Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Oct 12 2022 A number of studies have suggested that eating a healthy diet may reduce a person’s risk of dementia, but a new study has found that two diets including the Mediterranean diet are not linked to a reduced risk of dementia. The study is published in the October...
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Why Do Mental Illnesses—From Depression to Schizophrenia—Raise the Risk of Dementia?
By Claudia Wallis on July 1, 2022 Credit: Fatinha Ramos Age is the single biggest risk factor for dementia, with the odds doubling about every five years after age 65. But many things influence those odds for a given individual. Genetic vulnerability is a contributor, as are so-called modifiable risk factors such as smoking, cardiovascular disease, social isolation,...
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Vitamin K may be helpful for people at risk of dementia
New research in rats highlights the cognitive benefits of vitamin K, which can be found in leafy greens. Michael Hütten/EyeEm/Getty Images Dementia is a condition that affects cognitive functioning. Symptoms can include loss of memory and ability to function in a way that can interfere with quality of life. In a new study in rodents, scientists studied how...
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Feeling that the life has meaning reduces the risk of dementia
Everyone wants to have a purpose in life. And for most of us it is something we need to figure out ourselves. The question “why am I here?” is never an easy one. However, it is very important as this new study led by UCL scientists has shown. Apparently, a feeling of purpose or meaning...
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Fine particulate air pollution associated with higher risk of dementia
by University of Washington Ten-year average PM2.5 exposure predictions based on 2000–2009 data and smoothed to broadly represent pollution differences in the Puget Sound region. Shaded circles indicate study participant addresses. Credit: Magali Blanco/University of Washington Using data from two large, long-running study projects in the Puget Sound region—one that began in the late 1970s measuring...
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Blood pressure variability associated with increased risk of dementia, especially in men
by Monash University Cumulative incidence of events according to blood pressure variability tertile; dementia incidence in men ( A); dementia incidence in women ( B); incidence of cognitive decline in men ( C); and incidence of cognitive decline in women ( D). BPV indicates blood pressure variability; and T, tertile. Credit: Journal of the American Heart Association (2021)....
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Reduced kidney function linked to increased risk of dementia
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY MINNEAPOLIS – Chronic kidney disease is when a person’s kidneys progressively lose their ability to filter waste from the blood and eliminate fluids. Now a new study has found that people with reduced kidney function may have an increased risk of developing dementia. The study is published in the May 5,...
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Head injury 25 years later: Study finds increased risk of dementia
by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Credit: CC0 Public Domain Head injury in the United States is common, with over 23 million adults age 40 or older reporting a history of head injury with loss of consciousness. Many head injuries can be caused by a host of different situations—from car and motorcycle...
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Nightly sleep of five hours, less, may increase risk of dementia, death among older adults
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL BOSTON — Sleep and health are inextricably connected. New research from investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital explores the connection between sleep disturbances and deficiencies among older adults and risk of dementia and death, finding that risk of dementia was double among participants who reported getting less than five hours of sleep compared...
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Link between sleep apnea and increased risk of dementia
by Monash University A new study by Monash University has found that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been linked to an increased risk of dementia. The study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, and led by Dr Melinda Jackson from the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, found that severe OSA is linked to an...