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Hospitalization With Infection Linked to Dementia Later in Life
People who are hospitalized with infection may have a greater risk of developing dementia later in life, astudy inJAMA Network Openhas found. The highest rates of dementia were found among people who had previously been hospitalized with respiratory, urinary tract, skin, blood and circulatory system, or hospital-acquired infections.Ryan T. Demmer, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and colleagues analyzed data from 15,688 people who enrolled in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study between 1987 and 1989. The participants had a mean age of 54.7 years at enrollment and were f...
Source: Psychiatr News - January 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: circulatory system infections dementia hospital-acquired infections hospitalization JAMA Network Open older adults urinary tract infections Source Type: research

A deeper understanding of AFib could lower risk
(University of Minnesota Medical School) More than 2.5 million Americans are living with Atrial Fibrillation (AFib). AFib is an irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news