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Adult ADHD Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia
A new study finds adults with ADHD are nearly 3 times more likely to develop dementia compared to those without the condition.
Popular Heartburn Drugs May Raise Dementia Risk
In a new study, people who took acid reflux drugs for more than 4.4 years were significantly more likely to develop dementia in later life.
Common Heart Condition Linked to Greater Dementia Risk in Women than Men
Women with atrial fibrillation have much greater odds of developing mild cognitive impairment and dementia than men with the condition, study finds.
Developing Type 2 Diabetes at a Young Age Increases Dementia Risk, Study Finds
People who progress from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes before the age of 60 face a significantly higher risk of dementia, according to new research.
Al igual que los humanos, los perros con demencia pueden sufrir graves trastornos del sueño
Un nuevo estudio revela que los perros con esta forma canina de demencia experimentan cambios en su ciclo de sueño al igual que las personas con Alzheimer.
Just Like Humans, Dogs with Dementia May Suffer Serious Sleep Disruptions
A new study finds dogs with the canine form of dementia experience changes in their sleep cycle like people with Alzheimer’s.
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Work That Challenges Your Brain Helps You Stay Sharp With Age
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 18, 2024
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Jobs that challenge your mind could help your brain age more gracefully, a new study suggests.
The harder your brain works on the job, the less likely you are to have memory and thinking problems later in life, researchers reported April 17 in the journal Neurology<...
Antipsychotics May Do Great Harm to People With Dementia: Report
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 18, 2024
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Antipsychotics can substantially increase dementia patients’ risk of many serious health problems, a new study warns.
Dementia patients prescribed antipsychotics have increased risk of stroke, blood clots, heart attack, heart failure,
Researchers Probe Moments of Lucid Clarity Among People With Advanced Dementias
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 15, 2024
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Lucid episodes are an unexpected occurrence among people with late-stage Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
But these spontaneous events -- in which a person temporarily regains an ability to communicate that appeared to be permanently lost -- are not always a ...
These 3 Factors Make Your Brain More Vulnerable to Dementia
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 28, 2024
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Out of a host of possible risk factors for dementia, three really stood out in a new analysis: Diabetes, air pollution and alcohol.
British and American researchers used brain scans to focus on a neurological network they labeled a "weak spot" in the brain. This network ...
Staying Social Vital for People With Alzheimer's, Caregivers
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 19, 2024
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People with dementia -- and their caregivers -- need active social lives to stay healthy, a new study reports.
However, researchers found that both dementia patients and their
Eating Healthy Slows 'Aging Clock,' Helping to Shield Your Brain From Dementia
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 15, 2024
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Scientists have long noticed that folks who eat healthy have healthier brains as they age, including lowered odds for dementia.
Now, researchers believe they know why: Regimens lik...
Living in Poor Neighborhoods Ups Risks for Dementia, Early Aging
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 15, 2024
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Doctors looking to help their patients head off dementia may want to ask for their address.
An international team of researchers has linked accelerated brain aging and a higher risk of thinking declines to living in a poorer neighborhood.
"If you want to prev...
Could War Zone Blasts Raise Veterans' Odds for Alzheimer's?
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 14, 2024
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Combat veterans who suffered traumatic brain injuries due to explosive blasts may have markers in their spinal fluid similar to those of Alzheimer's disease, new research finds.
"Previous research has shown that moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries may increase a ...
FDA Delays Decision on New Alzheimer's Drug
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- March 8, 2024
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Instead of approving the new Alzheimer's drug donanemab this month, as was expected, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will now require the experimental medication be scrutinized more closely by an expert panel, the drug's maker said Friday.
“The FDA has informed L...
Tremor Could Point to Higher Odds for Dementia
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 8, 2024
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Dementia could three times more common among people suffering from essential tremor, a movement disorder that causes involuntary shaking, a new study suggests.
“Not only do tremors affec...
More Evidence Sleep Apnea Harms Thinking, Memory
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 4, 2024
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Sleep apnea could have detrimental effects on the brain, causing memory or thinking problems, a new study suggests.
