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Medical researchers conducted the largest-ever genome-wide association study of all-cause dementia, finding substantial genetic overlap with vascular dementia. In landmark research, scientists at The ...

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Most of us know dementia—a broad term for several disorders involving declines in memory, language and thinking—can severely affect daily life. But dementia is now the leading cause of death for ...

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Cox-adjusted analyses associated ≥1 year HRT use with reduced all-cause dementia (HR 0.90) and Alzheimer disease (HR 0.84), ...