Researchers and the data collection staff working with the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care (SNAC) met at Djurönäset, Stockholm, during a two-day retreat on 24–25 May 2022. During the retreat, examples of 20-year-long

Cognitive impairment, no dementia (CIND) is considered an at-risk condition for dementia. However, many older individuals with CIND will remain cognitively stable or even revert to a normal state of cognition. In this study, we

In this study, we investigated whether greater engagement in leisure activities and a richer social network may compensate for the increased risk of dementia in older adults with diabetes. During 10-year follow-up, diabetes was associated

We investigated if lifelong engagement in activities promoting cognitive reserve (eg. early life education, midlife substantive work complexity, late life leisure activities and social networks) modified the risk of dementia attributable to Apolipoprotein ε4 allele

Atrial fibrillation, a particular kind of irregular heartbeat, predominantly affects older adults. In atrial fibrillation, the electrical signals in the heart muscle are disturbed, causing the heart to quiver rather than contract normally. As a

Multiple neuropsychiatric diseases are major predisposing factors for functional decline in older people and may play a greater role in this age-related phenomenon than cardiovascular diseases, according to a new study by researchers at Karolinska

An ARC study refines our understanding of the link between anticholinergic drug use in older people and memory problems. Drugs with anticholinergic effects are prescribed for a wide variety of health problems, including but not

Topic: Trajectories of functional decline in older adults with neuropsychiatric and cardiovascular multimorbidity: A Swedish cohort study Date: November 21, 2018 Time: 12.00-13.00 Place: Jan-Åke Gustafssonsalen, NEO, Blickagången 16, Flemingsberg After the seminar, there is time

Researchers from the Aging Research Center (ARC) presented results on data from SNAC-K at the 23rd Nordic Congress of Gerontology through symposia, oral presentations, and posters. ARC researchers were involved in several sessions, both as

The Swedish National study on Aging and Care (SNAC) explores the importance of living conditions, lifestyle, and personality for the health and well-being of older people. On 14 October, the Swedish National Study on Aging