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Heavy cannabis use could increase dementia risk by 72%
People aged over 45 who needed acute hospital care due to heavy cannabis use had a 72% greater risk of developing dementia ...
Marijuana hospital visits linked to dementia diagnosis within 5 years, study finds
A large analysis found those who visit an emergency room due to marijuana have up to a 72% higher risk of dementia within ...
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Cannabis Hospitalization Linked to Increased Dementia Risk
Cannabis-related ED visits or hospitalizations are associated with an increased risk of dementia diagnosis in older adults, a ...
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Rheumatoid arthritis linked to faster cognitive decline in dementia
A new study from Sweden has found that people with both dementia and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may experience a faster ...
Asking Eric: When I received a dementia diagnosis, my friends didn’t support me ... they disappeared
I was an attorney when I started having memory problems at age 65. I retired and subsequently learned that I had a ...
3 common eye problems may indicate dementia years before a diagnosis
Dementia — the progressive decline in cognitive abilities, impacting memory, language and reasoning — affects more than 6 million Americans and accounts for over 100,000 deaths each year.
New findings from the quest to understand dementia
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, have shown that specific blood biomarkers can predict development of dementia up to 10 years before symptoms appear. But their primary value ...
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Shingles vaccine eligibility lowers dementia risk in older adults
A large quasi-experimental study in Australia found that adults eligible for free shingles vaccination based on their date of ...