Category: Alzheimer’s Disease And Dementia
Has your physician asked about your social connections? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Keeping engaged with others is an important part of a healthy living plan, with a recent Johns Hopkins study finding that social isolation increased older adults’ risk for developing dementia by 27%. Thomas Cudjoe, a geriatrics expert at Hopkins and …
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How can we help people maintain social connections to improve health? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Older adults who are socially isolated experience a 27% higher risk of developing dementia compared with those who maintain their social connections, a study of 6000 older adults reveals. Geriatrics expert Thomas Cudjoe at Johns Hopkins, one of the study’s …
How important are social connections when it comes to developing dementia? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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As you age it’s important to tend your relationships, since becoming socially isolated impacts health, including your risk to develop dementia. That’s according to research by Thomas Cudjoe, a geriatrics expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues. Cudjoe: Social connections really …
If cell free DNA is associated with dementia risk, would removing it help? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Cell free DNA in someone’s blood could have many consequences, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Pinpointing someone’s risk to develop dementia or frailty may rely on a blood test looking for cell free DNA, a Johns Hopkins study finds. Lolita Nidadavolu, a geriatrics expert and researcher, says this type of DNA provokes a reaction in …
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Can a single blood test for cell free DNA reliably predict dementia risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Levels of DNA found in the blood known as cell free DNA may be able to predict an older person’s risk for developing dementia and frailty, a Johns Hopkins study shows. Lolita Nidadavolu, a geriatrics expert and researcher, says this …