August 24, 2023 Dementia New diagnostic test for early Alzheimer’s does not prove that you will develop the disease and requires more biomarkers to ensure accuracy.
August 17, 2023 Dementia A plausible biological mechanism is not well elucidated when study suggests long-term use of certain reflux medications is associated with a higher risk of dementia. No proof of causality and is confounded by other life factors
May 29, 2023 Clinical Research Prediabetes: The younger you are, the higher the risk of dementia if it progresses to type 2 diabetes.
January 23, 2023 Dementia Alzheimer’s Research UK has developed an online brain check-up tool that aims to cut risk of dementia at any age
September 28, 2022 Clinical Research Still lots to investigate to determine if weekly nightmares during middle age are linked to higher dementia risk
September 15, 2022 Dementia Too many limitations to this study to conclude that multivitamins can slow cognitive decline. Also seem mostly in people with cardiovascular disease. Maybe their medications contributed to this result too?
September 1, 2022 Dementia Non-invasive electrical brain stimulation shown to improve working memory and long-term memory in older people with memory impairment
June 28, 2022 Cardiovascular Diesase Could a ‘quick and easy’ bone density test help predict risk for vascular dementia late in life? Study suggests this is possible but does not have the power to demonstrate causality.
April 12, 2022 Dementia Study looks at the question of whether certain personality traits more conducive to cognitive decline.
May 17, 2021 Dementia Take note of correlation/causation issue with headlines citing dementia & Alzheimer disease being most commonly associated with Covid-related deaths. Message is that it is usually a combination of comorbidities and age that increase death risk from Covid.