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Lightheaded When Standing? Dementia Risk Later? Smilecast 189

Feel Lightheaded when Standing Up? You May Have a Greater Dementia Risk (Editor’s Note: I am only reporting on the study. It does not imply my endorsement or belief in it) People who feel faint, dizzy or lightheaded when standing up may be experiencing a sudden drop in blood pressure...

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V-Log – Lightheaded When Standing? Dementia Risk Later?

Feel Lightheaded when Standing Up? You May Have a Greater Dementia Risk (Editor’s Note: I am only reporting on the study. It does not imply my endorsement or belief in it) People who feel faint, dizzy or lightheaded when standing up may be experiencing a sudden drop in blood pressure...

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Lightheaded When Standing? Dementia Risk Later?

Feel Lightheaded when Standing Up? You May Have a Greater Dementia Risk (Editor’s Note: I am only reporting on the study. It does not imply my endorsement or belief in it) People who feel faint, dizzy or lightheaded when standing up may be experiencing a sudden drop in blood pressure...

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Reduce Dementia Risk with These Lifestyle Choices

6 Lifestyle Choices to Reduce Dementia Risk including Alzheimer’s Your risk of developing Alzheimer’s and dementia increases as you grow older, and these diseases are not as rare as you think. In fact, they are quite common. Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. and dementia...

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Depression, Diabetes Associated with Increased Dementia Risk

Depression, Diabetes Associated with Increased Dementia Risk Depression and type 2 diabetes were each associated with an increased risk for dementia and that risk was even greater among individuals diagnosed with both depression and diabetes compared with people who had neither condition, according to an article published online by JAMA...

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Dementia Risk Quadrupled in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment

Dementia Risk Quadrupled in People with Mild Cognitive Impairment In a long-term, large-scale population-based study of individuals aged 55 years or older in the general population researchers found that those diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) had a four-fold increased risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer‰Ûªs disease (AD) compared to...

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Extra Pounds at Midlife May Boost Dementia Risk Later

According to Health Day News, being overweight during middle age may increase your risk of developing dementia. Swedish researchers suggest that being overweight at midlife increases the risk of dementia in late life by more than 70 percent. Why the link? A higher BMI is linked with diabetes and vascular...

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