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Age-related eye disease may be associated with cognitive impairment
May 11, 2009 |
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Older adults with low scores on tests of cognitive function, including thinking, learning and memory appear more likely to have the early stages of the eye disease age-related macular degeneration, according to a report in ...
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Low childhood IQ linked to type of dementia
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Children with lower IQs are more likely decades later to develop vascular dementia than children with high IQs, according to research published in the June 25, 2008, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the ...
Migraines increase stroke risk during pregnancy
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Women who suffer migraines are at an increased risk of stroke during pregnancy as well as other vascular conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure and blood clots, concludes a study published on bmj.com today.
Study examines the effect of epilepsy on the aging
Apr 16, 2008 |
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An article published in the May 2008 issue of Epilepsia calls attention to the lack of knowledge regarding cognitive aging in chronic epilepsy patients. For persons with chronic epilepsy, little is known about the impact ...
Diabetes and elevated levels of cholesterol linked to faster cognitive decline in Alzheimer's patients
Mar 09, 2009 |
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A history of diabetes and elevated levels of cholesterol, especially LDL cholesterol, are associated with faster cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from Columbia University Medical ...
Findings suggest lipid assessment in vascular disease can be simplified, without the need to fast
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Lipid assessment in vascular disease can be simplified by measuring either total and HDL cholesterol levels or apolipoproteins, without the need to fast and without regard to triglyceride levels, according to a study in the ...
High cholesterol in midlife raises risk of late-life dementia, study finds
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Elevated cholesterol levels in midlife - even levels considered only borderline elevated - significantly increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia later in life, according to a new study by researchers ...
Is vitamin D deficiency linked to Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia?
May 26, 2009 |
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There are several risk factors for the development of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Based on an increasing number of studies linking these risk factors with Vitamin D deficiency, an article in the current issue ...
High cholesterol in your 40s increases risk of Alzheimer's disease
Apr 16, 2008 |
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People with high cholesterol in their early 40s are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than those with low cholesterol, according to research that will be presented at the upcoming American Academy of Neurology 60th ...
Biomarkers improve ischemic stroke prediction
Dec 18, 2008 |
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Testing patient's blood for two proteins or biomarkers that occur when inflammation is present could help doctors identify which patients are more likely to have a stroke, said researchers at Baylor College of Medicine in ...
Simple test helps predict heart attack risk
Mar 10, 2009 |
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The use of common and readily available screening tests—like the ankle brachial index (ABI)—along with traditional risk scoring systems—such as the Framingham Risk Score—has the potential to prevent devastating heart attacks ...
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