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Diet Drinks Triple Risk of Stroke and Dementia? (NHS Choices / Stroke / BBC Health News / NHS England)

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Recently published evidence indicates that consumption of artificially sweetened soft drinks is associated statistically with a higher risk of stroke and dementia, but these alleged links are not overwhelmingly convincing or concerning. An NHS Choices Behind the Headlines critical … Continue reading →

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Unhealthy Lifestyles In Middle-Aged Adults (BBC News / PHE / NHS Digital / Neurology)

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Public Health England (PHE) report indicates that middle-aged people in England are increasingly likely to experience health problems such as diabetes and dementia in later life as a result of their unhealthy lifestyles today. Data from the latest … Continue reading →

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Proportion of People Over 65 Developing Dementia in the USA Decreasing Slightly (BBC News / JAMA Internal Medicine)

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research in the United States indicates that the proportion of elderly people (aged over 65) with dementia has declined from 11.6% in 2000 to 8.8% in 2012. Previously expected future growth rates for the burden of dementia may not … Continue reading →

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AAIC’s Curated Round-Up of Publications Related to the 2016 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (Alzheimer’s Association International Conference / Alzheimer’s and Dementia)

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Not everyone will have been able to attend the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Toronto last week. The Alzheimer’s Association AAIC Press Office has been kind enough to provide a curated collection of associated publications, relating to the 2016 … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution and Risk of Dementia (The Telegraph / Stroke / BBC News / RCP / Environmental Research)

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research suggests that middle-aged and older adults living in towns and cities may be prone to an increased risk of brain shrinkage and silent strokes, both of which have been linked to dementia. The study of over 900 adults … Continue reading →

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Reducing Dementia Risk Factors: World Alzheimer Report 2014 (ADI / Department of Health / Dementia Challenge / World Dementia Council)

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) has published the World Alzheimer Report 2014, entitled “Dementia and Risk Reduction: An analysis of protective and modifiable factors” which examines the evidence on modifiable risk factors for dementia. It shows that dementia risks can … Continue reading →

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Recent Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Concerning Genetic Research

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Some of the following articles may be available freely where indicated (depending on local circumstances). Access to the full-text of the other articles will require a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment. The Bibliographic Citations Wang, XB. Cui, … Continue reading →

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Effects of Systolic Blood Pressure in Young Adults: Framingham Heart Study (NAPC GP Bulletin / Lancet Neurology)

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Previous studies have identified effects of age and vascular risk factors on brain injury in elderly people. An article published by Lancet Neurology has now shown that high blood pressure can result in brain changes in people even under … Continue reading →

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Diet Drinks Triple Risk of Stroke and Dementia? (NHS Choices / Stroke / BBC Health News / NHS England)

Recent Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Concerning Genetic Research

Effects of Systolic Blood Pressure in Young Adults: Framingham Heart Study (NAPC GP Bulletin / Lancet Neurology)

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