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A 2026 case report describes a 69-year-old woman with anxiety and depression who became confused, slowed and severely restless on pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib and sedating psychiatric drugs…
Read articleIn 17,972 US adults followed for up to 22 years, starting to volunteer was linked to slower cognitive decline associated with the APOE e4 Alzheimer's gene variant, with the clearest link at …
Read articleIn 2,596 Chinese women aged 45 to 59, a score combining blood sugar, triglycerides and frailty was linked to depressive symptoms and, more weakly, to cognitive impairment at a single visit.
Read articleAbout 7 in 1,000 Tsimane and Moseten adults aged 60+ developed dementia each year, and about 2% had it at any time. People with dementia died far sooner, which helps keep it rare.
Read articleIn an eye-tracking study of 103 Norwegian students, higher neuroticism was linked to faster first looks at fearful and sad faces. Anxiety symptoms sped up looks at all emotional faces, and d…
Read articleIn 2 cohorts of adults over 60, having both insomnia and anxiety was linked to double the odds of cognitive impairment and a 54% higher rate of new dementia. Either condition alone was not.
Read articleIn interviews, 12 older Australians with dementia or mild cognitive impairment said they wanted early, clear and kind conversations with doctors about giving up driving, and those who had st…
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