People suffering from sleep apnea are about 50% more likely to also report having memory or thinking problems, compared to those without sleep apnea, resea...
Impaired Sense of Direction Could Be Early Alzheimer's Sign
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 29, 2024
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Middle-aged folks who have difficulties navigating their way through space could be at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease years later, a new study finds.
“Very early symptoms of dementia can be subtle and difficult to detect, but problems with navigation ar...
Yoga Brings Brain Benefits to Women at Risk for Alzheimer's
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 28, 2024
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In a new study, yoga appears to have bolstered the brain health of older women who had risk factors for Alzheimer's disease.
The study can't prove that the ancient practice will slow or prevent the onset of Alzheimer's, but it did seem to reverse some forms of neurologic...
Fat Around Men's Pancreas Might Raise Odds for Alzheimer's
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 27, 2024
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Excess fat around your pancreas could bode ill for the health of your aging brain, new research shows.
But maybe only if you're male: The relationship wasn't observed among women, noted the team from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J.
“In middle-aged males...
Wendy Williams Diagnosed With Frontotemporal Dementia
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 22, 2024
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Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, her representatives announced in a
Helping a Loved One With Dementia Enjoy Valentine's Day
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- February 13, 2024
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When a loved one has dementia, Valentine's Day can be bittersweet.
"When dementia enters someone's life, it can change many things, including the dynamic of their relationships," said Jennifer Reeder, director...
Dementia Care Costs Can Quickly Burn Through People's Savings: Study
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 9, 2024
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Dementia care can eat through the savings of cash-strapped seniors, a new study warns.
The average senior with dementia in non-nursing residential care facilities spent 97% of their monthly income on long-term care, researchers found. Meanwhile, those living in nursing h...
Medical Tourism in Mexico Led to Deadly Fungal Illness for Americans
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 9, 2024
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Medical tourism to Mexico for cosmetic procedures exposed Americans to a deadly fungal infection last year, a new report shows.
An outbreak of Fusarium solani meningitis occurred at two clinics in Matamoros specializing in elective cosmetic procedures like breas...
Your Brain Finds Ways to Compensate Against Age-Related Decline
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 8, 2024
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No one's brain is as sharp at 60 as it was at 20.
However, new research supports the notion that folk's brains can make subtle adjustments with age to compensate for that decline.
A team of British researchers has found more evidence that as the mind ages, it somet...
Healthy Living Builds 'Cognitive Reserve' in Brain That May Prevent Dementia
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 5, 2024
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New research suggests healthy lifestyles can help stave off dementia, perhaps by building a resilient 'cognitive reserve' in the aging brain.
The study was based on the brain autopsies on 586 people who lived to an average of almost 91. Researchers compared each person's...
Hearing Troubles Can Affect the Mind, Too
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 5, 2024
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If you're over 65, you likely struggle sometimes to hear conversations clearly, but ignoring that may prompt even more serious health problems, experts say.
If left unchecked, hearing loss can lead to social isolation and depression -- two conditions known to raise demen...
Ancient Greeks Seldom Hit by Dementia, Suggesting It's a Modern Malady
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 2, 2024
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Dementia seems like a disorder that's always haunted the human race.
But this form of severe memory loss is actually a modern malady, if classical Greek and Roman physicians are to be believed.
A new analysis of ancient Greek and Roman medical texts suggests that d...
Odds for Dementia Nearly Triple in the Year After a Stroke
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 1, 2024
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A person's odds for a dementia diagnosis nearly triple in the first year after a stroke, new research shows.
This post-stroke spike in dementia risk does subside with time, but it never returns to pre-stroke levels, the same report found.
"Our findings reinforce th...
Common Gynecologic Condition Tied to Cognitive Issues
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 1, 2024
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Women with a common ovarian disorder might be more likely to have memory and thinking problems in middle age, a new study suggests.
Females diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) scored lower on cognitive tests than women without the condition, according to a re...
