Seizures May Increase Dementia Risk for Young Stroke Survivors Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli16 July 2022 10:30 AM ISTYoung stroke patients who have a seizure following their diagnosis are two and a half times more likely to develop dementia than patients who don't...
Angiotensin receptor blockers reduce dementia progression in hypertensive patients: AHA Jacinthlyn Sylvia9 July 2022 9:45 AM ISTChina: A new study published in the journal Hypertension showed that angiotensin receptor blockers were related to a decreased risk of dementia...
Thyroid problems linked to increased risk of dementia? Isra Zaman9 July 2022 9:15 AM IST Older people with hypothyroidism, also called underactive thyroid, may be at increased risk of developing dementia, according to a study published...
Predicting the future: A quick, easy scan can reveal late-life dementia risk Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 July 2022 10:30 AM ISTLate-life dementia is becoming increasingly common in people after 80 years of age. A new long-term study has shown a simple and common scan can...
Smoking cessation reduces dementia risk in patients with newly diagnosed AF: JAMA Dr. Hiral patel5 July 2022 9:15 AM ISTSouth Korea: A cohort study conducted by researchers in South Korea showed that smoking cessation after AF diagnosis was associated with a lower risk...
Aortic stiffness, potential target for preventing tau-related pathologies: JAMA Jacinthlyn Sylvia4 July 2022 7:30 PM ISTUSA: In a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association - Neurology, abnormal central vascular hemodynamics has been shown to...
Abdominal aortic calcification linked to late-life dementia risk in older women: Lancet Dr. Hiral patel3 July 2022 7:30 PM ISTAustralia: Older women, with more advanced abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) on lateral spine images captured during bone density testing, have a...
Propranolol and essential tremors: A critical review Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 July 2022 12:30 PM ISTEssential tremor is a chronic, progressive movement condition that affects adults, with a prevalence ranging from 0.4% of the general population to 5%...
Low-dose aspirin prevents various forms of dementia in Coronary heart disease patients Jacinthlyn Sylvia29 Jun 2022 9:15 AM ISTA new study conducted by Thi Ngoc Mai Nguyen and team shows the preventive potential of low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) against dementia,...
Risk factors for dementia may vary with age Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Jun 2022 3:30 AM ISTMINNEAPOLIS: Which vascular risk factors are associated with the risk of developing dementia may vary with age. A new study shows that among people...
Do antipsychotics decrease agitation and psychosis in dementia? Medha Baranwal24 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTGermany: A Cochrane review suggested that there is some evidence that typical antipsychotics might reduce psychosis and agitation in dementia...
Dementia risk decreases after Smoking Cessation in Atrial Fibrillation patients Dr. Nandita Mohan23 Jun 2022 9:00 AM ISTAccording to a new study published in the Jama Network Open, smoking is associated with a significantly higher risk of dementia in patients with...
