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Opioids Tied to Higher Dementia Risk, but Only After a Point
In a nested case-control study, opioid use above 90 total standardized doses (TSDs) was associated with increased all-cause ...
This sneaky sign of dementia can show up a decade before other symptoms
Nearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which gradually destroys memory, thinking skills and the ...
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Cardio Drugs and Dementia; Fampridine and Working Memory; Alzheimer's and Cancer
Long-term use of many common cardiovascular drugs was tied to fewer dementia diagnoses but anti-platelet use of any duration ...
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Research studies track dementia mortality, risk factors
Of the 818,800 assisted living residents nationwide, 44% have a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias, ...
In dementia fight, Texas might get a welcome boost
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s announcement Monday that he is pushing forward a legislative initiative to fund new research into ...
This Unexpected Symptom Could Be an Early Sign of Dementia
While memory loss and cognitive decline are the well-known signs of dementia, this early sensory symptom could show up years ...
Family pleads for answers after 80-year-old woman with dementia vanishes from DeKalb County home
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Police are searching for an 80-year-old woman with dementia who wandered off from her DeKalb County home ...
Diabetes increases dementia risk in adults younger than 50 — and more
Medical Watch Digest for Nov 19 Diabetes increases dementia risk in adults younger than 50 There is a new warning about ...
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Dementia care workshop to help professionals and caregivers
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and in recognition of that, the Pitt Defeats ...
Major study into dementia finds risk drops by over a third if you maintain healthy habit
The new dementia risk study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, saw academics analyse data on more than ...