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Living Close To Major Roads Increases Dementia Risk

January 5, 2017 Srijitaclose, Dementia, increases, living, major, Risk, Roads, to

People living near major roads have a higher chance of developing dementia, according to a large-scale study published in British medical journal The Lancet on Thursday. The research looked at six million adults living in Ontario, Canada between 2001 and 2012, and found that those living less than 50 metres (yards) from a busy road had a seven percent higher incidence of dementia. The risk was four percent above normal for those living 50-100 metres from main roads and two percent higher among those 100-200 metres away. There was no…

Prostate cancer treatment may trigger dementia in men

October 16, 2016 SrijitaCancer, Dementia, In, May, Men, Prostate, Treatment, Trigger

A common hormone therapy to treat prostate cancer may double a man’s risk of dementia, regardless of his age, found a recent study conducted by Penn Medicine researchers. Last year, the researchers discovered a dramatic association between Alzheimer’s disease and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), a mainstay of treatment for prostate cancer since the 1940s currently used in over a half million men in the United States. This new study suggests a broader neurocognitive risk associated with the testosterone-lowering therapy. While the findings do not prove that ADT increases the risk…

Calcium Supplements Tied to Higher Dementia Risk for Some Women

August 18, 2016 SrijitaCalcium, Dementia, for, higher, Risk, Some, Supplements, tied, to, Women

Some older women who take calcium supplements commonly recommended to ward off age-related bone damage may face an increased risk of developing dementia, a small study suggests. The heightened dementia risk appears limited to women who have had a stroke or suffer from other disorders that affect blood flow to the brain, researchers report in the journal Neurology. “Our study is the first to show a relationship between calcium supplementation and increased risk for dementia in older women,” said lead author Dr. Silke Kern of the University of Gothenburg in…

high blood strain raises danger for dementia

May 21, 2016 SrijitaBlood, danger, Dementia, for, High;, raises, strain

high blood pressure can appreciably improve the threat of growing vascular dementia, a sickness which influences around 7 lakh people in India, a new study nowadays said. Researchers within the new have a look at have discovered that high blood pressure become associated with sixty two in step with cent higher risk of vascular dementia between the a long time of 30-50. the realization turned into arrived at after the clinical records of more than four million humans were analysed and studied. the brand new study performed via The George…

Anxiety and Stress May Lead to Dementia

April 8, 2016 Srijitaand, Anxiety, Dementia, Lead, May, Stress, to

People need to find ways to reduce chronic stress and anxiety in their lives or they may be at an increased risk for developing depression and even dementia, warns a review. There is an “extensive overlap” of the brain’s neural activity in anxiety, fear and stresswhich may explain the link between chronic stress and the development of neuropsychiatric disorders — mental disorders, including depression and Alzheimer’s disease, the findings showed. Chronic stress is a pathological state that is caused by prolonged activation of the normal acute physiological stress response, which…