Use of antibiotics by healthy elderly persons does not cause an increase in the risk of cognitive impairment or dementia, researchers reported on December 18, 2024 in Neurology. […]
Polypharmacy, commonly defined as taking five or more medications daily, is a significant health care concern impacting over 30% of older adults. It is associated with poor health outcomes like […]
Researchers report that patients treated with semaglutide have achieved a significantly lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease compared to those exposed to seven other anti-diabetic medications, including other […]
Much has been written about deprescribing of medicines with anticholinergic effects to reduce overall anticholinergic burden and it is widely recommended as a way to reduce cognitive impairment, […]
Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5Is) used to treat erectile dysfunction might also reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease onset, researchers reported on Feb. 7, 2024 in Neurology. “Although […]
Up to 1.7 million people could be living with dementia in England and Wales by 2040 – over 40% more than previously forecast – finds a new UCL-led […]
New research published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society indicates that antipsychotics are likely overprescribed and used inappropriately among patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) receiving […]
When you need accurate information about a serious illness, should you go to Google or ChatGPT? An interdisciplinary study led by University of California, Riverside, computer scientists found […]
People with hearing loss who do not use hearing aids appear to be at a higher risk of developing dementia than people with hearing loss who use hearing […]
Taking vitamin D supplements may help ward off dementia, according to a new, large-scale study by scientists in the UK and Canada, using data from US patients. Based […]
Researchers at the University of Calgary in Canada and the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom explored the relationship between vitamin D supplementation and dementia in more […]
New research shows that patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes who received treatment with the diabetes drug pioglitazone were less likely to go on to develop dementia […]
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