Brommelhoff, Jessica A., Gatz, Margaret, Johansson, Boo, McArdle, John J., Fratiglioni, Laura, Pedersen, Nancy L.

This study tested whether history of depression is associated with an increased likelihood of dementia, and whether a first depressive episode earlier in life is associated with increased dementia risk, or whether only depressive episodes close in time to dementia onset are related to dementia. Depression information came from national hospital discharge registries, medical history, […]

Bermejo-Pareja, Félix, Benito-León, Julián, Louis, Elan D., Trincado, Rocío, Carro, Eva, Villarejo, Alberto, de la Cámara, Agustín Gómez

Arterial hypertension in midlife may increase the risk of late-life dementia. Notably, there is conflicting data as to whether hypertension in the elderly (age 65 years and older) is a risk factor for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We determined whether drug-untreated hypertension was associated with a higher risk of incident dementia and AD. In […]

Beking, Kristopher, Vieira, Amandio

Objective: Dietary flavonoids and their metabolites may have neuroprotective effects against age-associated neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and related dementias (dementia). There is a lack of population studies, however, on correlations between flavonoid intake and dementia. The main objective of the present study was to analyse such a relationship at a large-scale population level.; Design: […]

Bartholomeyczik, S., Reuther, S., Luft, L., Nie, N. van, Meijers, J., Schols, J., Halfens, R.

Aim Of the Study: The aims of this study were to test the transfer and feasibility of a Dutch annual survey on malnutrition into German nursing homes and to gather first data about the prevalence of malnutrition, treatment and quality indicators in German resident homes.; Methods: A cross-sectional multicentre study, using a standardised multilevel instrument […]

Annweiler, C., Rolland, Y., Schott, A.M., Blain, H., Vellas, B., Beauchet, O.

Background: Hypovitaminosis D has been cross-sectionally associated with dementia and stroke. The objective of this longitudinal study was to determine whether serum vitamin D deficiency at baseline could predict the onset of non-Alzheimer dementias (NAD) within 7 years among older women.; Methods: Forty high-functioning older women (78.4 years, 76.4/82.0; median, 25th/75th percentile) from the EPIDOS […]