Could Many Cases of 'Dementia' in Men Be Liver Cirrhosis Instead?
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 1, 2024
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A new study of aging U.S. veterans finds that one in every 10 who have been diagnosed with dementia might actually have brain impairments caused by liver cirrhosis.
It's a condition called hepatic encephalopathy, and it's often treatable, explained a team led by
Was Alzheimer's Transmitted Through Cadaver-Sourced Growth Hormone Given to Kids?
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 29, 2024
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Five of eight British children who received human growth hormone from the pituitary glands of deceased donors went on to develop early-onset Alzheimer's disease many decades later, researchers report.
Researchers at University College London (UCL) suspect that the growth...
Daily Multivitamin Might Help Aging Brains
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 18, 2024
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A daily multivitamin could help people keep their brains healthy as they age, a new trial finds.
Results suggest taking multivitamins could help prevent memory loss and slow cognitive aging among older adults, researchers report in the Jan. 18 issue of the
Resolve to Get a Free Memory Screening in 2024
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 3, 2024
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There are so many New Year's resolutions from which to choose, but an important one could be to schedule a memory screening, experts say.
Memory screenings consist of a series of questions that gauge memory and brain function, according to the Alzheimer's Foundation of A...
Early-Onset Dementia: Health, Lifestyle Factors May Boost Your Risk
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- December 29, 2023
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From alcohol use to social isolation, poor hearing and heart disease, researchers have identified more than a dozen non-genetic factors that up the risk of dementia for people under 65.
Though about 370,000 new cases a year of young-onset dementia are diagnosed worldwide...
Common Stomach Bug Is Linked to Higher Alzheimer's Risk
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- December 28, 2023
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A common stomach bug may play a part in Alzheimer's disease risk.
New research found that older folks infected with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) had greater odds for developing Alzheimer's, the most common type of dementia.
"Given the global aging popul...
Statins Might Slow Progression of Alzheimer's Disease
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 28, 2023
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In preliminary findings, Swedish researchers say taking a cholesterol-lowering statin could also slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
The study can't prove cause-and-effect, but might pave the way to a trial that could confirm such a link, said study author
Pets Bring Health Boost to Single Seniors' Brains: Study
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 27, 2023
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For the growing number of American seniors who live alone, having a beloved dog or cat by their side could help them maintain a healthy brain.
New research on more than 7,900 people averaging 66 years of age found that those who lived alone were able to stave off losses ...
Irregular Sleep Is Tied to a Higher Odds for Dementia
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 14, 2023
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People who maintain a mostly regular sleep pattern could have a lower risk of developing dementia than those whose sleeping and waking times vary wildly, a new study finds.
People with the most irregular sleep are 53% more likely to develop dementia than people with aver...
A Sibling's Dementia May Mean Shorter Life Span for Brothers, Sisters
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 12, 2023
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A study involving twins suggests that if you have a sibling who develops dementia, that might not bode well for your life span.
That's true even if you don't go on to develop dementia yourself, according to a study from U.S. and Swedish researchers.
One investigato...
Brain Serotonin Levels May Play Role in Alzheimer's Onset
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 11, 2023
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Loss of the “happiness” brain hormone serotonin might play a role in the decline of brain function as a person ages, a new study reports.
People with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) had up to 25% lower levels of serotonin than healthy people in key regions of the bra...
Swift Use of Antiretrovirals in Infected Newborns Can Banish HIV
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 11, 2023
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When an HIV-infected child known as the 'Mississippi baby' was given powerful antiretroviral drugs within hours of birth in 2013 and then appeared to be rid of HIV, people wondered if it might be replicated in other newborns.
An international study involving 54 babies su...
Cognitive Decline May Come Earlier for People With Epilepsy
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 5, 2023
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People with epilepsy suffer quicker declines in thinking than people without the brain disorder, particularly if they also have risk factors like high blood pressure or diabetes, a new study finds.
The difference was significant: Over the course of the 14-year study, tho...
