Alzheimer's & Cognition
From the Journals
Breast Cancer Hormone Therapy May Protect Against Dementia
Researchers identified more than 18,000 women with breast cancer who did and did not receive hormone-modulating therapy within 3 years of their...
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Untreated Hypertension Tied to Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
“These results suggest that treating high blood pressure as a person ages continues to be a crucial factor in reducing their risk of Alzheimer’s...
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Hearing Loss, Hearing Aids, and Dementia Risk: What to Tell Your Patients
While quantifying the exact increase in risk is challenging, “there’s no doubt about it; it’s not trivial.”
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Hip Fractures in Patients With Dementia: To Operate or Not?
Among patients with dementia living at home with a fracture of the head or neck of the femur, those who underwent surgery had a lower risk for...
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Is Vision Loss a New Dementia Risk Factor? What Do the Data Say?
“A clear opportunity for dementia prevention exists with treatment of visual loss.”
Perspectives
Dementia Deemed Highly Preventable: Here’s How
Modifying 14 risk factors can benefit everyone, irrespective of genetic risk, reduce their dementia risk.
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Navigating Election Anxiety: How Worry Affects the Brain
Chronic mild stress drives a panoply of negative changes in your body and brain that add to your risk for physical and neurologic troubles.
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Anxiety Linked to a Threefold Increased Risk for Dementia
Anxiety may be a new risk factor to target in the prevention of dementia.
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Cognitive Breakdown: The New Memory Condition Primary Care Needs to Know
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An Effective Nondrug Approach to Improve Sleep in Dementia, Phase 3 Data Show
The program focused on components of sleep hygiene; activity and exercise; a tailored sleep routine; strategies to manage distress; natural and...
Conference Coverage
Too Much Coffee Linked to Accelerated Cognitive Decline
Moderate coffee consumption, however, may serve as a protective factor against cognitive decline.