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Low BMD tied to future dementia. (Framingham Study Data).
BALTIMORE -- Low bone mineral density in older women is associated with a more than twofold increase in the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, according to a new analysis of data from the Framingham Study cohort.
Previous research has shown an association between low bone mineral density (BMD) and low cognitive function and cognitive decline over time, Dr. Zaldy Sy Tan of Harvard Medical School said at the annual meeting of the American Geriatrics Society.
Dr. Tan and his colleagues selected 987 women and men with a mean age of 76 years and no dementia to see if they developed Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia during the 12-year follow-up period. To avoid the potential problems of estrogen replacement therapy compliance in women and bias issues, the researchers used BMD as a surrogate bio-marker for lifetime exposure to estrogen.
The women and men whose BMD scores were in the top 75% had 60 cases of dementia overall (including 45 with Alzheimer's disease) during more than 6,000 ...
- Heart thickening tied to strokes Framingham study's researchers track risk...
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Richard Saltus, Globe Staff July 6, 1994 700+ words
...found to be substantial, the practical implications are uncertain, said Dr. Daniel Levy, director of cardiology for the Framingham study, which has been running for more than 45 years. A report on the researchers' findings appears in today's issue of...
- Relationship between plasma homocysteine, vitamin status and extracranial...
- Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition Selhub, Jacob; et al April 1, 1996 700+ words
...This paper is a summary of our studies (Selhub et al. 1993, Selhub et al. 1995) on the elderly survivors of the Framingham Study cohort. We examined, in this elderly population, the distribution of plasma homocysteine levels, the relationship between...
- Level of Physical Activity and the Risk of Radiographic and Symptomatic Knee OA...
- Magazine article from: Internal Medicine Alert Kuritzky, Louis April 15, 1999 700+ words
...subject to increased risk of OA, and aerobic conditioning exercises have been shown to be therapeutic for knee OA. The Framingham study began in 1948 in Framingham MA, with a cohort of 5000 individuals. In examinations no. 18 (1983-1985) and no. 22...
- Framingham study finds strong link to overweight/obesity.(heart failure...
- Newspaper article from: Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week September 8, 2002 700+ words
2002 SEP 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While extreme obesity has been associated with heart failure, until now, data have been limited regarding the influence of overweight and lesser degrees of obesity on the risk of this disease. According to a new study supported by the U.S. National
- Framingham study predicts obesity woes will increase.(News)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald News), Jon Brodkin (Metrowest Daily October 4, 2005 700+ words
Byline: JON BRODKIN (METROWEST DAILY NEWS) Loosen your belt, America's obesity problem threatens to grow ever wider. A Framingham Heart Study report out today warns that the vast majority of adults are at risk of becoming overweight or obese in their lifetimes. Nine out of 10 men and seven out of
- Framingham study finds strong link to overweight/obesity.
- Newspaper article from: Heart Disease Weekly September 8, 2002 700+ words
2002 SEP 8 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While extreme obesity has been associated with heart failure, until now, data have been limited regarding the influence of overweight and lesser degrees of obesity on the risk of this disease. According to a new study supported by the U.S. National
- Framingham study data: ca diagnosis linked to rise in CV risk.(Clinical Rounds)
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Finn, Robert June 15, 2004 700+ words
SAN FRANCISCO -- A diagnosis of cancer more than doubles the risk that a patient with known atherosclerosis will develop coronary heart disease or a cerebrovascular accident within 6 months, Dr. Bernard E. Kreger said in a poster presented at a conference on cardiovascular disease epidemiology and
- Their hearts are in right place - Framingham study's made big impact for 50...
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Lasalandra, Michael September 27, 1998 700+ words
Ninety-year-old Lillian Tirrell doesn't recall who asked her to join the Framingham Heart Study back in 1948, but she does remember why she agreed to take part. "My mother had died six years earlier of a heart condition," she said. "I had eight children. I figured some of them might run into a