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Patients with both types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at risk of all-cause dementia risk, particularly frontotemporal dementia in Crohn’s disease patients, but this association may be attributed to frequent healthcare system contacts by patients with IBD detection bias, according to a study.

Intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalization doubles the risk of subsequent dementia in older adults, a longitudinal study suggests.

In otherwise cognitively healthy older adults, a prefrail state appears to be correlated with global brain atrophy and white matter hypointensity, a recent Japan study has found.

Menopausal hormone therapy with conjugated equine estrogen appears to confer a heightened risk of developing haemorrhagic stroke among postmenopausal women as compared with the use of estradiol, as reported in a retrospective cohort study.

Exposure to oxcarbazepine during pregnancy is associated with congenital malformations and even foetal/perinatal death, suggest the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

A UK study provides new insights on the independent associations between certain types of food and psychological health, with nutrient-rich foods (unprocessed food such as fruits and vegetables) apparently being more beneficial for brain health than nutrient-poor foods (processed food such as energy-dense sweet and savoury snacks).