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More Social Contact at Age 60 Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
More frequent social contact during midlife linked to better subsequent cognitive trajectory.
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How Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Alzheimer Disease Affect Diagnosis, Quality of Care
Timothy S. Chang, MD, PhD and Lisa L. Barnes, PhD, discuss health disparities in Alzheimer disease and related dementias and how to improve clinical outcomes for patients from underrepresented groups.
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Screening for Cognitive Decline in Primary Care
Although an estimated 82 million people worldwide will be affected by dementia by 2030, research demonstrates that cognitive decline often goes unrecognized in primary care settings.
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Visual Test Improves Prediction of Dementia in Primary Care
Administering a visual association test in patients with a small decline on the Mini-Mental State Examination during a 2-year period has substantial incremental value for identifying those at elevated risk for developing dementia.
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Midlife to Late-Life Hypertension May Predict Dementia Development
In a large population-based study, individuals with sustained hypertension in midlife to late life had a 49% increased risk of subsequent dementia compared with those who remained normotensive.
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Role of Lipid Lowering in Dementia?
Could overly aggressive lowering of lipid levels in elderly patients interfere with...
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Some Anticholinergic Drugs May Be Linked to Dementia
Anticholinergic drugs for depression, urologic conditions, or Parkinson disease are associated with potential dementia occurrences up to 20 years after drug exposure.
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Mid-adulthood hypertension linked to dementia risk in women
Among women, but not men, mid-adulthood hypertension correlated with a 65% increased dementia risk.
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An Overview of Progress and Future Challenges in Aging and Diversity Research
Researchers identified current gaps in aging and diversity research and identified future directions that research should take.
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No increased delirium with hydromorphone after hip surgery
Hydromorphone for postoperative pain does not appear to increase delirium in elderly patients having hip fracture surgery.
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