Articles Tagged With: Dementia
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Coffee and Tea: Drink Choice and Effects on Stroke, Dementia, and Poststroke Dementia
Moderate amounts of coffee and/or tea consumption were associated with the lowest hazard ratio of stroke and dementia, while coffee alone or in combination with tea was associated with a lower risk of poststroke dementia.
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Coffee and Tea: Drink Choice and Effects on Stroke, Dementia, and Poststroke Dementia
A long-term, large-scale prospective study revealed moderate amounts of coffee and/or tea consumption was associated with the lowest hazard ratio of stroke and dementia, while coffee alone or in combination with tea was associated with a lower risk of poststroke dementia.
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Diet and the Risk of Dementia
This prospective cohort study demonstrated an association between a high inflammatory potential diet and increased risk for incident dementia.
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Undiagnosed Dementia a Risk for Older Patients
Patients with dementia may be at greater risk of hospitalization and ED visits, yet many are undiagnosed or unaware of their dementia diagnosis. When patients are undiagnosed, or are unaware of a dementia diagnosis, they might lack needed caregiver support or struggle to manage their diseases because no one recognizes their cognitive impairment. -
Nutritional Interventions for Prodromal Alzheimer’s Disease
Over a 36-month period, patients with prodromal Alzheimer’s disease who consumed Fortasyn Connect (Souvenaid), a nutraceutical drink, demonstrated a slower decline in cognitive functions vs. the control group.
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Diet and the Risk of Dementia
Specific dietary patterns, such as the Mediterranean-style diet, have been shown to promote brain health, mitigate neuro-inflammation, and reduce the risk of dementia. This prospective cohort study demonstrated an association between a high inflammatory potential diet and increased risk for incident dementia.
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National Alzheimer’s Plan Updated with New Focus on Healthy Aging
Feds add sixth goal in the ninth version of this annually released report.
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Tailoring Dietary Recommendations to Protect Cognitive Health
Preventing inflammation as patients age is becoming key focus of lowering dementia risk.
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Geriatric Program Develops Tactics to Improve Care for Older Patients
With the goal of continuous quality improvement, a health system created programs and tools to provide care for older patients that focuses on advance care planning, cognitive decline, and how to ensure safe transitions. The goal is interprofessional geriatric care and providing good care to complex, hospitalized older adult patients. -
Is Pimavanserin Safe to Use in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease?
This retrospective cohort study of patients with Parkinson’s disease ages 65 years or older residing in Medicare-certified long-term care facilities revealed pimavanserin use vs. nonuse is associated with an increased risk of 30-day hospitalization and higher 90-, 180-, and 365-day mortality.