Type 1 Diabetes Tied To Higher Dementia Risk As Patients Live Longer

MedPage Today: Type 1 Diabetes Linked To Threefold Increase In Dementia Risk
Older adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes had a higher risk of dementia, a U.S. prospective cohort study found. ... An estimated 64.5% of dementia cases in people with type 1 diabetes could be attributed to the condition, Jennifer Weuve, MPH, ScD, of Boston University School of Public Health, and colleagues reported in Neurology. (Monaco, 3/19)

MedPage Today: Alzheimer's Gene Carriers With Higher Meat Intake Had Lower Dementia Risk
People with a genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease did not have an expected increase in cognitive decline or dementia if they consumed relatively large amounts of meat, a Swedish cohort study showed. (George, 3/19)

WUFT: Grandparents Can Get A Cognitive Boost From The Grandkids 
It might not seem like it at the time if the grandkids are making a ruckus. But babysitting them might be good for Grandma and Grandpa’s brains. A recent study in the journal Psychology and Aging suggested that grandparents’ memory, verbal fluency and other cognitive skills were fortified by the caregiving of their grandkids. (Levesque, 3/19)

In other health and wellness news —

TODAY: Nearly 90,000 Bottles Of Children's Ibuprofen Recalled Due To 'Foreign Substance'
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that nearly 90,000 bottles of children’s ibuprofen sold nationwide have been recalled. In an enforcement report, the federal agency said that 89,592 bottles of Strides Pharma’s Children’s Ibuprofen Oral Suspension are being recalled due to the “presence of foreign substance.” (Brockington, 3/20)

CIDRAP: CDC Says Investigation Into Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Moringa Leaf Powder Is Over
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ended its investigation into a Salmonella outbreak tied to moringa leaf powder. A total of 97 cases have been recorded, with 32 new cases since the CDC’s previous update on January 29. Illness onsets ranged from August 22, 2025, to February 27, 2026. The outbreak resulted in 26 hospitalizations but no deaths and was the first of two Salmonella outbreaks related to contaminated moringa powder in the past six months. The CDC said the two outbreaks are unrelated. (Soucheray, 3/18)

MedPage Today: When A Trip To The Hair Salon Ends In The Emergency Room
Getting your hair washed at the salon should be a relaxing experience, but in rare cases a trip to the hairdresser can result in an emergency neurology consult. Dizziness, weakness, numbness, or a sudden headache following a hair wash could be a sign of beauty parlor stroke syndrome -- a vertebral artery stroke resulting from compression of the vessels on the back of the head. (Robertson, 3/19)

KFF Health News: ‘How Low Can You Go?’ The Shifting Guidelines For Blood Pressure Control
The patient initially came to see Mark Supiano in 2017 because her family was concerned about her short-term memory loss. While taking her history and vital signs, Supiano, a geriatrician at the University of Utah, saw one disturbing signal: Her blood pressure was 148/86, above normal despite her taking two medications intended to lower it. “Clearly that was too high,” he said recently. (Span, 3/20)

The Hill: College Students Face Ongoing Mental Health Struggles
Depression and suicidal ideation are stubbornly high among college students despite increased efforts by universities to combat the long-growing problem. While nearly all four-year institutions and the vast majority of community colleges offer mental health services, it hasn’t been enough to combat the academic stress, increased screen and social media time, rising isolation and other factors experts say can contribute to the difficulties students face. (Lonas Cochran, 3/18)

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