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July 25, 2018
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Treating high blood pressure may reduce dementia risk
Nearly 6,000 leading researchers, clinicians, investigators and care providers from 68 countries are meeting this week at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference® 2018 (AAIC®), the world's largest forum for the dementia research community, to share the latest study results, theories and discoveries. Results presented from the federally funded SPRINT MIND Study showed significant reductions in the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and the combination of MCI and dementia through aggressive lowering of systolic blood pressure.

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Pregnancy and reproductive history may be linked to dementia
Research from AAIC highlighted gender differences associated with dementia and Alzheimer's, including the first-ever large-scale study of reproductive history and dementia risk in women. The results suggested a link between dementia risk and number of children, number of miscarriages, age at first menstrual period and length of reproductive period. Separate research found a correlation between cumulative months of pregnancy and Alzheimer's risk.
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Results of Alzheimer's drug study show promise
Today at AAIC, Eisai Co., Ltd and Biogen Inc. announced additional results of a Phase II clinical trial of a drug called BAN2401. Although the primary results of the study at 12 months were negative in December 2017, researchers reported positive results at 18 months on several secondary outcomes, including reduction of amyloid plaques and improvement of cognition and function. A larger confirmatory trial is needed.
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