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Receipt of a newer recombinant version of a shingles vaccine is associated with a significant delay in dementia diagnosis in older adults, a new study suggests.
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Supraphysiologic-dose anabolic-androgenic steroid use: a risk factor for dementia?
Kaufman MJ1, Kanayama G2, Hudson JI2, Pope HG2.
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Supraphysiologic-dose anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) use is associated with physiologic, cognitive, and brain abnormalities similar...
"If you had a stroke, even a small stroke, your risk of dementia within the next two years was greatly magnified," he says. "So there's something about having a stroke that drives a lot of the processes that give rise to dementia."
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Heavy Snoring, Sleep Apnoea May Signal Earlier Memory and Thinking Decline
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MINNEAPOLIS -- April 15, 2015 -- Heavy snoring and sleep apnoea may be linked to memory and thinking decline at an earlier age, according to a study published in the April...
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