Foods that include sugar and alcohol, as well as processed foods, high-carb foods and foods high in saturated fat are all known as inflammatory foods.
Exposure to nine different metals brings an even greater risk of cognitive decline for those carrying a specific gene known as APOE4.
Higher quality nursing homes are able to provide better care for dementia patients, but researchers indicate they are less likely to admit these patients to their facilities.
Some had feared nursing homes would begin diagnosing dementia patients with mental health conditions they do not have to allow the continued use of antipsychotics to sedate residents.
Findings come amid continuing concerns about the overuse of antipsychotics for dementia patients in long-term care facilities, which is considered a form of "chemical restraint" or nursing home abuse.
A now discontinued hormone therapy that contained contaminated cadaver tissue may have transmitted degenerative brain disorders to patients.
More than 40% of nursing home residents in the U.S have Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or cognitive impairment, according to a new report that highlights targeted changes that can improve the quality of care at facilities.
Researchers called for more studies to explore whether there is a causal link between side effects of hormone replacement therapy and dementia.
Researchers noted that particulate matter air pollution from agriculture and wildfires are linked to the highest increases in the long-term risk of dementia
More than 60% of older Americans with cognitive impairments continue to drive, usually out of fear of losing their independence, researchers found.
