Dementia Archives - Cleveland HeartLab, Inc. https://www.clevelandheartlab.com/blog-tag/dementia/ Cleveland HeartLab, Inc. Mon, 23 Aug 2021 19:10:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 New Clues to the Diabetes-Dementia Link https://www.clevelandheartlab.com/blog/new-clues-to-the-diabetes-dementia-link/ Mon, 23 Aug 2021 18:51:02 +0000 https://www.clevelandheartlab.com/?post_type=x-portfolio&p=13833 Doctors have known that having type 2 diabetes raises the odds for developing dementia. Now, new research suggests that the age at which your diabetes is diagnosed makes a difference in your risk. The longer you have diabetes, the greater your chances of having problems with thinking skills and memory down the road. That’s worrying because the average age of ...

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]]> A New Role for Statins: Lower Dementia Risk https://www.clevelandheartlab.com/blog/a-new-role-for-statins-lower-dementia-risk/ Wed, 04 Dec 2019 19:32:25 +0000 http://www.clevelandheartlab.com/?post_type=x-portfolio&p=12841 If you’re considering taking a “statin” drug—or you are on one already—you may have questions. These drugs are very good at lowering cholesterol and can reduce the risk of dying from heart disease. But there have been reports of memory problems with the medications. In 2012, the FDA updated its safety information for statins to include memory loss and confusion ...

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