Cognitive Decline

Current use of antidepressants corresponded with faster cognitive decline in older adults with dementia, a cohort analysis published in BMC Medicine indicated.

Higher consumption of red meat, including processed red meat, was associated with a higher risk for cognitive decline and dementia, according to research published in Neurology.

Antibiotic use was not associated with incident dementia, cognitive impairment with no dementia or accelerated cognitive decline among a large cohort of healthy Australian older adults, according to a post-hoc analysis of the ASPREE trial.

CHICAGO — High year-to-year cholesterol variability was linked to increased risk for cognitive decline and dementia among older adults, a speaker reported.

CHICAGO — In the BRAIN-AF trial, daily rivaroxaban did not reduce the incidence of cognitive decline, stroke or transient ischemic attack, compared with placebo, among younger patients with atrial fibrillation and low stroke risk.

Older adults diagnosed with a blood cancer exhibited similar rates of cognitive decline as cancer-free controls, according to study results.

Women with hypothyroidism receiving levothyroxine treatment experienced similar cognitive decline during menopause as those without thyroid disease, according to data published in Thyroid.

Higher adherence to the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay, or MIND) diet reduced the risk for cognitive impairment, particularly in women, results from a cohort study published in Neurology showed.

PHILADELPHIA — Longer sleep duration may be linked to neurodegeneration as a likely risk factor for future cognitive decline and dementia, with depression also influencing sleep and cognitive deficit, according to a poster presentation.