Posts Tagged ‘dementia risk’
Repetitive negative thinking may increase (or perhaps be caused by) cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s pathology
Dementia: negative thinking linked with more rapid cognitive decline, study indicates Dementia affects an estimated 54 million people worldwide. There no cure, but reports indicate that approximately a third of dementia cases may be preventable, which is why many researchers have begun to focus on identifying risk factors. This would allow for better personalised interventions…
Read MoreStudy challenges the “seductive” amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
_____ Vascular Health at Age 36 Tied to Brain Health at 70 (Medpage Today): “A longitudinal study shed light on just how early people may want to start doing something to reduce their dementia risk decades in the future. Each 1% increase in Framingham vascular risk score at age 36 was associated with 9% higher white…
Read MoreUpdate: Common anticholinergic meds seen to increase dementia risk
________________ Dear reader, It’s time for SharpBrains e‑newsletter discussing the latest research and innovations to help promote brain health, opening in this occasion with a large and worrying study tracking the long-term neural impact of commonly prescribed medications. New brain research: First, do no harm? Common anticholinergic meds seen to increase dementia risk …which is one…
Read MoreFirst, do no harm? Common anticholinergic meds seen to increase dementia risk in older patients
Commonly Prescribed Meds Could Raise Dementia Risk (WebMD): “Doctors often prescribe anticholinergic drugs for a variety of ills. But a new study suggests they may increase the risk of dementia in older patients. These medicines include everything from Benadryl (diphenhydramine) to certain antipsychotics and Parkinson’s meds. They’re used to treat a wide range of other…
Read MoreStudy: Common medication treatments for PTSD can increase the risk of developing dementia
—– Drugs for PTSD linked to increased risk of dementia (The Pharmaceutical Journal): “Certain psychotropic drugs used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) increase the risk of developing dementia, including in patients who do not have PTSD but take the drugs for other conditions, study results published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Read MoreNew studies reinforce Education and Cognitive Reserve –instead of drugs targeting beta amyloid– as most promising avenue to prolong cognitive health and reduce dementia risk
Dementia Risk Declines, And Education May Be One Reason Why (NPR): “Some encouraging news in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia: The rate at which older Americans are getting these conditions is declining. That’s according to
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