Faster accumulation of cardiovascular risk factors linked to increased dementia risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 April 2022 9:00 AM ISTMINNEAPOLIS: Cardiovascular disease risk factors, like high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and smoking, are believed to play key roles in the...
Cataract surgery linked with lessened dementia risk: Study Hina Zahid11 Dec 2021 9:30 AM ISTCataracts affect most older adults at risk for dementia, and now researchers are finding strong evidence that cataract surgery is associated with a...
Study links sleep medications use to dementia risk in older adults Meghna A Singhania28 Dec 2020 8:45 AM ISTResearchers have recently noted that the routine use of sleeping medication was associated with incident dementia across the follow-up interval, as...
Longer fertility period linked to Higher dementia risk in women Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 Sept 2020 9:03 PM ISTWomen with a longer reproductive period had an elevated risk for dementia in old age, compared with those who were fertile for a shorter period, a...
High vitamin D intake decreases dementia risk, finds study Medha Baranwal21 Sept 2020 7:15 AM ISTUSA: Higher vitamin D intake decreases the risk of dementia, suggests a recent study in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia.Vitamin D is...
Hearing, visual impairments linked to elevated dementia risk MD Bureau10 July 2020 12:00 PM ISTWashington- Researchers have found that older adults with both hearing and visual impairments--or dual sensory impairment--had a significantly...
Inflammatory bowel disease linked to doubling in dementia risk Hina Zahid30 Jun 2020 8:30 PM ISTInflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, is linked to a more than doubling in the risk of developing...
 DPP-4 inhibitors lower blood sugar as well as dementia risk: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Jun 2020 12:45 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that diabetes patients treated with Anti-diabetic medication DPP-4 inhibitors had lowest dementia risk. Of all...
Repetitive negative thinking may increase risk of Alzheimer's disease Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 Jun 2020 6:26 AM ISTResearchers at UCL conducted a study in people aged over 55 and found that persistently engaging in negative thinking patterns may raise the risk of...
