Dog 🐶 and cat 🐱 ownership was associated with slower cognitive decline; bird 🐦 and fish 🐟 ownership showed no such association. These findings suggest that dog 🐶 and cat 🐱 ownership might act as a protective factor aiding to slow down cognitive decline, thus contributing to healthy cognitive ageing.

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Persistent apathy predicts faster functional decline in Alzheimer’s disease. 🧠💔 Researchers found that individuals with persistent apathy—characterized by diminished motivation and reduced emotional engagement—tend to experience a faster loss of independence over time.

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New study of rats 🐀 suggests more than 200 types of misfolded proteins 🧬 could be associated with age-related cognitive decline 🧠. Findings could lead to new therapeutic targets 🎯 and treatments in humans 👥.

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Biological aging predicts midlife cognitive decline 🧠, especially in those raised in poverty 💰. Children from low-income families may be more vulnerable to age-related cognitive decline, according to a new twin study.

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Can’t sleep? 😴 Insomnia associated with accelerated brain aging 🧠. People with chronic insomnia—trouble sleeping at least three days a week for three months or more—had a 40% higher risk of developing mild cognitive impairment or dementia, equivalent of 3.5 additional years of aging.

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A multi-university twin study finds that accelerated biological aging, amplified by early-life disadvantage, is linked to cognitive decline later in life. 🧬🧠📉

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Repetitive negative thinking is associated with cognitive function decline in older adults 🧠📉🕰️

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New study identifies a link between changes in brain shape 🧠 and declines in cognitive functions, such as memory 🧠💭 and reasoning.

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People with signs of damage to their heart ❤️🫀 during middle age are more likely to develop dementia 🧠 in later life.

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Lonely children have an increased risk of dementia and cognitive decline in adulthood. 🧒💔 Research found individuals who reported experiencing loneliness as children had a 41% higher risk of dementia in adulthood. 🧠📉 They also tended to experience faster age-related cognitive decline.

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Common bacteria discovered in the eye linked to cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s: Study shows for first time that Chlamydia pneumoniae (common cause of pneumonia and sinus infection) can reach retina where it triggers immune responses linked to inflammation, nerve cell death and cognitive decline.

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👂 New research links age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) to structural and functional brain changes in key areas like the putamen and fusiform gyrus.

🧠 A new measure, the Functional-Structural Ratio (FSR), shows reduced brain "coupling" correlates with both worsening hearing and cognitive decline.

💡 This FSR could be a novel biomarker for early screening and monitoring of cognitive issues related to hearing loss.

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🧠 **Loneliness Accelerates Cognitive Decline in Older Adults**
A new analysis in the Journal of Affective Disorders reveals that loneliness speeds up memory and thinking skill deterioration.

📈 **Key Findings:**
* Cognitive decline accelerates only *after* an individual first reports feeling lonely.
* This acceleration was particularly prominent in women, older participants, and those with less formal education.
* Individuals who recovered from loneliness experienced a slowdown in cognitive decline.

🩺 **Implications for Health:**
* Loneliness should be treated as an actionable health metric in routine medical checkups for older adults.
* Catching new-onset loneliness offers a window for interventions and monitoring for early signs of cognitive trouble.

#Loneliness #CognitiveDecline #AgingWell

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UCSF researchers find Alzheimer’s-linked blood markers may predict midlife cognitive decline

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Delirium After Surgery Is a Strong Predictor of Cognitive Decline in Older Adults

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🧠 Japanese study of over 2,000 adults aged 64+ linked lower vitamin C blood levels to reduced gray matter volume and weaker brain network connectivity.

🧠 Gray matter is crucial for processing information and memory, suggesting vitamin C may play a role in maintaining brain health and cognitive function in older age.

🧠 While findings show an association, they don't prove cause and effect, emphasizing the need for more research on vitamin C's direct impact on cognitive decline and dementia.

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🧠 A recent study published in Alzheimer's and Dementia: Journal of the Alzheimer's Association suggests that watching TV "very often" in midlife is associated with smaller brain volumes in areas linked to memory, reduced frontal and occipital lobes, and increased white matter damage.

💡 Researchers analyzed data from approximately 1,700 adults (average age 53) who participated in the ARIC Study between 1987-1989. Over two decades later, MRIs revealed structural brain differences in frequent TV watchers compared to those who watched "never" or "seldom."

⚖️ Notably, the study found that other sedentary activities, like sitting at work, did not show the same negative associations. In fact, high amounts of sitting at work were linked to larger frontal/occipital lobes and reduced white matter hyperintensity volumes, suggesting that the activity performed while sitting may be more impactful than sitting itself.

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A widely proposed pathway from hearing loss to cognitive decline, that poor hearing reduces social activity which in turn harms cognition, did not hold in a six-year study of 10,561 Mexican adults aged 50 and older once education and income were accounted for

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An unhealthy Western-style diet was associated with a faster cognitive decline in people with a genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study on 185 older adults followed for more than 7 years

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ADHD is associated with > 4x higher risk for late-life cognitive impairment.

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