What does the research say about dementia or memory loss?

Dementia or memory loss

There is 1 paper on dementia or memory loss in aging research: 1 observational study in people. The newest story, Nov 11, 2026: “Chronic spontaneous hives linked to wider health risks”.

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“Compared with controls, chronic spontaneous urticaria was associated with increased risk of dementia or memory loss ((RR 1.138, 95% CI 1.092–1.185)”

SYSTEMIC COMORBIDITY RISK IN CHRONIC SPONTANEOUS URTICARIA: A LARGE RETROSPECTIVE COHORT ANALYSISAnnals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology2026doi:10.1016/j.anai.2026.09.011

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Chronic spontaneous urticaria

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Chronic spontaneous urticaria is associated with dementia or memory loss in humans (Compared with controls with melanocytic nevi; preexisting diagnoses excluded) (RR 1.138, 95% CI 1.092–1.185).
“Compared with controls, chronic spontaneous urticaria was associated with increased risk of dementia or memory loss ((RR 1.138, 95% CI 1.092–1.185)”
HumansCompared with controls with melanocytic nevi; preexisting diagnoses excluded10 years
Chronic spontaneous hives linked to wider health risks
Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & ImmunologyNov 1, 2026

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Annals of Allergy, Asthma & ImmunologyNov 11

Chronic spontaneous hives linked to wider health risks

Over ten years, adults with chronic spontaneous hives had 11.0% to 24.3% higher relative risks across four health outcome groups than controls with moles.Over ten years, adults with chronic spontaneous hives had 11.0% to 24.3% higher relative risks across four health outcome groups than controls with moles.

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GenesOct 27

Cholesterol links to dementia varied by genetic region

A human genetic analysis examined four blood fat traits and seven brain outcomes, finding that some links changed when researchers excluded one gene region.A human genetic analysis examined four blood fat traits and seven brain outcomes, finding that some links changed when researchers excluded one gene region.

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