Even Mild Brain Injuries Raise the Risk of Dementia
4 years ago

Even Mild Brain Injuries Raise the Risk of Dementia

Wired  

You don’t have to be a professional football player to get a solid conk on the head. The authors find that head injuries, even mild ones, are associated with a long-term increase in risk of dementia. The study also found that the more head injuries people sustain, the greater the risk of developing dementia. “You can do practical things like wearing bike helmets or wearing your seatbelt.” Previous studies have demonstrated a similar relationship between head injuries and dementia, but most focused on specialized populations like military veterans. The study was meant to track the environmental and genetic conditions that might contribute to heart disease, but the researchers also collected medical records and asked participants to self-report any head injuries.

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Brain trauma can trigger Alzheimer's disease: Study explains
1 month, 1 week ago

Brain trauma can trigger Alzheimer's disease: Study explains

Hindustan Times  

A study reveals that traumatic brain injury alters the small vessels in the brain, resulting in an accumulation of amyloid beta - a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. Brain trauma usually impairs cerebral blood flow, possibly through pathological changes in the vascular smooth muscle cells in the vascular wall. "We were surprised to see that even young patients displayed this accumulation …

Dementia risk factors you can control: Essential lifestyle changes for a healthier brain
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Dementia risk factors you can control: Essential lifestyle changes for a healthier brain

Hindustan Times  

Dementia is a progressive neurological disorder that affects millions of people globally, disrupting memory, thinking and reasoning. While getting older is inevitable, age remains one of the most significant risk factors for dementia, especially for those over 60 years.” According to her, lifestyle choices are something we can control. Additionally, isolation, poor social engagement and a sedentary lifestyle further heighten …

Head injuries could be risk factor for developing brain cancer
2 years, 1 month ago

Head injuries could be risk factor for developing brain cancer

Hindustan Times  

A very uncommon but frequently aggressive type of brain tumour called a glioma may be caused by damage, according to key molecular research from the UCL Cancer Centre. Head injuries could be risk factor for developing brain cancer Although there may be a connection between head trauma and an increase in brain tumour incidence, the evidence is conflicting. She said: …

SCIENCE NOTEBOOK | Head injuries affect brain function in later life: study
2 years, 1 month ago

SCIENCE NOTEBOOK | Head injuries affect brain function in later life: study

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 23, 2023 10:40 IST A major new study, the largest of its kind, has found that experiencing three or more concussions is linked with worsened brain function in later life. The researchers found that people who reported three or more concussions had significantly worse cognitive function; those who had four or more mild concussion episodes also showed …

Head injury linked with doubled mortality rate in long term: Research
2 years, 2 months ago

Head injury linked with doubled mortality rate in long term: Research

Hindustan Times  

According to new research, adults who suffered any type of head injury during a 30-year study period had twice the rate of mortality as those who did not, and mortality rates among those with moderate or severe head injuries were nearly three times higher. Head injury linked with doubled mortality rate in long term: Research The findings of the study …

Past brain injury may be linked to an increased risk of FTD: Study
2 years, 2 months ago

Past brain injury may be linked to an increased risk of FTD: Study

Hindustan Times  

According to a study by the University of Eastern Finland, past traumatic brain damage may increase the risk of frontotemporal dementia. Past brain injury may be linked to an increased risk of FTD: Study Frontotemporal dementia is one of the most common causes of dementia in working-age people. According to a recent study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland, …

You need to know about head injury and dementia, even if you're not a football player
3 years, 2 months ago

You need to know about head injury and dementia, even if you're not a football player

Salon  

My father has dementia. RELATED: "Dementia brings up everything": Two new books offer emotional advice for caregivers As the Alzheimer's Association explains, "Certain types of traumatic brain injury may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer's or another type of dementia years after the injury takes place." In other words, while "There's no evidence that a single mild traumatic brain injury …

Fifpro ask for evidence linking headers to dementia before affecting change within football
4 years, 4 months ago

Fifpro ask for evidence linking headers to dementia before affecting change within football

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More "robust" evidence of a link between heading …

Dementia risk falls for millions as chance of developing the disease is now 13% lower than 2010
4 years, 7 months ago

Dementia risk falls for millions as chance of developing the disease is now 13% lower than 2010

Daily Mail  

Dementia rates among men are falling three times quicker than they are in women, according to a major study. In men, rates have plummeted by a huge 24 per cent, while for women it has been a more gradual decline Dementia rates across the United States have fallen over the past 25 years, with the risk of developing the disease …

Dementia rates could fall 40% if people live healthier lives
4 years, 7 months ago

