Tag: dementia
Transcutaneous auricular VNS proves effective in patients with mild cognitive impairment
A double-blinded randomised controlled trial (RCT) has shown that transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) can improve cognitive performance in patients with mild cognitive...
A new pathway for preventing dementia?
Craig Weinkauf (Tucson, USA) is leading a trial looking into a connection between Alzheimer's disease and carotid stenosis. "We want to try to quantify...
Randomised trial suggests carotid endarterectomy does not affect dementia risk
Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) does not appear to either reduce or increase the risk of dementia, despite it having been shown to reduce stroke risk....
Transcranial magnetic stimulation may improve accuracy of Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) may help determine whether a person has Alzheimer’s disease or frontotemporal dementia, according to a preliminary study published in Neurology.
“Making the...
A third of dementia cases could be prevented by targeting risk...
One in three cases of dementia could potentially be prevented if brain health is improved throughout life by targeting nine risk factors, including continuing...
Traumatic brain injury associated with working-age dementia in nationwide study
According to a study encompassing the entire Finnish population, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with an increased risk for dementia in working-age adults....
Consumption of diet drinks associated with increased risk of stroke and...
Drinking at least one artificially sweetened beverage daily has been associated with almost three times the risk of developing stroke or dementia compared to those who drank artificially-sweetened...
Vitamin E & selenium supplements do not prevent dementia
Antioxidant supplements vitamin E and selenium – taken alone or in combination – did not prevent dementia in asymptomatic older men, according to a...
First study of diet’s impact on dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, begins
The first study of its kind designed to test the effects of a diet on the decline of cognitive abilities among a large group...
Three-dimensional blood vessel examination may improve understanding of dementia and stroke
A study published in the Journal of Anatomy has made a breakthrough in the examination of blood vessels in the brain, giving scientists a...
Study links cerebrovascular disease to Alzheimer’s
Diseased blood vessels in the brain itself may contribute more significantly to Alzheimer's disease dementia than was previously believed, according to new study results...
