Articles Tagged With: decline
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Brain Atrophy and Type 1 Diabetes
In a long-term longitudinal study of people with type 1 diabetes, excessive brain atrophy and cognitive dysfunction were noted compared to healthy controls. The investigators calculated that type 1 diabetes resulted in six years of accelerated brain aging and brain atrophy that was separate and distinct from Alzheimer’s disease.
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Heart Health and Cognitive Decline: Who Fares Better?
More middle-age men might be living with various cardiovascular risk factors and diseases, but the associated negative effects on cognition could be worse for women of the same age with the same conditions.
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Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation and Cognitive Decline
In a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 1,680 participants aged 70 years or older, there was no significant difference in cognitive decline between any of the intervention groups taking omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation and/or multidomain intervention (physical activity, cognitive training, and nutritional advice) compared to the placebo group. However, exploratory post hoc analyses showed some promise for a protective effect with intervention in certain at-risk subgroups.
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Hospital-acquired conditions decreasing, says HHS report
A recent report from the Department of Health and Human Services indicates that an estimated 87,000 fewer patients died in hospitals and nearly $20 billion in healthcare costs were saved as a result of a reduction in hospital-acquired conditions from 2010 to 2014.