The three heart conditions that raise your dementia risk – and how to protect against them
There are 900,000 currently living with dementia in the UK and that’s predicted to rise to 1.6 million by 2050. Frightening as the figures undoubtedly are, we all have the power to dramatically reduce our risk – and it begins with looking after our hearts.
Dementia may arrive a decade earlier in men at high risk for heart disease, study finds
Being at higher risk of heart disease may cause dementia to appear in men a decade before it will occur in similarly at-risk women, a new study found.
Dementia risk could be linked to walking speed, study suggests
A slower walking pace could be a sign of cognitive decline or dementia, a new study suggests. Researchers and other experts discuss how the link could facilitate earlier diagnoses.
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, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.
Can developing type 2 diabetes before age 50 raise dementia risk?
Getting diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before the age of 50 may increase one's risk of developing dementia by 1.9 times, a new study has found.
Men With Heart Disease Might Develop Dementia 10 Years Earlier Than Women, Finds Study
A recent study conducted by researchers from the Imperial College London, UK and published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry found that men with cardiovascular disease risk factors might lead to dementia 10 years earlier than women.
Men at risk for heart disease may develop dementia 10 years before women, study says
Men at risk for heart disease may develop dementia up to a decade earlier than similarly at-risk women, a new study found. “The influence of cardiovascular disease on dementia in men a decade before the females is not known before,
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Brain gym: Exercise boosts mind and body and could stave off dementia
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AARP and Leading Research Organizations Announce Risk Factors of Dementia Research Findings
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Dementia risk prediction: Zero-minute assessment at less than a dollar cost
A study by researchers presents their low cost, scalable methodology for the early identification of individuals at risk of developing dementia. While the condition remains incurable, there are a ...
Staying fit may lower dementia risk even in those genetically predisposed
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An Irregular Sleep Schedule Can Raise the Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke, Study Finds
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