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Patients in need of cataract surgery also see their risk for developing dementia drop by 30% after undergoing the operation, according to new research published today in JAMA Internal Medicine.
December 6, 2021

Dementia risk drops for cataract surgery patients

Patients in need of cataract surgery also see their risk for developing dementia drop by 30% after undergoing the operation, according to new research published today in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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December 6, 2021

Study: Cataract surgery linked with lessened dementia risk

Results reported in JAMA Internal Medicine associate cataract surgery with 30% lower risk of dementia in aging population.

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Normal brain, left. Dilation of the ventricles (arrow) in the brain on the right is a sign of atrophy that CT and MRI scans can measure.
April 26, 2021

Study evaluates biomarker criteria for assessing Alzheimer’s risk

Community-based autopsy study of well-characterized older adults provides valuable data on influential research tool

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October 28, 2020

Brain and spine fluid proteomics may hold Alzheimer’s clues

Research program analyzes cerebrospinal fluid molecules to seek diagnostic and progression markers as well as treatment targets.

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ideas for the puzzle of Alzheimer's
December 4, 2018

Researchers classify Alzheimer's patients into 6 subgroups

'Alzheimer's, like breast cancer, is not one disease,' says UW Medicine dementia expert Shubhabrata Mukherjee.

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picture of older man with string tied around finger
November 1, 2018

Some hypertension drugs linked to reduced Alzheimer's risk

A class of drugs called angiotensin-II receptor blockers was associated with benefit for black women and white women and men.

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Couple sitting on porch
October 25, 2018

What is Alzheimer's and can it be halted?

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and accounts for 60 to 80 percent of all cases.

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October 23, 2018

Soundbites: Alzheimer’s disease and dementia

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor announced Tuesday that she has been diagnosed with “the beginning stages of dementia, probably Alzheimer’s.” 

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August 9, 2018

Study links certain eye conditions to increased risk of Alzheimer's

Several media outlets covered the finding a significant link between three degenerative eye diseases – age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma – and Alzheimer’s disease.

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eye exam
August 8, 2018

Soundbites: Link between eye disease, Alzheimer's

Dr. Cecilia Lee, assistant professor of opthalmology with the University of Washington School of Medicine, is lead author of a study published Aug.

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