community and hope and fill an important gap in the support they receive after diagnosis, a new study has found. The researchers suggest that clinicians, support workers and organizations could recommend online support forums to people with dementia, in...
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New research detects potential hidden cause of dementia
by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Digital subtraction myelograms (left panel) showing a spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid-venous fistula (arrow) in nine patients (A–I) with behavioral variant frontotemporal brain sagging syndrome and pre- (middle panel) and post- (right panel) operative sagittal magnetic resonance imaging scans showing resolution of brain sagging. Patients B49 and F50 were reported in part...
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Dementia: Could poor mental health in middle age increase risk?
Psychological health may have a bigger impact on dementia risk than previously thought. SolStock/Getty Images Researchers followed 67,688 individuals over an average period of 25 years to better understand the link between symptoms of dementia and psychological distress (stress, depressive mood, exhaustion, and nervousness). The researchers found that psychological distress symptoms are associated with an...
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The same genes may underlie cardiometabolic diseases and dementia
by Karolinska Institutet Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Being affected by several cardiometabolic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke, is linked to a greatly increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. A new twin study by researchers from Karolinska Institutet suggests that the same genes may be behind the risk of both cardiometabolic diseases and dementia....
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Can a hobby keep dementia at bay? Experts weigh in
By Anthea RowanDecember 19, 2022 at 7:00 a.m. EST To many, the word “hobby” signifies something lightweight or trivial. Yet taking on a new hobby as one ages might provide an important defense against dementia, some experts say. About 5.8 million adults over 65 in the United States live with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia disorders,...
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How to Tell the Difference Between ‘Senior Moments’ and Dementia
Written by Cherilyn Cecchini, MD | Reviewed by Katie E. Golden, MDPublished on July 15, 2022 Key takeaways: It’s normal to occasionally forget someone’s name or why you entered a room. But these “senior moments” are more common in older adults. It can be unsettling to misplace or forget something, especially as you get older....
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Is It Long COVID, or Dementia, or Both?
Constance Sommer November 28, 2022 In early September, about a week after recovering from COVID-19, Barri Sanders went to the bank to pay a bill. But by mistake, she transferred a large amount of money from the wrong account. “I’m talking about $20,000,” she says. “I had to go back [later] and fix it.” Sanders, 83, had...
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Do people with dementia know they have it?
Individuals with dementia may experience memory difficulties, issues with their ability to think, and trouble completing daily tasks. They may be aware of their symptoms in the early stages of dementia. However, a person may lose this awareness by the late stages of dementia. The term dementia refers to a range of conditions that involve...
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Link between sleep apnea and dementia, according to a study in mice
by University of Queensland Urotensin II-saporin induces specific lesions of cholinergic neurons at mesopontine tegmentum. A Diagrams and photomicrographs of coronal sections of the brainstem, the right column being immunostained for ChAT-positive neurons within the laterodorsal tegmental nucleus (LDT) following unilateral direct injection of UII-saporin (UII-SAP) into the right mesopontine tegmentum (MPT). Scale bar =...