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Having both diabetes and tooth loss contributes to worse cognitive function and faster cognitive decline in older adults, according to a new study. Diabetes is a known risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia. Several of the hallmarks of diabetes—high blood sugar, insulin resistance, inflammation, and related heart disease—are thought to contribute to changes in [...]

People who have symptoms of depression may have an increased risk of having a stroke, according to a new study published this month. Researchers also found that people with symptoms of depression were more likely to have worse recovery after a stroke. The study involved 26,877 adults from the INTERSTROKE study and included people from [...]

The National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) has invested nearly £11m of funding to develop new digital approaches for the early detection and diagnosis of dementia. The funding will also help to identify people most at risk of developing the condition, which affects nearly one million people across the UK. Dementia has become [...]

Dementia in India may be higher than previous estimates have suggested and could be more in line with prevalence rates in the US and the UK, according to a new study. In the first study of its kind, researchers from the University of Surrey, University of Southern California, University of Michigan, and All India Institute [...]

A new study has found that walking an additional 500 steps per day was associated with a 14 per cent lower risk of heart disease, stroke or heart failure. Preliminary research, presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle & Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2023, offers the latest science on population-based health and wellness [...]

Real-world analysis by the Family Heart Foundation has revealed that the majority of Americans at high risk of stroke and heart attack remain under-treated. According to a new study from the Family Heart Foundation, a leading research and advocacy organization, over 72 per cent of high-risk hypercholesterolemia patients never achieve the low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) thresholds [...]

Black people are receiving medications for dementia less often than white people, according to a preliminary study published this month.  A new study has highlighted the racial disparities in dementia care among patients in nursing homes and hospital settings. Researchers behind the study, which was supported by the American Academy of Neurology, looked at how [...]

New understanding of how pain affects nursing home residents may alter care and improve quality of life in this population, say those behind a new study.  Despite awareness that pain is common in nursing home residents, there has been minimal attention focused on how this pain changes over time.  A new study from Regenstrief Institute [...]

Academics from Swansea University in Wales have received £100,000 in funding to improve evidence and understanding around the importance of support for older adults with hearing loss. The study, led by Dr Emma Richards and Professor Andrea Tales from the University's Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research (CADR), is being supported through the UK Research [...]

The India ENIGMA Initiative for Global Aging and Mental Health is a worldwide study of brain ageing and Alzheimer's disease. As part of an effort to address a diversity crisis in brain research, a USC-led brain research consortium is launching a major data-gathering initiative in India.  By 2050, 79 per cent of the world's population [...]