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Tag Archives: Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Blood Pressure in Early Middle Age Linked to Vascular Dementia Risk (BBC News / Lancet Neurology)
Summary Epidemiological research indicates that high blood pressure in early mid-life (i.e. people in their 30s and 40s) is associated with blood vessel damage, brain shrinkage and vascular dementia risk in later life. Full Text Link Reference High blood pressure … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer’s Research UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Hypertension, In the News, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 1946 Medical Research Council National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD; Ages 2–64 Years), Academic Neuroradiological Unit: University College London, Association of Cardiovascular Risk Factors With White Matter Hyperintensities in Young Adults, Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, BBC Health News, Blood Pressure and Risk of Vascular Dementia, Blood Pressure in Early Middle Age, Blood Pressure: Risk Factor for Vascular Dementia, Brain Research UK, Cardiovascular Fitness, Cardiovascular Risk, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Risk Factors (CVRF), Cerebral Small Vessel Disease, Dementia Prevention, Dementia Research Centre: University College London, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Dementias Platform UK, Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation: University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Department of Medical Statistics: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP), Early Midlife Hypertension and Risk of Cognitive Impairment, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Florbetapir Amyloid-PET Imaging, Insight 46 (Medical Research Council National Survey of Health and Development), Institute of Nuclear Medicine: University College London Hospitals, Kings College London, Lancet Neurology, Leonard Wolfson Experimental Neurology Centre: University College London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine: University of London, Medical Research Council, Medical Research Council National Survey of Health and Development (Insight 46), Medical Research Council Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing: University College London, Midlife Hypertension, Modifiable Risk Factors, Preclinical Alzheimer Cognitive Composite (PACC), Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention Approaches, Prevention Programmes, Risk Factors, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences: King's College London, Systolic Blood Pressure, Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP), T1 and FLAIR Volumetric MRI, University College London, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology: University College London, University of London, vascular Cognitive Impairment Arising From Cerebrovascular Disease, Vascular Dementia, Wellcome Trust, Weston Brain Institute, White Matter Hyperintensities, White Matter Hyperintensity Volume, White Matter Hyperintensity Volume (WMHV), Wolfson Foundation
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Lower Than Expected Take-Up of NHS Health Check (BBC News / NHS England)
Summary Persons aged between 40 and 74 are eligible for a free NHS Health Check, with a view to early identification and / or prevention of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease etc. In practice, statistics show that roughly 7.15 … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged A-B-C Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol, Ageing Population, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Older People’s Mental Health, Atrial Fibrillation High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol (A-B-C) Conditions, Behavioural Risk Factors, Behavioural Risk Factors and Dementia, Blood Pressure Testing Outside of General Practice, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Risk Factors (CVRF), Cardiovascular System Disorders, Champs Public Health Collaborative, Champs Public Health Collaborative: Cheshire and Merseyside, Cheshire and Merseyside Pharmacy Local Professional Network, Cholesterol Reduction, CVD Prevention System Leadership Forum (CVDSLF), CVD Return on Investment Tool (PHE), CVDSLF: National CVD Prevention System Leadership Forum, Dementia Screening, Diabetes, Diabetes Prevention, Dr Keith Ridge: Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Duncan Selbie: Chief Executive of Public Health England, Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH), Health Matters: Preventing Cardiovascular Disease (PHE), Healthy Living Pharmacies (HLPs), Healthy Living Pharmacies in Lancashire, Heart Age, Heart Age Test, Heart Age Tool (HAT), Heart Attack or Stroke, High Blood Pressure Quality Improvement in Cheshire and Merseyside, High CVD Risk, High Street Heart Checks (Pharmacies), Identification of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) in Primary Care, Juliet Bouverie: Chief Executive of Stroke Association, Lambeth and Southwark, Lambeth and Southwark Clinical Commissioning Groups, Lambeth Clinical Commissioning Group, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Mass Screening, Matt Hancock: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Medway Clinical Commissioning Group, Midlife Obesity, Modifiable Risk Factors, Mortality Risk Factors, National CVD Prevention System Leadership Forum, NHS England’s RightCare CVD Prevention Pathway, NHS Health Check, NHS Health Check Programme, NHS Health Checks, NHS Health Checks in England: Lower Than Expected Take-Up, NHS Health Checks Programme, NHS OneYou, Obesity, Obesity and Diabetes, Obesity Risk Factor, One You Campaign (PHE), Pharmacies Offer High Street Heart Checks, Pharmacist-Led Virtual Clinics to Optimise Anticoagulation in AF, PHE: Public Health England, PHE’s CVD Primary Care Intelligence Packs, PHE’s CVD Return on Investment Tool, Preventing Cardiovascular Disease: Health Matters (PHE), Prevention, Prevention & Early Diagnosis, Prevention Agenda, Prevention and Control of NCDs, Prevention Better Than Cure: NHS Health Checks, Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Professor Jamie Waterall: Chair of CVD Prevention Forum, Professor Jamie Waterall: National Lead for Cardiovascular Disease at Public Health England, Professor Stephen Powis: NHS England's National Medical Director, Public Health, Public Health England (PHE), Raised Cholesterol, Reducing Health Inequalities, Referrals to Behavioural Support, Renal and Urologic Disorders, Risk Factors, Screening, Screening for Undiagnosed Cardiovascular Disease, Simon Gillespie: Chief Executive of British Heart Foundation, Virtual Clinics to Improve Blood Pressure in Poorly Controlled Patients
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Cardiovascular Health in Old Age Associated With Reduced Risk of Cognitive Decline and Dementia (NHS Choices / JAMA)
Summary Fresh evidence from France suggests that favourable cardiovascular health metrics – measured using the American Heart Association (AHA)’s Life’s Simple 7 Metrics tool – and higher cardiovascular health scores, are associated with a lower risk of developing dementia and … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
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Dementia Risk Associated With Loneliness / Absence of Close Relationships in Later Life (BBC News / Journals of Gerontology / Aging and Mental Health)
Summary Loneliness is increasingly mentioned in research as a potentially modifiable risk factor for dementia. Research based on data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing indicates that marriage and / or having close friends may help to protect individuals … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, International, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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