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Is loneliness a risk factor for Parkinson’s disease?
10 Oct 2023
byNatalia Reoutova
A large population-based prospective cohort study finds that loneliness is associated with increased risk of incident Parkinson’s disease (PD) across demographic groups, independently of depression and other prominent risk factors, including genetic risk.
Is loneliness a risk factor for Parkinson’s disease?
10 Oct 2023Treating hypertension helps lower dementia risk in older adults
25 Sep 2023
byJairia Dela Cruz
Older adults with hypertension who are on blood pressure (BP)-lowering medications are better protected against dementia than those with untreated hypertension, and this is true across all ages in late life, according to an individual participant data meta-analysis.