Background: This study compares the prevalence rates of comorbidities between chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and non-COPD control patients reported in …

Background Cognitive impairment is common in people living with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic heart failure (CHF); however, accurate estimates of …

Background Several comorbidities frequently affect COPD progression. Aim of the study was
to assess the prevalence of main comorbidities by gender and disease severity in a cohort of …

Air pollution is implicated in neurodegenerative disease risk and progression and in
microglial activation, but the mechanisms are unknown. In this study, microglia remained …

Purpose A meta-analysis of cohort studies was performed to evaluate the association
between COPD and the risk of dementia or cognitive impairment. Methods Cohort studies …

Background In addition to affecting the oxygen supply to the brain, pulmonary function is a
marker of multiple insults throughout life (including smoking, illness, and socioeconomic …

Objective There is much controversy about the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the
effects of sleep‐disordered breathing on the brain. The aim of this study was to investigate …

This chapter will focus on the descriptive, analytic, and intervention-oriented epidemiology of
dementia and its most frequent etiologic type due to Alzheimer's disease. The chapter opens …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major incurable global health burden
and currently the 3rd largest cause of death in the world, with approximately 3.23 million …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) contributes significantly to the death of
people worldwide, especially the elderly. An essential feature of COPD is pulmonary …