Hacker News with Generative AI: Dementia

Gardening can help you live better for longer (bbc.com)
Research shows gardening preserves cognitive function, helping you live well for longer. Now, dementia patients are reaping the benefits with "care farms" prescriptions.

Gardening, Health, Dementia, Cognitive Function, Research

6 points by 1659447091 9 days ago | 0 comments

Good news at last: just a little exercise can reduce the risk of dementia (theguardian.com)
A recent study shows the benefit of being a middle-aged ‘weekend warrior’ who only exercises once or twice a week

Health, Exercise, Dementia, Science

6 points by PaulHoule 30 days ago | 0 comments

Marijuana hospital visits linked to dementia diagnosis within 5 years – a study (cnn.com)

Marijuana, Dementia, Health, Studies, Medical Research

44 points by avodonosov 31 days ago | 96 comments

Risk of Dementia in People with ER Visits or Hospitalizations Due to Cannabis (nlm.nih.gov)
Individuals with cannabis use severe enough to require hospital-based care were at increased risk of a new dementia diagnosis compared with those with all-cause hospital-based care or the general population.

Health, Cannabis, Dementia, Research

5 points by inverted_flag 33 days ago | 3 comments

Dementia Is Much More Common Among the Married Than the Unmarried (psychologytoday.com)
Recent research found that people who were not married were less at risk than married people for dementia.

Dementia, Health, Marriage, Relationships, Research

18 points by ivewonyoung 40 days ago | 11 comments

Shingles vaccine found to cut dementia risk by 20% (newatlas.com)
Taking advantage of a unique public health policy in the UK, a new study has found that receiving the shingles vaccine reduces dementia risk by 20%.

Health, Medicine, Public Health, Vaccines, Dementia

8 points by dreadsword 42 days ago | 3 comments

Study finds strongest evidence yet that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk (theguardian.com)
Researchers who tracked cases of dementia in Welsh adults have uncovered the strongest evidence yet that the shingles vaccination reduces the risk of developing the devastating brain disease.

Medical Research, Health, Vaccines, Dementia

5 points by namanyayg 44 days ago | 0 comments

Study finds strongest evidence yet that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk (theguardian.com)
Researchers who tracked cases of dementia in Welsh adults have uncovered the strongest evidence yet that the shingles vaccination reduces the risk of developing the devastating brain disease.

Health, Science, Vaccines, Dementia

5 points by amichail 50 days ago | 0 comments

Shingles vaccine linked to reduction in dementia diagnoses, study finds (abc.net.au)
Scientists may have produced the strongest evidence yet that the shingles vaccine is linked to reduced dementia risk.

Health, Science, Vaccines, Dementia

11 points by stubish 50 days ago | 0 comments

Study finds strongest evidence yet that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk (theguardian.com)
Researchers who tracked cases of dementia in Welsh adults have uncovered the strongest evidence yet that the shingles vaccination reduces the risk of developing the devastating brain disease.

Health, Science, Vaccines, Dementia

7 points by pseudolus 51 days ago | 2 comments

Study finds strongest evidence yet that shingles vaccine helps cut dementia risk (theguardian.com)
Researchers who tracked cases of dementia in Welsh adults have uncovered the strongest evidence yet that the shingles vaccination reduces the risk of developing the devastating brain disease.

Health, Science, Vaccines, Dementia

4 points by zeristor 51 days ago | 0 comments

Lowering bad cholesterol may cut risk of dementia by 26%, study suggests (theguardian.com)
Lowering your levels of bad cholesterol could reduce the risk of dementia by 26%, a study suggests.

Health, Dementia, Cholesterol, Medical Research

6 points by mindracer 52 days ago | 2 comments

Exposure during 9/11 cleanup linked to early-onset dementia in responders (psypost.org)
A recent study published in JAMA Network Open has found that individuals who responded to the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks and were heavily exposed to dust and debris were significantly more likely to develop dementia before the age of 65.

