Infections and the risk of dementia

Infections and the risk of dementia | Alzheimer's Society

Can infections increase the risk of dementia? There is an increasing amount of research into the link between certain infections and dementia, including herpes, ...

Hospitalization for infection linked to higher dementia risk

The study's findings provide evidence that hospitalization with an infection increases one's risk of developing dementia, underscoring the ...

Infections and immune-specific proteins may increase dementia risk ...

Infections and varying levels of immune-specific proteins may contribute to increased dementia risk and brain volume loss in older adults.

Serious infections linked to dementia risk, study shows

Flu, herpes and respiratory tract and other serious infections are linked to accelerated brain atrophy and increased risk of dementia years ...

Do infections accelerate cognitive decline?

People with dementia have an increased risk for infection, which may be due to an altered immune response, while a poor immune response to ...

Can a Serious Infection Increase the Risk of Developing Dementia?

We found that individuals who had been diagnosed with an infection had about three times the risk of subsequently being diagnosed with dementia ...

Incidence of Dementia Following Hospitalization With Infection ...

These findings support the hypothesis that infections are factors associated with higher risk of dementias. Introduction. Dementias currently ...

Hospital-treated infectious diseases and the risk of dementia

Hospital-treated infectious diseases and the risk of dementia: a large, multicohort, observational study with a replication cohort

These 6 Common Infections May Increase Dementia Risk, Study ...

Key Takeaways · Common infections, including flu and herpes, may increase dementia risk by contributing to brain volume loss, particularly in ...

Can infections cause Alzheimer's? A small community of ... - Science

In 2019, another team reported that Porphyromonas gingivalis, a bacterium that causes gum disease, appears in the brains of Alzheimer's patients ...

Common infections and increased risk of developing dementia

Assessment of common infections and incident dementia using UK primary and secondary care data: a historical cohort study

Impact of multiple infections on risk of incident dementia according ...

This study analyzed the effects of single, dual, and triple infections on the risk of overall dementia, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and vascular dementia (VaD)

Infections drive brain volume loss and dementia risk by altering key ...

Severe infections are linked to increased brain atrophy, particularly in the temporal lobe, which may elevate dementia risk through ...

Hospital-Diagnosed Infections, Autoimmune Diseases, and ...

Infections were associated with a 1.49-fold increased rate of dementia. We observed a dose-response association, and dementia rates were ...

Urinary tract infections and dementia | Alzheimer's Society

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a type of infection common among older people. If a person with a memory impairment or dementia has a UTI, ...

Common bacterial infections and risk of incident cognitive decline or ...

Recent evidence suggests that common bacterial infections may increase the risk of dementia, however the magnitude and timing of the association as well as the ...

Serious infections linked to dementia risk, study shows

Serious infections linked to dementia risk, study shows. Getting sick feels bad in the moment and may affect your brain in the longer term. A ...

Systemic and localized extra-central nervous system bacterial ...

Exposure to any extra-CNS bacterial infection was associated with a significantly increased risk for dementia (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.20 [95% confidence interval ...

Bacterial infections linked to increased risk of dementia in older ...

A VA study found that older Veterans are at much higher risk for dementia when they have a history of bacterial infections outside the ...

Infections That Can Cause Dementia | BrightFocus Foundation

A Newly Recognized Infectious Hazard. Recent research has raised the possibility that Alzheimer's disease pathology may bear a relationship ...