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MORE EVIDENCE HAS EMERGED linking sleep deficiency, dementia, and mortality. 'Sleep disturbance and insufficiency have been shown to be associated with both the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease and [...]

Sleep medications for older patients who report sleep problems may not be the best treatment given growing evidence of the link between these medications and the risk of incident dementia. [...]

Late-onset epilepsy is linked to a substantial increased risk of subsequent dementia. Results of a retrospective analysis show that patients who develop epilepsy at age 67 or older have a [...]

Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) was significantly associated with later diagnoses of dementia in adults ages 75 and older in a prospective cohort study of more than 73,000 [...]

Through deinstitutionalization, more adults with mental retardation are living in the community under the care of family physicians. Patients with Down syndrome arc at high risk for early Alzheimer's disease. [...]

Statins may substantially cut the risk of dementia in the elderly This startling possibility was raised by the results of a case-control study of more than 1,300 residents of the [...]

The researchers have provided an important and interesting challenge to evaluate the possible association between use of PPIs and risk for dementia. Further determinants of whether PPIs are causal for [...]

Many nursing home residents with dementia are at risk for undiagnosed, underestimated, and undermanaged pain because of their difficulty in communicating, but ongoing study suggests that objective assessment of a [...]

NEW ORLEANS -- Brachial artery endothelial dysfunction is strongly correlated with subtle neurocognitive abnormalities, primarily in the realm of attention and executive function, in older cardiovascular patients with no clinical [...]

Shumaker SA, Legault C, Rapp SR, et al. Estrogen plus progestin and the incidence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in postmenopausal women. The Women's Health Initiative Memory Study: a [...]

The new finding that estrogen plus progestin therapy is associated with an increased risk for probable dementia in older postmenopausal women reinforces the need to limit hormone replacement therapy use [...]

ORLANDO, FLA. -- The apolipoprotein E genotype is well recognized as a significant risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, but its importance may be far broader, according to data presented at [...]

FROM THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE High glucose levels--in people with and without diabete--were associated with an elevated risk of dementia in a community-based cohort study. Higher levels of [...]

FROM JAMA NEUROLOGY Among women aged 70-89 years, a story of cardiac disease was strongly associated with an increased risk of developing nonamnestic mild cognitive impairment in a large population-based [...]

FROM JAMA NEUROLOGY Among women aged 70-89 years, a history of cardiac disease was strongly associated with an increased risk of developing nonamnestic mild cognitive impairment in a large population-based [...]

FROM ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY Increased plasma adiponectin is an independent risk factor for all-cause dementia and Alzheimer's disease in women, according to findings from the Framingham Heart Study. In 840 [...]

FROM THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2011 PARIS - Traumatic brain injury might double the risk of developing dementia, according to findings from a study of more than 280,000 U.S. [...]

FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PARIS - Traumatic brain injury may double the risk of developing dementia, according to findings from a study of more than 280,000 U.S. [...]

My wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD) at age 63. Unfortunately, her AD went misdiagnosed for several years while I repeatedly tried to convince her doctors that she was [...]

SAN ANTONIO -- Older adults with diabetes who frequently have hypoglycemia may be especially vulnerable to the development of cognitive impairment or dementia, suggest data from a study of nearly [...]

Patients with subclinical hyperthyroidism appear to be at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and dysrhythmia and may possibly have greater fracture and dementia risks, according to the results of a [...]

The decision to revoke an older person's driver's license has large implications for his or her ability to live independently, yet continued unsafe driving can have adverse consequences for the [...]

Male veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder appear to be nearly twice as likely to develop dementia as those who do not have PTSD, a study has shown. The reason for [...]

WASHINGTON--A history of severe hypoglycemic episodes was associated with an increased risk for dementia in a longitudinal cohort study involving 16,667 older patients with type 2 diabetes. 'Severe hypoglycemic episodes [...]

VIENNA -- Pesticide exposure might increase the risk of later dementia by as much as 70%. "Exposure to pesticides may have longterm damaging effects on the nervous system that contribute [...]

VIENNA -- Diet and exercise appear to exert positive influences, even as people age, in terms of significant reductions in the risk of developing cognitive decline or dementia. Researchers at [...]

