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Mar , 2024
Mediterranean diet linked to lower dementia risk, finds extensive review
Tag: Dementia

Mediterranean diet linked to lower dementia risk, finds extensive review

In a recent study published in the journal Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, researchers evaluated the link between the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and reduced dementia risk in older adults through a systematic review and meta-analysis. Study: Association between Mediterranean diet and dementia and Alzheimer disease: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Image Credit: luigi giordano Background  Dementia, […]

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Mar , 2024
Researchers explore link between tooth loss and denture usage, diet changes and cognitive decline
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Researchers explore link between tooth loss and denture usage, diet changes and cognitive decline

Prior research has documented associations between tooth loss and cognitive decline. Building on this previous work, a recent npj Aging study assessed the specific brain regions that are impacted by tooth loss and the associated causes. Study: Brain atrophy in normal older adult links tooth loss and diet changes to future cognitive decline. Image Credit: sebra/Shutterstock.comBackground As […]

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Mar , 2024
Is posttraumatic epilepsy associated with long-term dementia risk?
Tag: Dementia

Is posttraumatic epilepsy associated with long-term dementia risk?

Long-term dementia risk is associated with both head injury and epilepsy. However, research has thus far documented the links between post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) and short-term cognitive outcomes. A new JAMA Neurology study explored the associations between dementia risk and PTE. Study: Posttraumatic Epilepsy and Dementia Risk. Image Credit: LightField Studios/Shutterstock.com Background PTE, which is characterized by unprovoked seizures for […]

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Dec , 2023
Readers on the costs of long-term care
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Readers on the costs of long-term care

Thousands of readers reacted to the articles in the “Dying Broke” series about the financial burden of long-term care in the United States. They offered their assessments for the government and market failures that have drained the lifetime savings of so many American families. And some offered possible solutions. In more than 4,200 comments, readers […]

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Dec , 2023
Cryo-EM reveals TAF15 as potential treatment target for frontotemporal dementia
Tag: Dementia

Cryo-EM reveals TAF15 as potential treatment target for frontotemporal dementia

An international team of researchers including experts at the Indiana University School of Medicine has identified a protein found in the brains of people with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), discovering a new target for potential treatments for the disease. According to the National Institutes of Health, FTD results from damage to neurons in the frontal and […]

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Nov , 2023
Targeting personality traits could be a way to reduce dementia risk
Tag: Dementia

Targeting personality traits could be a way to reduce dementia risk

People with personality traits such as conscientiousness, extraversion and positive affect are less likely to be diagnosed with dementia than those with neuroticism and negative affect, according to a new analysis by researchers at the University of California, Davis and Northwestern University. The difference was not linked to physical damage to brain tissue found in […]

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Oct , 2023
Doubts abound about a new Alzheimer’s blood test
Tag: Dementia

Doubts abound about a new Alzheimer’s blood test

For the first time, people worried about their risk of Alzheimer’s disease can go online, order a blood test, and receive results in the privacy of their homes. This might seem appealing on the surface, but the development has Alzheimer’s researchers and clinicians up in arms. The Quest Diagnostics blood test, AD-Detect, measures elevated levels […]

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Oct , 2023
Older adults with higher levels of triglycerides may have lower dementia risk
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Older adults with higher levels of triglycerides may have lower dementia risk

Older people who have higher levels of triglycerides, a type of fat, may have a lower risk of dementia and a slower cognitive decline over time compared to people who have lower levels, according to new research published in the October 25, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of […]

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Oct , 2023
Millions of Americans with mild cognitive impairment are undiagnosed, studies find
Tag: Dementia

Millions of Americans with mild cognitive impairment are undiagnosed, studies find

For many people, forgetting your keys or struggling to plan tasks can seem like a normal part of the aging process. But those lapses can actually be symptoms of something more serious: mild cognitive impairment, or MCI, which could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease. Unfortunately, most people who have MCI don’t know it, […]

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Oct , 2023
UCSF dementia experts to join peers at annual Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s disease conference
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UCSF dementia experts to join peers at annual Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s disease conference

Dementia experts from UC San Francisco will join their peers from around the globe at the annual Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) conference in Boston from Oct. 24 to 27. Presentations cover breakthroughs in therapies that clear amyloid – a hallmark of Alzheimer’s – and a symposium on patients with early Alzheimer’s symptoms who […]
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