Dementia rates could fall 40% if people live healthier lives

Daily Mail  

Hundreds of thousands of people could ward off dementia by adopting a healthy lifestyle, a major study has found. Responsible for 7 per cent of cases MIDDLE AGE Hearing loss – now proven to be linked to dementia. OLD AGE Smoking – tobacco use increases individual dementia risk by 60 per cent. Increases dementia risk by 60 per cent and …

In veterans, even a mild case of traumatic brain injury is linked to an increased risk of dementia
6 years, 10 months ago

In veterans, even a mild case of traumatic brain injury is linked to an increased risk of dementia

LA Times  

A wounded Marine who suffered a concussion is evacuated from Afghanistan’s Helmand province in 2011. A new study of veterans found that traumatic brain injuries, even mild ones, were associated with an increased risk of dementia. Mild traumatic brain injury may sound like an oxymoron, along the lines of “jumbo shrimp” or “random order.” But a new study shows that …

One head injury increases risk of Parkinson's, study finds
6 years, 11 months ago

One head injury increases risk of Parkinson's, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Just one non-serious knock on the head can increase the risk …

A single concussion increases Parkinson's risk by more than 50%
6 years, 11 months ago

A single concussion increases Parkinson's risk by more than 50%

Daily Mail  

A single blow to the head may increase the risk of Parkinson's disease by more than 50 percent, according to new research. Star boxer Muhammad Ali died in June 2016 after a years-long battle with Parkinson's disease Senior study author Professor Kristine Yaffe, of the University of California, San Francisco, said: 'Previous research has shown a strong link between moderate …

One concussion could increase risk of Parkinson’s disease, study says
6 years, 11 months ago

One concussion could increase risk of Parkinson’s disease, study says

CNN  

Story highlights Researchers followed veterans for several years to assess Parkinson's risk A brain injury diagnosis was associated with a 71% increased risk of Parkinson's Study participants who had been diagnosed with concussion had a 56% increased risk CNN — A diagnosis of traumatic brain injury – whether mild, moderate or severe – is associated with an increased risk of …

BRAIN INJURIES IN SPORTS: THE FAST FACTS
6 years, 11 months ago

BRAIN INJURIES IN SPORTS: THE FAST FACTS

Daily Mail  

As athletes of all sports speak out about their brain injury fears, we run through the need-to-know facts about risks, symptoms, tests and research. Concussion is a red herring: Big hits are not the problem, ALL head hits cause damage All sports insist they are doing more to prevent concussions in athletes to protect their brain health. Concussions, they found, …

Severe concussion in your 20s increases risk of dementia by more than two thirds, study warns
6 years, 11 months ago

Severe concussion in your 20s increases risk of dementia by more than two thirds, study warns

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Suffering a severe concussion in your twenties increases the risk of …

Suffering a blow to the head raises the risk of dementia
7 years, 1 month ago

Suffering a blow to the head raises the risk of dementia

Daily Mail  

Suffering a severe blow to the head raises the risk of dementia even 30 years later, a major new study concludes. And tests have shown former West Bromwich Albion footballer Jeff Astle and ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez both suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which leads to dementia and is caused by repeated blows, before their deaths. INQUEST REVEALS HE SUFFERED …

Concussions May Increase Alzheimer's Risk, But Only For Some
11 years, 3 months ago

Concussions May Increase Alzheimer's Risk, But Only For Some

NPR  

Concussions May Increase Alzheimer's Risk, But Only For Some toggle caption iStockphoto Doctors have long suspected that head trauma boosts the risk of getting Alzheimer's disease later on, but the evidence on that has been mixed. But it looks like people who have memory problems and a history of concussion are more likely to have a buildup of plaques in …

How Head Injuries Seem To Affect The Risk For Stroke
11 years, 9 months ago

How Head Injuries Seem To Affect The Risk For Stroke

NPR  

How Head Injuries Seem To Affect The Risk For Stroke Enlarge this image toggle caption iStockphoto.com iStockphoto.com Twenty percent of strokes hit people under age 65, and the cause of many of those strokes remains a mystery. Having had a concussion or other traumatic brain injury might make the risk of a stroke more likely, a study says. Those people …

Fighting their way to brain disease?
12 years, 11 months ago

Fighting their way to brain disease?

China Daily  

It's long been known that boxers and other athletes can develop brain damage from repeated blows to the head. When and how "Nobody really knows how one goes from having repetitive blows to the head to developing long-term brain disease. "One is to see if we can detect these earliest or most subtle changes of brain injury occurring in athletes …

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