Posts Tagged ‘dementia’
Exploring links between hearing loss, dementia and the ‘cognitive reserve’ — plus the role of hearing aids
How does your hearing affect dementia risk? (Alzheimer’s Research UK): With around 1 million people affected by dementia in the UK, and 12 million people estimated to have a type of hearing loss, it’s never been more important to understand this link. One way that hearing loss and dementia could be linked is through our blood…
Read MoreStudy: Education and lifestyle helped over a million older Americans avoid serious cognitive problems in 2017
Study: More U.S. seniors, especially women, retaining health brains (UPI): The percentage of older Americans reporting serious problems with memory and thinking has declined in recent years — and higher education levels may be part of the reason, a new study finds.
Read MoreSix guidelines to navigate the Aduhelm controversy and (hopefully) help patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and early-stage Alzheimer’s Disease
The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, is shining a spotlight on mild cognitive impairment — problems with memory, attention, language or other cognitive tasks that exceed changes expected with normal aging. After initially indicating that Aduhelm could be prescribed to anyone with dementia, the Food and Drug Administration now specifies that…
Read MoreWelcome to the Ultimate Neuroscience Lab: Your Smartphone
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring this time six scientific reports and industry resources plus a fun illusion. #1. Top 10 Mental Health Innovations to Watch: Special SciAm/ WEF report Hoping you enjoy the great series over at Scientific American and especially #7, titled Welcome to the Ultimate Neuroscience Lab: Your Smartphone,…
Read MoreStudy finds ADHD is associated with dementia
Multigenerational Study Finds Links Between ADHD, Dementia Risk (Health Day): Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appears to be somehow linked to risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, a new multigenerational study has found. Parents and grandparents of people with ADHD have a higher risk of Alzheimer’s and dementia than people with no ADHD in their family, Swedish researchers…
Read MoreStudy finds that cognitive activity in old age may delay the onset of dementia by 5 years
Dementia Comes 5 Years Later for Some (MedPage Today): A cognitively active lifestyle that involves reading and processing information in old age may delay the onset of dementia in Alzheimer’s disease by as much as 5 years, a longitudinal study suggested. Older adults who had the highest level of late-life cognitive activity had a mean onset…
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