VIENNA -- Posttraumatic stress disorder nearly doubled the risk of later dementia in a large cohort of male veterans, a retrospective study has determined. The finding points to the importance [...]

BOSTON -- Atrial fibrillation may be a significant cause of dementia, based on links between the two disorders in a study of 37,000 people. In an analysis that controlled for [...]

WASHINGTON -- A history of severe hypoglycemic episodes was associated with an increased risk for dementia in a longitudinal cohort study involving 16,667 older patients with type 2 diabetes. "Severe [...]

CHICAGO -- Hypoglycemic episodes increase the risk of dementia in elderly patients with diabetes, according to the first study to evaluate the association in this older patient population. The findings [...]

WASHINGTON -- A regular exercise program not only promotes flexibility, balance, and strength in elderly people with dementia, but it also might improve their mental function. "You won't get oxygen [...]

SEATTLE -- Evidence is beginning to suggest that exercise can at least forestall Alzheimer's disease, Dr. Eric B. Larson said at the annual scientific meeting of the American Geriatrics Society. [...]

SEATTLE -- Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors that cross the bloodbrain barrier slow mental decline by about 50% relative to the decline seen in patients on other antihypertensives, according to an observational [...]

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA -- A risk score that predicts the likelihood of a middle-aged person developing dementia within 20 years has been independently validated in an ethnically diverse population, according to [...]

SALZBURG, AUSTRIA -- Mutations in the progranulin gene are found in about 5% of patients with frontotemporal dementia, according to research presented at the 8th International Conference on Alzheimer's and [...]

MENDOZA, ARGENTINA -- Many studies show that light to moderate drinkers have better cognitive function than do abstainers--particularly in old age--Dr. Roger Pinder reported at the Sixth World Congress on [...]

MADRID -- A genetic mutation that results in underproduction of a neuron-promoting growth factor appears to be the cause of many cases of familial frontotemporal dementia, Dr. Howard Feldman said [...]

San Juan, P.R. -- Not all older patients with dementia are dangerous drivers, making individual assessments of fitness to drive crucial for road safety, Dr. John C. Morris said at [...]

Yes, With Few Exceptions Advanced/severe dementia manifests cluster of signs and symptoms in addition to impaired cognition. These problems--some new, many with progressive worsening--present with such severity that the afflicted [...]

Cognitive impairment was found in 30% of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a study designed to assess the prevalence of cognitive involvement in what used to be considered a [...]

Older people with poor physical function are at higher risk for developing dementia than those with good physical function, reported Li Wang of the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care [...]

SAN JUAN, P.R. -- Dementia and depression appear to be quite common among residents in assisted living facilities, based on two analyses of facilities in Maryland that were presented at [...]

A person who has progressive dementia experiences decline in multiple areas of cognitive function, and eventually manifests significant deficits, usually beginning in occupational function, progressing to social function, and eventually [...]

Grapevine, Tex. -- At least 6% of patients diagnosed with dementia are actually suffering from normal pressure hydrocephalus, which often can be treated, Dr. Mark S. Maxwell said at the [...]

SAN DIEGO -- Women who underwent oophorectomy had an increased risk for developing dementia and cognitive impairment, especially if the surgery occurred before age 38, preliminary results from a large [...]

NASHVILLE, TENN. -- Pain assessment is moving beyond listening for a patient to say "ouch." One possible way to estimate pain in all patients is to apply an observational scale [...]

PORTO, PORTUGAL -- The hallmark amyloid accumulation in Alzheimer's disease may actually be the body's response to neuronal oxidative stress, according to data presented at the Fourth International Congress on [...]

Regular administration of acetaminophen raises levels of general activity, social interaction, engagement with media such as television or magazines, and worklike activity in elderly patients with moderate to severe dementia, [...]

STOCKHOLM -- Preliminary results of the ongoing European Alzheimer's Disease Consortium's DESCRIPA study are pointing the way toward clinical criteria that may help single out which types of mild cognitive [...]

Specific genetic and environmental risk factors appear to increase the risk for developing dementia, reported Time E. Strandberg of the University of Helsinki and associates. Of 357 elderly subjects with [...]