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Doctors have known that having type 2 diabetes raises the odds for developing dementia. Now, new research suggests that the age at which your diabetes is diagnosed makes a difference in your risk. The longer you have diabetes, the greater your chances of having problems with thinking skills and memory down the road. That’s worrying because the average age of …
If you’re considering taking a “statin” drug—or you are on one already—you may have questions. These drugs are very good at lowering cholesterol and can reduce the risk of dying from heart disease. But there have been reports of memory problems with the medications. In 2012, the FDA updated its safety information for statins to include memory loss and confusion …
