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Healthy Lifestyles May Partially Help Offset Genetic Risk Factors for Dementia (BBC News / JAMA / Bazian)

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Persons in the UK Biobank study were followed over time to discover whether pursuing a healthy lifestyle (not smoking, regular physical activity, healthy diet and moderate alcohol consumption) might be associated with lower risk of developing dementia regardless of predisposing genetic risk factors. Statistically, favourable (“healthy”) lifestyles … Continue reading →

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No Safe or Protective Level of Alcohol Consumption? (BBC News / Lancet)

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Light-to-moderate drinking increases blood pressure and the risk of stroke. “I have always been reasonably convinced that moderate alcohol consumption was protective for cardiovascular disease, but now I am having my doubts”. Professor David Spiegelhalter: Winton Professor for the … Continue reading →

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Cardiovascular Health in Old Age Associated With Reduced Risk of Cognitive Decline and Dementia (NHS Choices / JAMA)

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

Estimating the Global Economic Impact of Dementia (BMJ Open / ROADMAP Group)

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Further work is underway to determine the costs and resource utilisation arising from dementia of all types. The total estimation will cover the personal and societal costs incurred by patients, their families and carers, and by national and local … Continue reading →

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Development of Standardised Intervention Outcome Measures for Dementia Prevention (PLoS One / HTA)

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

Summary The following articles present work towards establishing a consensus on the most suitable outcomes to be measured when assessing “disease modification” (or the lack of it) in response to interventions intended to delay or prevent the progress of dementia. … Continue reading →

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Researchers Advise Use of Aspirin Immediately After Minor Strokes (BBC News / Lancet)

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The benefits of taking aspirin immediately after a mini or minor stroke, to prevent or limit harm, have been hugely under-estimated. Full Text Link Reference Mundasad, S. (2016). ‘Immediate aspirin’ advice for minor stroke. London: BBC Health News, May … Continue reading →

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UK Stroke and Dementia Research: Under-Funding Persists (BMJ Open / Guardian)

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The levels of research funding upon cancer, coronary heart disease (CHD), dementia and stroke were compared, in relation to burden of each of these diseases in terms of their prevalence, disability adjusted life years and economic burden. This analysis … Continue reading →

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Apple-a-Day for the Over-50s: Comparative Proverb Assessment (BBC News / BMJ)

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary There is evidence indicating that were everyone over the age of 50 to eat an apple a day then 8,500 deaths from heart attacks and strokes could be avoided every year in the UK. This would amount to as big … Continue reading →

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Global Study of Stroke Statistics: Stroke in Younger People Now More Common (NHS Choices / Lancet / Lancet Global Health)

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A major international research project – reviewing 119 studies (58 from high-income countries and 61 from low-income / middle-income countries) has discovered – amongst many other statistics – that the proportion of younger people affected by stroke is increasing. Stroke … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Nuffield Department of Population Health: University of Oxford

Cardiovascular Health in Old Age Associated With Reduced Risk of Cognitive Decline and Dementia (NHS Choices / JAMA)

Researchers Advise Use of Aspirin Immediately After Minor Strokes (BBC News / Lancet)

UK Stroke and Dementia Research: Under-Funding Persists (BMJ Open / Guardian)

Apple-a-Day for the Over-50s: Comparative Proverb Assessment (BBC News / BMJ)

Global Study of Stroke Statistics: Stroke in Younger People Now More Common (NHS Choices / Lancet / Lancet Global Health)

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