Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome and incidence of dementia among older adults.

Background: Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome (CKM) has profound impacts on cardiovascular events and mortality, yet its association with dementia risk remains poorly understood.

Objectives: To investigate associations between CKM and dementia risk.

Design: The prospective cohort study is within the Health, Aging, and Body Composition study, which enrolled participants from 1997 to 1998, with a 15-year follow-up for incident dementia.

Life's Essential 8 and midlife trajectories in cognition and brain health: The CARDIA study.

Introduction: Poor cardiovascular health (CVH) is linked to Alzheimer's disease and dementia; however, its association with neurocognitive trajectories earlier in life remains underexplored.

Methods: We included 3224 participants with information on CVH at early midlife (mean age 45.0 ± standard deviation 3.

Dementia Risk and Disadvantaged Neighborhoods.

Importance: Residence in a disadvantaged neighborhood may be associated with an increased risk for cognitive impairment and dementia but is understudied in nationally representative populations.

Objective: To investigate the association between the Area Deprivation Index (ADI) and dementia.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Retrospective cohort study within the US Veterans Health Administration from October 1, 1999, to September 30, 2021, with a national cohort of older veterans receiving care in the largest integrated health care system in the United States.

Association Between Sensory Impairment and Dementia: The Roles of Social Network and Leisure Activity.

Background: Evidence suggests that sensory impairment is linked to dementia; however, the role of social network and leisure activity in this relationship is unclear.

Objective: Examine the association of hearing and visual impairment with dementia, and whether a rich social network and leisure activity moderates this association.

Methods: Dementia-free older adults from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen (n = 2,579) were followed up for up for a median of 10 years (interquartile range = 6).

Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Dementia.

In this article, the authors discuss primarily what is known about the epidemiology of all-cause dementia. Dementia is caused by a complex interplay of genetics, comorbidities, and lifestyle factors, and drug development has been challenging. However, evidence from large, prospective, observational studies has identified a variety of factors that may prevent or delay the onset of dementia.

Long-term depressive symptoms and midlife brain age.

Background: Evidence suggests that depression may be a risk factor for dementia in older adults, but the link between depressive symptoms and brain health earlier in life is less understood. Our aim was to investigate the association between long-term depressive symptoms in young to mid-adulthood and a measure of brain age derived from structural MRI.

Methods: From the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study, we identified 649 participants (age 23-36 at baseline) with brain MRI and cognitive testing.

The Metabolic Syndrome Is Associated With Lower Cognitive Performance and Reduced White Matter Integrity in Midlife: The CARDIA Study.

Background: Cardiovascular disease risk factors play a critical role in brain aging. The metabolic syndrome (MetS), a constellation of cardiovascular risk factors, has been associated with poorer cognition in old age; however, it is unclear if it is connected to brain health earlier in life.

Methods: We investigated the association of MetS ( = 534, 18.

Elevated blood pressure is associated with advanced brain aging in mid-life: A 30-year follow-up of The CARDIA Study.

Background: High blood pressure (BP) is a risk factor for late-life brain health; however, the association of elevated BP with brain health in mid-life is unclear.

Methods: We identified 661 participants from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study (age 18-30 at baseline) with 30 years of follow-up and brain magnetic resonance imaging at year 30. Cumulative exposure of BP was estimated by time-weighted averages (TWA).

Loneliness, Not Social Support, Is Associated with Cognitive Decline and Dementia Across Two Longitudinal Population-Based Cohorts.

Background: Poor social health is likely associated with cognitive decline and risk of dementia; however, studies show inconsistent results. Additionally, few studies separate social health components or control for mental health.

Objective: To investigate whether loneliness and social support are independently associated with cognitive decline and risk of dementia, and whether depressive symptoms confound the association.

Joint trajectories of episodic memory and odor identification in older adults: patterns and predictors.

Emerging evidence suggests that olfactory function is closely linked to memory function. The aims of this study were to assess whether olfactory and episodic memory functions follow similar age-related decline trajectories, to identify different patterns of decline, as well as predictors of the patterns. 1023 participants from the Memory and Aging Project were followed for up to 8 years with annual episodic memory and odor identification assessments.

Shared risk and protective factors between Alzheimer's disease and ischemic stroke: A population-based longitudinal study.

Introduction: Stroke, especially ischemic stroke's (IS) link with Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains unclear.

Methods: This prospective cohort study included 2459 AD- and cerebrovascular disease-free older adults at baseline (mean age 71.9 ± 10.

Associations Between Cardiovascular Risk, Structural Brain Changes, and Cognitive Decline.

Background: The impact of cardiovascular risk burden on cognitive trajectories and brain structure changes remains unclear.

Objectives: This study aimed to examine whether cardiovascular risk burden assessed by the Framingham General Cardiovascular Risk Score (FGCRS) is associated with cognitive decline and structural brain differences.

Methods: Within the Rush Memory and Aging Project, 1,588 dementia-free participants (mean age: 79.

The relation of poor mastication with cognition and dementia risk: a population-based longitudinal study.

We investigated the effect of poor masticatory ability on cognitive trajectories and dementia risk in older adults. 544 cognitively intact adults aged ≥50 were followed for up to 22 years. Cognitive domains (verbal, spatial/fluid, memory, and perceptual speed) were assessed at baseline and follow-ups.

Impaired olfaction is associated with cognitive decline and neurodegeneration in the brain.

Objective: We aimed to examine whether impaired olfaction is associated with cognitive decline and indicators of neurodegeneration in the brain of dementia-free older adults.

Methods: Within the Rush Memory and Aging Project, 380 dementia-free participants (mean age = 78 years) were followed for up to 15 years, and underwent MRI scans. Olfactory function was assessed using the Brief Smell Identification Test (B-SIT) at baseline, and categorized as anosmia (B-SIT <6), hyposmia (B-SIT 6-10 in men and 6-10.

Tooth loss is associated with accelerated cognitive decline and volumetric brain differences: a population-based study.

Tooth loss has been related to cognitive impairment; however, its relation to structural brain differences in humans is unknown. Dementia-free participants (n = 2715) of age ≥60 years were followed up for up to 9 years. A subsample (n = 394) underwent magnetic resonance imaging at baseline.