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Early Identification Of Cognitive Decline Via Brain-Imaging And Stroke Risk Test
UCLA researchers have used a brain-imaging tool and stroke risk assessment to identify signs of cognitive decline early on in individuals who don't yet show symptoms of dementia. The connection between stroke risk and cognitive decline has been well established by previous research. Individuals with higher stroke risk, as measured by factors like high blood pressure, have traditionally performed worse on tests of memory, attention and abstract reasoning...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news

Antioxidants In Diet Do Not Reduce Stroke Or Dementia Risk
The level of antioxidants in our diet does not affect our risk of stroke or dementia, researchers from the Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA, and Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands, reported in the journal Neurology. Their findings contradict what other studies have shown. Elizabeth E. Devore, ScD, said: "These results are interesting because other studies have suggested that antioxidants may help protect against stroke and dementia...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

Antioxidants Do Not Reduce Stroke Or Dementia Risk
We all thought that if we ate heaps of foods rich in antioxidants, our risk of developing serious diseases would be reduced. It appears that this is not the case for stroke and dementia, researchers from the Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA, and Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands, reported in the journal Neurology. Their findings contradict what other studies have shown. Elizabeth E. Devore, ScD, said: "These results are interesting because other studies have suggested that antioxidants may help protect against stroke and dementia...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nutrition / Diet Source Type: news

Losing And Finding My Mother After Her Stroke
The air outside a hospital feels especially cool and fresh. The natural light, even if it's gray January light is a blessed relief after the fluorescent tunnels I've been guiding my mother along. We had a funny moment of intimacy in the bathroom, trying to get her urine sample in a cup. It isn't easy: crouching, aiming, approximating where in the space below you the stream will collect. Add a daughter trying to micromanage her mother's urine flow and a line of weak-bladdered patients queuing outside, rolling their eyes and tugging at their waistbands and you have all the ingredients of a Mike and Elaine sketch. Sometimes...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 19, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Stroke more than doubles risk of dementia
The link between stroke and dementia is stronger than many Canadians realize, the Heart and Stroke Foundation says, while stressing risk factors for both may be reduced with preventive action.
Source: CBC | Health - June 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news

Health before a stroke is big predictor of second attack
HealthDay News People with heart risk factors before their stroke may be at greater risk for another stroke and dementia years later, a new Dutch study finds.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - July 15, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pre-stroke lifestyle tied to long term risk of more strokes, dementia
(Reuters Health) - Having heart disease risk factors like high blood pressure before suffering a stroke may influence a person ’s risk for a second stroke or dementia years later, according to a new study from the Netherlands.
Source: Reuters: Health - July 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Being born in U.S. ‘stroke belt’ tied to higher risk of dementia
(Reuters Health) - Hailing from the so-called stroke belt, a band of southern U.S. states with high stroke mortality rates, is associated with increased odds of developing dementia, even for people who relocate, a new study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - July 31, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

People who have survived a stroke are TWICE as likely to develop dementia
Researchers from Exeter University found that having a history of stroke increases a person's risk of dementia by around 70 per cent, with the risk more than doubling if the stroke was recent.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 31, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Dementia risk doubles right after a stroke
(Reuters Health) - People who have recently experienced a stroke may be more than twice as likely to develop dementia than individuals who haven't had a stroke, a new study suggests.
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news

Up to 60% of stroke survivors may develop cognitive decline within a year
Up to 60% of stroke survivors develop cognitive decline within a year, and one-third progress to dementia within five years, according to a new scientific statement from the American Stroke Association.
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Video: Study: Antioxidants don't prevent stroke, dementia
For years doctors have said antioxidants can help prevent a number of illnesses, from cancer to heart disease. But new research shows they may not make much difference when it comes to stroke and dementia. Randall Pinkston reports.
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - February 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Coffee, tea may not help prevent stroke
Drinking coffee and tea rich in antioxidants may not lower your risk of dementia or having a stroke, according to a new study published Wednesday in the online journal Neurology.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - February 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Stroke Support
Source: HealthDay - Related MedlinePlus Pages: Antioxidants, Dementia, Stroke
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - February 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Antioxidants: No Impact on Stroke or Dementia Risk?
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Antioxidants such as lycopene, beta-carotene and vitamins C and E are found in many foods. Contrary to other research, a new study found that the total level of antioxidants in people's diets is not related to their risk of developing stroke or dementia.
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - February 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news