- Researchers recently published a study about whether acute kidney injuries raise the risk of dementia.
- The researchers looked at the health data from thousands of older adults who had an acute kidney injury, which is when the kidneys suddenly stop functioning correctly.
- They found that acute kidney injuries are associated with a substantially increased risk for dementia, particularly Lewy body dementia or Parkinson’s disease-related dementia.
Dementia affects millions of people in the United…
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