Severe infections increase the risk of dementia independently of other coexisting illnesses, according to a new study published March 24 th in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Pyry Sipilä of ...
Hospital-treated cystitis and bacterial infection of an unspecified site were each independently associated with a nearly 20% higher risk of developing dementia, even after adjusting for prior ...
A prospective multicohort study suggested that obesity was associated with a higher risk of severe and fatal infections. Obesity was most strongly linked to skin and soft tissue infections and showed ...