Low-dose aspirin has been widely used for primary and secondary prevention of stroke. The balance between potential reduction of ischemic stroke events and increased intracranial bleeding has not been established in older individuals.Objective To establish the risks of ischemic stroke and intracranial bleeding among healthy older people receiving daily low-dose aspirin.Design, Setting, and Participants This secondary analysis… Continue reading Low-Dose #Aspirin and the Risk of #Stroke and Intracerebral #Bleeding in Healthy Older People Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial
Category: Neurology
#IQ After Pediatric #Concussion
This study investigated IQ scores in pediatric concussion (ie, mild traumatic brain injury) versus orthopedic injury.METHODS:Children (N = 866; aged 8–16.99 years) were recruited for 2 prospective cohort studies from emergency departments at children’s hospitals (2 sites in the United States and 5 in Canada) ≤48 hours after sustaining a concussion or orthopedic injury. They completed… Continue reading #IQ After Pediatric #Concussion
#Constipation Associated with #Cognitive #Aging and Decline
Key Takeaways:Chronic constipation — one bowel movement every three days or more — could signal worsening cognition.People who were chronically constipated had worse cognition equal to three years of aging, according to the study, which is the first to look at constipation’s potential impact on the aging brain.The new findings add to mounting research aligning… Continue reading #Constipation Associated with #Cognitive #Aging and Decline
#Espresso Coffee Mitigates the Aggregation and Condensation of #Alzheimer′s Associated Tau Protein
Espresso coffee is among the most consumed beverages in the world. Recent studies report a protective activity of the coffee beverage against neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer′s disease. Alzheimer′s disease belongs to a group of disorders, called tauopathies, which are characterized by the intraneuronal accumulation of the microtubule-associated protein tau in fibrillar aggregates. In this… Continue reading #Espresso Coffee Mitigates the Aggregation and Condensation of #Alzheimer′s Associated Tau Protein
Opting for olive oil could boost brain healthRegular olive oil consumption associated with 28% lower risk of fatal dementia
oil as part of a Mediterranean dietary pattern has also been shown to help protect against cognitive decline. Tessier cautioned that the research is observational and does not prove that olive oil is the cause of the reduced risk of fatal dementia. Additional studies such as randomized controlled trials would be needed to confirm the effects… Continue reading Opting for olive oil could boost brain healthRegular olive oil consumption associated with 28% lower risk of fatal dementia
Hearing intervention versus health education control to reduce cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss in the USA (ACHIEVE): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial
Hearing loss is associated with increased cognitive decline and incident dementia in older adults. We aimed to investigate whether a hearing intervention could reduce cognitive decline in cognitively healthy older adults with hearing loss.MethodsThe ACHIEVE study is a multicentre, parallel-group, unmasked, randomised controlled trial of adults aged 70–84 years with untreated hearing loss and without… Continue reading Hearing intervention versus health education control to reduce cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss in the USA (ACHIEVE): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial
Objectively Measured Visual Impairment and Dementia Prevalence in Older Adults in the US
Importance Estimates of the association between visual impairment (VI) and dementia in the US population are based on self-reported survey data or measures of visual function that are at least 15 years old. Older adults are at high risk of VI and dementia so there is a need for up-to-date national estimates based on objective assessments.Objective To… Continue reading Objectively Measured Visual Impairment and Dementia Prevalence in Older Adults in the US
Cognitive Activity and Onset Age of Incident Alzheimer Disease Dementia
Objective To test the hypothesis that higher level of cognitive activity predicts older age at dementia onset in Alzheimer disease (AD) dementia.Methods As part of a longitudinal cohort study, 1,903 older persons without dementia at enrollment reported their frequency of participation in cognitively stimulating activities. They had annual clinical evaluations to diagnose dementia and AD, and the… Continue reading Cognitive Activity and Onset Age of Incident Alzheimer Disease Dementia
The associations of glycosylated hemoglobin with grey matter volume and depression: Investigating mediating role of grey matter volume
Highlights•This is the first study to investigate the mediation effect of GMV on the association between HbA1c and depression.•Hba1c was negatively associated with GMV, and that association were stronger in prediabetic participants.•Cerebral GMV plays a mediating role on the association “HbA1c-depression”, with a proportions of 6.82%.•Effective control of glycemia can potentially prevent brain abnormality and… Continue reading The associations of glycosylated hemoglobin with grey matter volume and depression: Investigating mediating role of grey matter volume
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