Your Personality Might Help Shield You From Dementia
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 1, 2023
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Got a naturally sunny disposition? It might protect you from dementia as the years advance, new research shows.
A team at Northwestern University in Chicago report that certain personality traits -- being conscientious, outgoing and positive -- appear to lower a person's...
Could an Overactive Thyroid Harm the Aging Brain?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 30, 2023
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Elevated levels of thyroid hormone appear to harm the aging brain, increasing seniors' risk of dementia or other cognitive disorders, a new study finds.
High levels of thyroid hormone -- a condition called thyrotoxicosis -- was associated with thinking problems whether t...
Early Onset Heart Disease Is Key Factor in Later-Life Dementia
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 30, 2023
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Minding your heart health when you're young could spare your brain from dementia decades later, new research confirms.
Chinese researchers looked at data on more than 450,000 older Britons. They found that people who'd already been in poor cardiovascular health before th...
Could a 'Brain Coach' Help Folks at Higher Risk for Alzheimer's?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 28, 2023
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Personal trainers can help people increase their strength and their fitness.
Could a “brain coach” be just as useful in preventing Alzheimer's' disease?
A new study suggests that personalized health and lifestyle changes can delay or even prevent memory loss fo...
Soccer 'Heading' Tied to Declines in Brain Function
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- November 28, 2023
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Evidence that soccer heading -- where players use their heads to strike a ball -- is dangerous continues to mount.
Research to be presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting in Chicago on Tuesday points to a measurable decline in brain st...
Lab-Grown Brain Blood Vessels Show New Ways to Prevent Stroke, Dementia
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 20, 2023
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Lab-grown blood vessels are providing new insight into how damage to the tiny vessels in the brain can cause them to leak, contributing to dementia and stroke.
Even better, this research has identified a drug target that could plug these leaks and potentially reduce a pe...
New Device Can Check Markers for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's Disease
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 17, 2023
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A wireless, noninvasive device has shown promise in detecting the biomarkers of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
Researchers said the device uses electrical detection to identify proteins associated with Alzheimer's (amyloid beta and tau) and Parkinson's (alpha synu...
One Part of Your Brain Could Point to the Mind's Decline
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 16, 2023
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Shrinkage of one of the brain's key memory centers appears to herald thinking declines, a new study finds.
The region in question is the hippocampus, a two-sided structure located roughly above each ear and embedded deep within the brain's temporal lobe. It's long been k...
Tai Chi Might Help Seniors Counter Mild Cognitive Decline
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- October 31, 2023
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The ancient art of tai chi, plus a modern twist, may help older adults reverse mild declines in brain power, a new clinical trial reveals.
Researchers found that tai chi classes helped older adults improve their subtle problems with cognition (memory and thinking skills)...
7 Million Americans Have Mild Cognitive Impairment and Don't Know It
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- October 26, 2023
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Millions of older Americans may be unaware they have memory and thinking impairments -- mostly because their doctors aren't diagnosing them, new research suggests.
After analyzing Medicare data covering 40 million older Americans, researchers found that only a s...
Have Diabetes? Quitting Metformin Could Take Toll on Your Brain
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- October 26, 2023
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Millions of people with diabetes take the drug metformin to control their blood sugar levels.
Meant to be taken for the long term, new research now suggests that stopping it early may up the risk of developing thinking and memory problems as patients age.
“We fou...
High Blood Triglycerides Could Help Ward Off Dementia
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- October 26, 2023
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High triglycerides, widely known as an enemy of the aging heart, may not be as threatening to older adults' brains, new research suggests.
The study, of over 80,000 older adults, found those with triglycerides in the "high-normal" or moderately high range were less likel...
Neighborhood Parks Could Help Your Aging Brain
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 26, 2023
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A variety of risks can make it more likely that someone develops Alzheimer's disease or other dementias.
Now you can add neighborhood environment to that list. A new study finds low income levels and a lack of green spaces are among the factors that can harm brain health...