Sentences with phrase «risk of developing dementia»

Researchers found that people who experienced lesser amounts of REM sleep are more at risk of developing dementia in the long run.

The researchers found that participants with a hypertension onset age of 80 to 89 years had a significantly lower risk of developing dementia compared with participants with no history of hypertension.

People with mild cognitive impairment are at one - in - 10 risk of developing dementia within a year — and the risk is markedly higher among those with depression.

For those aged 30 - 39, the relative risk of developing dementia was 3.5 times higher than in those of the same age who were not obese.

People who ate more seafood than average — at least one serving a week — had a 30 percent lower risk of developing dementia than those who followed a diet relatively low in fish.

Two years ago researchers there published the results of a randomized controlled trial of physical activity in 170 older adults who had started showing greater memory problems than their peers and were thus at increased risk of developing dementia.

Second, this potential marker could also be used to identify groups of persons at higher risk of developing dementia, which could improve the efficiency of clinical trials and in the future, detect persons that would benefit the most from a preventive treatment,» explained co-corresponding author Sudha Seshadri, MD, professor of neurology at BUSM and FHS senior investigator.

«We know that older women who are socially engaged have better cognitive function and a lower risk of developing dementia later, but too much of a good thing just might be bad,» said NAMS Executive Director Margery Gass, MD..

Shockingly, among those who took the highest doses of anticholinergic drugs, the researchers identified a 54 percent greater risk of developing dementia, and a 63 percent greater risk of Alzheimer's.

Compared to people taking another class of diabetes medications called sulfonylureas, those taking metformin had a 20 percent reduced risk of developing dementia over the five - year study period.

The collaboration, facilitated by Johnson & Johnson Innovation, will explore the potential for online psychometric tests, such as the Cogniciti brain health test, to help identify adults at risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer's disease.

The investigators also found that people with blood pressure levels in the hypertensive range had a significantly lower risk of developing dementia compared to people with blood pressure in the normal range.

Compared to people taking sulfonylureas, those on metformin had a 20 percent decreased risk of developing dementia, according to the study.

In a long - term, large - scale population - based study of individuals aged 55 years or older in the general population researchers found that those diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) had a four-fold increased risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer's disease (AD) compared to cognitively healthy individuals.

But the best part is that many studies like these show that it's never to late to start lifting, and this particular form of exercise could significantly improve the cognitive functioning even in older people with high risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer's disease.

People who get less rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may have a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a new study published in the August 23, 2017, online issue of Neurology ®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

And it would seem that if people can stave off significant weight gain until at least their 60s, or survive long enough with obesity, they may have a lower risk of developing dementia, they suggest.

Doctors who work with individuals at risk of developing dementia have long suspected that patients who do not realize they experience memory problems are at greater risk of seeing their condition worsen in a short time frame, a suspicion that now has been confirmed by a team of McGill University clinician scientists.

Data show that the risk of developing dementia has declined slightly in the past decades, Kawas said, which she attributes to people improving their lifestyles: eating better, exercising more, trying to minimize stress.

One of these studies, published in the Annals New York Academy of Sciences, found that poor linguistic ability early in life is associated with a risk of developing dementia later on.

Otherwise they are at risk of developing dementia,» says Tobias Cronberg.

«This functional biomarker could help identify people who should be monitored more closely for their risk of developing dementia.»

Calcium pills are associated with large increases in the risk of developing dementia in women who have conditions that affect the flow of blood to the brain

People in their 70s with obesity were neither at heightened or lowered risk of developing dementia, while those in their 80s were 22 % less likely to develop the disease, the findings indicated.

The hormonal changes can cause hot flashes, depression, and, over time, contribute to women's risk of developing dementia and osteoporosis.

«Early detection of individuals at high risk of developing memory and thinking problems that we call mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is crucial because people with MCI are at a greater risk of developing dementia.

And even if Giffords recovers most of her movement and thinking skills, she could suffer from a range of other lifelong complications; for example, she will have an increased risk of developing dementia or Parkinson's disease.

People with both high and low levels of magnesium in their blood may have a greater risk of developing dementia, according to a study published in the September 20, 2017, online issue of Neurology ®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Using data from the Framingham Heart Study (FHS), researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), observed an association specifically between levels of anthranillic acid measured in the plasma and a higher risk of developing dementia and AD after 10 years of follow - up.

In one of the largest studies to date to use metabolomics, the study of compounds that are created through various chemical reactions in the body, researchers have been able to identify new circulating compounds associated with the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Fatty molecules in the blood peg those at risk of developing dementia, but accuracy concerns may prevent widespread use of test

SERIOUS head injuries nearly double a person's risk of developing dementia.

«A number of studies have shown that having few teeth, possibly as a consequence of earlier gum disease, is associated with a greater risk of developing dementia.

We are now potentially seeing the results of improvements in prevention and treatment of key cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure and cholesterol reflected in the risk of developing dementia.»

People with type 2 diabetes have double the risk of developing dementia compared to someone without diabetes, according to background information in the study.

«We've known for a while that heavy drinking can increase your risk of developing dementia.

The results strongly support the conclusion that drinking enough alcohol to cause behavioural disorders or chronic - alcohol - related diseases (such as liver disorders) likely increases your risk of developing dementia.

Similarly, multiple researchers have demonstrated that eating nuts may reduce our risk of developing dementia.

Women who have a high cardiovascular fitness in middle age have a risk of developing dementia when older that is almost 90 percent lower than among women in average physical condition, according to a study published in the journal Neurology.

The researchers also discovered that a brain injury in your 20s increases the risk of developing dementia in your 50s by 60 percent.

Atrial fibrillation patients who use the drug, warfarin, to prevent harmful blood clots from forming in their hearts to lower risk of stroke are at higher risk of developing dementia than patients who use warfarin for non-atrial...

«Your number of social contacts [translates] into some kind of brain change» that affects your risk of developing dementia, he says.

Neuroscience research shows that being socially connected protects the brain against the risk of developing dementia.

The research is clear that for young and middle - aged adults, untreated hypertension appears to increase the risk of developing dementia later in life.

There are however some measures that can be taken to reduce the risk of developing dementia, slowing cognitive decline, and improving cognitive functions.

In two different studies, people in their 60s and 70s who regularly gardened had a 36 % and 47 % lower risk of developing dementia than non-gardeners did.

WEDNESDAY, March 1, 2017 (HealthDay News)-- People with autoimmune diseases — conditions that cause a person's immune system to turn against the body — appear to have an increased risk of developing dementia, a new British study suggests.

Research also suggests that gardening can lower your risk of developing dementia.

People aged 85 to 94 with good brain function whose cholesterol was above normal had a 32 percent lower risk for mental decline over the next 10 years compared with people aged 75 to 84, who had a 50 percent higher risk of developing dementia, researchers found.

Researchers presenting data at the Alzheimer's Europe annual conference in Glasgow have studied the risk of developing dementia in a group of adults over a four year period.