Health, 9/11, Environmental Health, Dementia, Science

15 points by wjb3 56 days ago | 2 comments

Antibiotics, vaccinations linked to reduced risk of dementia (cam.ac.uk)
Antibiotics, antivirals, vaccinations and anti-inflammatory medication are associated with reduced risk of dementia, according to new research that looked at health data from over 130 million individuals.

Health, Medicine, Dementia, Research, Public Health

28 points by nithinj 111 days ago | 0 comments

Antibiotics,vaccinations, anti-inflammatory meds linked to reduced dementia risk (medicalxpress.com)
Antibiotics, antivirals, vaccinations and anti-inflammatory medication are associated with reduced risk of dementia, according to new research that looked at health data from over 130 million individuals.

Medical Research, Dementia, Public Health, Pharmacology

6 points by bikenaga 122 days ago | 0 comments

The brain microbiome: could understanding it help prevent dementia? (theguardian.com)
Long thought to be sterile, our brains are now believed to harbour all sorts of micro-organisms, from bacteria to fungi. How big a part do they play in Alzheimer’s and similar diseases?

Neuroscience, Microbiome, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease

6 points by mudil 159 days ago | 0 comments

The brain microbiome: could understanding it help prevent dementia? (theguardian.com)
Long thought to be sterile, our brains are now believed to harbour all sorts of micro-organisms, from bacteria to fungi. How big a part do they play in Alzheimer’s and similar diseases?

Microbiology, Neuroscience, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease

7 points by pseudolus 169 days ago | 0 comments

A new start after 60: I became a 'hummingbird' for people with dementia (theguardian.com)
At 63, Ann Thomas-Carter stepped into Framland care home for the first time and was immediately taken aback. “It wasn’t like a care home at all; it was this beautiful old manor house overlooking the Oxfordshire countryside and there were only 21 residents,” she says. “It felt like a big family, especially since everyone calls the residents ‘family members’. I fitted in right away.”

Dementia, Care Homes, Aging, Personal Stories, Human Interest

161 points by bookofjoe 179 days ago | 44 comments

Insomnia, but not lack of sleep, may hasten brain shrinkage: study (ucsf.edu)
For adults in midlife, difficulty getting to sleep and waking up too early may accelerate brain atrophy that is associated with dementia.

Sleep Disorders, Dementia, Neuroscience, Aging

115 points by gnabgib 200 days ago | 65 comments

Study finds older adults who experience a fall are at increased risk of dementia (medicalxpress.com)
Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, have published results showing that among older adults who sustained a traumatic injury, those who experienced falls were more likely to be subsequently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

Health, Aging, Dementia, Falls

5 points by amichail 234 days ago | 0 comments

Memory Loss Isn't the Only Sign of Dementia (nytimes.com)
Memory loss is the most well-known symptom of dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease. But experts say there are other warning signs that can signal early brain changes — ones that are especially important for types of dementia where forgetfulness is not the primary symptom.

Health, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Cognitive Decline

14 points by rawgabbit 238 days ago | 2 comments

Consuming berries, tea, and red wine may reduce the risk of dementia (qub.ac.uk)
New research has found that those who consume more foods rich in flavonoids, such as berries, tea, red wine and dark chocolate, could lower their risk of dementia.

Dementia, Health, Nutrition, Food, Science

5 points by gnabgib 246 days ago | 1 comments

New study suggests nose picking could increase risk for Alzheimer's and dementia (2022) (griffith.edu.au)

Health, Science, Alzheimer's, Dementia

34 points by lnyan 260 days ago | 17 comments

Type 2 diabetes drug associated with 35% lower risk of dementia, study finds (theguardian.com)

Dementia, Health, Medical Research, Science

118 points by monkey_monkey 267 days ago | 42 comments

Brain clocks capture diversity and disparities in aging and dementia (nature.com)

Aging, Dementia, Neuroscience, Biology, Health

6 points by rntn 269 days ago | 0 comments

Addressing Dementia Risk Factors Could Reduce Dementia Rates by 45 Percent (discovermagazine.com)