• Study Overview: Analysis of ~6,000 adults aged 50+ from English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) over ~9 years found weaker muscles linked to higher dementia risk, published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.
• Measurements: Upper body via handgrip strength (dynamometer, adjusted for BMI/weight); lower body via chair stand test (5 rises without arms).
• Key Findings: Lowest grip strength group had 2.8x higher dementia risk (absolute) and >2x (BMI-adjusted); slowest chair stand had 2.75x higher risk; consistent across age, sex.
• Robustness: Sensitivity analysis excluding early dementia cases confirmed results; linear relationship between strength decline and risk increase.
• Possible Mechanisms: White matter hyperintensities, shared neural pathways, chronic inflammation affecting muscles and brain.
• Limitations: Observational (no causation), self-reported diagnoses, UK white population over 50, no dementia subtypes.
• Implications: Muscle strength tests for early dementia screening; potential for strength training interventions to support brain health.

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Primary care physician Gavin Francis reviews two books on the importance of forgetting, as part of a larger reflection on memory.

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DataBeers Brussels. (2020, October 26). ⏰ Our next #databeers #brussels is tomorrow night and we’ve got a few tickets left! Don’t miss out on some important and exciting talks from: 👉 @svscarpino 👉 Juami van Gils 👉 Joris Renkens 👉 Milena Čukić 🎟️ Last tickets here https://t.co/2upYACZ3yS https://t.co/jEzLGvoxQe [Tweet]. @DataBeersBru. https://twitter.com/DataBeersBru/status/1320743318234562561

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Inability to recall or correctly pronounce a word is a sign of cognitive decline/dementia.