Dementia Risk Higher After Hospital Stay With Infection
Health
Dementia Risk Higher After Hospital Stay With Infection
2023-01-10 20:07:14
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Being hospitalized with an infection raised the risk of patients’ subsequent dementia diagnosis, according to a new report. For the purpose of the study, which was published in JAMA Network Open, researchers followed the stories of nearly 16,000... Read More

Improved Eye Care Could Have Prevented Dementia Cases, Study Says
Aging
Improved Eye Care Could Have Prevented Dementia Cases, Study Says
2022-11-15 16:41:23
by TWN Staff

WASHINGTON — A study recently published in the journal JAMA Neurology suggests that as many as 100,000 U.S. dementia cases could possibly have been prevented with improved eye care. The National Institute on Aging-funded research used data from a University... Read More

Study Finds Viagra and Cialis Do Not Reduce Alzheimer’s, Dementia Risk
Health
Study Finds Viagra and Cialis Do Not Reduce Alzheimer’s, Dementia Risk
2022-10-05 19:17:08
by TWN Staff

WASHINGTON — Despite the results of a previous study, sildenafil (Viagra) and tadalafil (Cialis) may not be suitable candidates for treating dementia, according to the National Institutes of Health. The institute recently delved into the situation with its Drug Repurposing... Read More

Salty Snacks, High-Sugar Treats Appear to Increase Dementia Risk
Mental Health
Salty Snacks, High-Sugar Treats Appear to Increase Dementia Risk
2022-08-30 15:15:51
by Dan McCue

TIANJIN, China — The consumption of ultra-processed foods — salty snacks, sugar-rich treats and anything laden with a heaping helping of preservatives — have long been associated with everything from sketchy mental health to full-blown cardiovascular disease. Now, a recent... Read More

Village Designed for People With Dementia Reforms Traditional Nursing Homes
Mental Health
Village Designed for People With Dementia Reforms Traditional Nursing Homes
2022-01-26 17:50:35
by Alexa Hornbeck

WEESP, Netherlands — Thirty years ago, the Hogeweyk stood as a four-story tower operating as a traditional nursing home in an industrial area about 17 miles outside of central Amsterdam in the Netherlands.  “The way we delivered care back then,... Read More

Cognitive Testing, Politics, and the Very Real Issue of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia
Mental Health
Cognitive Testing, Politics, and the Very Real Issue of Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
2020-07-30 17:57:00
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - For weeks it had been the stuff of living room banter and fodder for self-quarantining late night comedians. Suddenly, apparently on a whim, the president who once described himself as a "very stable genius," was talking about how... Read More

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