Alzheimer's Insulin Study Puzzles Researchers Open-label extension shows a prolonged positive effect on cognition, but only in a subset Jul 19, 2019
Does Alzheimer's Disease Stem From Infection? Scientists debate, and one company targets gingivitis bacterium to slow Alzheimer's progression Jul 17, 2019
The Alzheimer's-Cholesterol Connection Parallel lines of evidence link the two in early-onset Alzheimer's disease May 28, 2019
'13 Reasons Why' Suicide Spike; Sleeping Pill Warning; Bipolar Genes News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 01, 2019
Alzheimer's Diagnoses Change With Amyloid PET Scans Results lead to new clinical management for nearly two-thirds of patients Apr 02, 2019
Crimes and Dementia: What's the Connection? Frontotemporal dementia patients more prone to criminal behavior, postmortem analysis shows Mar 31, 2019
New Depression, ADHD Drugs OK'd; DMT Microdosing; Bitcoin Addiction? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Mar 06, 2019
Alzheimer's Biomarker Tied to Sleep Apnea Apnea linked to higher entorhinal cortex tau PET signal Mar 03, 2019
Language Issues in Degenerative Aphasia Have a Hearing Component Primary progressive aphasia is not just a neurolinguistic problem, study shows Feb 11, 2019
Study Raises Questions on Nuedexta Prescribing Real-world data show PBA drug given mainly to dementia and Parkinson's disease patients Jan 07, 2019
Eye Imaging May Give Early Clues to Alzheimer's Abnormal retinal vasculature in two separate studies Oct 31, 2018
New Binge Eating Tx; DAYBREAK Results Disappoint; Opioid for MDD? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Oct 31, 2018
Acute Kidney Injury Linked with Higher Dementia Risk Risk heightened even among those with full renal recovery Oct 28, 2018
Molecular P-Tau Status May Track Alzheimer Pathology, Symptoms Specific type of tau phosphorylation site tied to amyloid pathology in familial AD Oct 25, 2018
40 Years of Alzheimer's Research Failure: Now What? Decades-long odyssey with little to show Sep 13, 2018
Elephants and Alzheimer's; Omega-3 and Epilepsy; Eye Disease and Dementia News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Aug 14, 2018
Gut-Liver-Brain Interactions Tied to Alzheimer’s Studies may explain mixed results of omega-3 trials Jul 26, 2018
Tight BP Control Lowers Risk for Mild Cognitive Impairment Data came from controversial SPRINT trial Jul 26, 2018
Anti-Amyloid Drug Slows Cognitive Decline in Mid-Stage Trial But will findings be replicated in phase III studies? Jul 26, 2018
Tailored Lighting Improves Alzheimer's Patients Sleep, Mood Exposure to specific light helped regulate circadian rhythms Jul 25, 2018
Nabilone Effective for Easing Agitation in Alzheimer's Cognition, neuropsychiatric symptoms also improved with synthetic cannabinoid Jul 25, 2018
Alzheimer's Guidelines for Primary Care Announced Take concerns seriously, communicate results clearly, guidelines recommend Jul 22, 2018
Alzheimer's: Rethinking the 'One-Size-Fits-All' Approach NIH conference emphasizes tailored prevention and treatment May 29, 2018
Eyes Might ID Preclinical Alzheimer's Presymptomatic patients show foveal thinning, retinal changes Apr 24, 2018
AAN 2018: Rare Disease Breakthroughs and Novel Approaches Noteworthy presentations at American Academy of Neurology meeting Apr 20, 2018
NeuroBreak: Hits, Not Concussions, Cause CTE; Smoking and PD; APOE4 News News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Jan 23, 2018
NeuroBreak: U.S. Autism Prevalence Plateauing; Omalu Quits as Medical Examiner News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Jan 02, 2018
Speech Changes May Signal Cognitive Impairment Prospective study suggests 'connected speech' assessment could be screening tool Jul 17, 2017
Lifetime Stress May Boost Dementia Risk for Blacks African Americans seem to experience cognitive issues earlier Jul 16, 2017
Anti-Tau Drugs for PSP Move into Phase II But phase I study of one agent pulled from presentation Jun 08, 2017
AAN Debate: Neurologists Divided on Amyloid as Alzheimer Target Many attendees say the pathway is still worth exploring May 01, 2017
Consistently High BP Seems to Up Dementia, AD Risk Steep BP decrease among non-hypertensives also a concern May 01, 2017
Daytime Sleepiness, Brain Pathology: A 2-Way Street? Amyloid buildup may be both effect and cause of sleep-wake abnormalities in elderly Apr 25, 2017
AAD: A Skin-Based Test for Alzheimer's Disease? Small study show high Tau protein levels in buccal swabs Mar 05, 2017
Risky Behaviors Common in Seniors With Probable Dementia 30% use cooking equipment, manage their own money Jun 05, 2016
Donepezil Add-On Promising in Completer Analysis Serotonin modulator slows but doesn't stop cognitive decline in phase II re-analysis. Jul 22, 2015
Agent Orange Plus PTSD Equals Extra Dementia Risk For Vietnam vets, defoliant exposure "may exacerbate effects of other risk factors." Jul 21, 2015
T1D Patients Face Nearly Double Risk for Dementia Findings still significant after controlling for vascular risk factors. Jul 20, 2015
Copyright Issues Hinder MMSE Use Neurologists forced to look for alternate cognitive screening tests Jun 09, 2015
