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Clinical Anxiety as a Dementia Risk Factor? (BMJ Open)

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary There are some indications that anxiety in midlife is associated with an increased risk of dementia, even after allowing for any anxiety which might have been expected to arise as a result of prodromal cognitive decline / pre-clinical dementia. … Continue reading →

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Multi-Morbidity Re-Visited (BBC News / Academy of Medical Sciences)

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Academy of Medical Sciences has produced a report on the unprecedented burden of “multi-morbidity”, i.e. the clustering of two or more physical and mental health conditions in the same patient. This is a summary of emerging evidence on … Continue reading →

Pollution of All Types: A Broad Review of the Health Implications (Department of Health / BBC News)

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Chief Medical Officer’s latest annual report summarises the latest emerging evidence about all types of pollution. The press release talks of four main topics: Pollution arising from healthcare. Pollution and health inequalities. Emerging pollution-related issues. Pollution measurement and … Continue reading →

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Heavy Drinking: an Under-Appreciated Dementia Risk Factor? (BBC News / Lancet Public Health)

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research based in France has discovered an association between alcohol use disorders and dementia risk, particularly regarding the risk of developing early-onset dementia (i.e. with onset at an age less than 65 years). Full Text Link Reference Alcohol and … Continue reading →

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Study Into the Possible Effect(s) of Retirement on Memory / Cognitive Impairment (NHS Choices / European Journal of Epidemiology)

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An epidemiological study of civil servants who took part in the Whitehall II Study found that while all categories of cognition function tend to decline over time, verbal memory, in particular, appears to decline at a rate 38% faster … Continue reading →

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Further Confirmation of the Benefits of Education for Cognitive Reserve? (NHS Choices / BMJ)

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A detailed investigation into modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer’s Disease provides further confirmation that levels of educational attainment are associated with a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease. The following NHS Choices Behind the Headlines critical appraisal provides a … Continue reading →

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Septicaemia Associated with Increased Dementia Risk (Oncotarget)

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary There appears to be a statistically significant association between septicemia and a subsequent increased risk of developing dementia (of the non-Alzheimer’s Disease varieties). Full Text Link Reference Chou, CH. Lee, JT. [and] Lin, CC. [et al] (2017). Septicemia is … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Overlapping Risk Factors

Clinical Anxiety as a Dementia Risk Factor? (BMJ Open)

Further Confirmation of the Benefits of Education for Cognitive Reserve? (NHS Choices / BMJ)

Septicaemia Associated with Increased Dementia Risk (Oncotarget)

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