Vascular Conditions Offer No Clarity on Pollution-Dementia Link Stroke and hypertension did not correlate with PM2.5 in U.S. cohort study Sep 25, 2023
Dementia Risk Tied to Sedentary Lifestyle Ten hours or more a day of sedentary behavior raised risk of incident dementia Sep 12, 2023
Twin Study Ties Cognitive Decline With Earlier Traumatic Brain Injuries Twins with TBI at age 25 or older had sharper drops in cognition as they aged Sep 07, 2023
Sen. McConnell Reminds Us That 'Just a Fall' Can Lead to So Much More Falls should not be taken lightly, especially in older adults Sep 07, 2023
Dementia Risk From Midlife Onward Predicted With New Tool Novel 14-year risk score draws largely on modifiable risk factors Aug 24, 2023
Dementia Risk Tied to Wildfire Particulates, Other Air Pollution "High smoke days might be taking a toll on our brains" Aug 14, 2023
Dementia Risk Linked With Cumulative Heartburn Med Use, Analysis Suggests Study adds to the ongoing discussion about proton pump inhibitors and cognition Aug 09, 2023
Quest's Alzheimer's Blood Test Has Experts Concerned "Patients will have a difficult time knowing what the results mean" Aug 07, 2023
Study of 1.6 Million Veterans Links Neighborhood and Dementia Risk Despite equal access to care, health inequalities persisted in disadvantaged areas Jul 20, 2023
Sleep Quality Linked With Cognition Across Five Cohorts Inaugural Sleep and Dementia Consortium analysis points to associations with sleep apnea Jul 19, 2023
This Common Device Can Slow Cognitive Decline, Trial Shows Hearing loss is more than a marker for dementia risk, it appears Jul 18, 2023
Retinal OCT Shows Promise as Diagnostic Aid for Mild Cognitive Impairment Matched scans exhibit good repeatability, distinguish normal cognition from mild impairment Jul 17, 2023
Low Amyloid Burden Bodes Well for Future Dementia Risk A ray of hope amidst disappointing results from A4 trial Jul 17, 2023
Why Do Superagers Have Sharper Memory? Study untangles characteristics linked with better brains in 80-year-olds Jul 14, 2023
Social Isolation Tied to Brain Volume in Older Adults Relationship between brain atrophy and social contact may be "a vicious cycle" Jul 12, 2023
Dementia Risk Tied to Menopausal Hormone Therapy, Even in Women 55 and Younger But experts disagree about what the findings actually mean Jun 29, 2023
Without Early Detection, Fighting Dementia Is an Uphill Battle A brief assessment in primary care can help identify patients most at risk Jun 27, 2023
Our Health Systems Aren't Ready for the Full Approval of Lecanemab Screening, administration, and eligibility concerns remain Jun 23, 2023
Lower Dementia Risk May Be Linked With Shingles Vaccine Unique randomization of 300,000 people in Wales suggests an association Jun 12, 2023
AMA Wrestles With Part B Drug Costs, Wheelchair Ramps, and Dementia Care At the House of Delegates meeting, members debated on various topics Jun 12, 2023
Myocardial Infarction Tied to Faster Cognitive Decline Steeper annual drops for those who had at least one heart attack May 30, 2023
Cognition Rebounds After Any Dip From Catheter Ablation Will ablated Afib patients have even better cognition in the long run? May 24, 2023
Navigating My Father's Alzheimer's as a Doctor Sandeep Jauhar, MD, PhD, on his career and wrestling with his father's dementia May 16, 2023 podcast
FDA OKs First Drug for Agitation in Alzheimer's Dementia Boxed warning on increased mortality risk in elderly patients remains for brexpiprazole May 11, 2023
Dementia Risk and Diet Investigated Analysis probes multiple studies about the MIND diet approach May 03, 2023
Cognitive Testing Flags COPD Patients Unable to Maintain Proper Inhaler Technique Lower MoCA scores associated with improper inhaler use despite face-to-face training Apr 28, 2023
Test Predicts Transition From Normal to Impaired Cognition Sensitive, simple test detects subtle deficit at its earliest stage Apr 19, 2023
RF Ablation or Drugs for Afib: Choice May Matter for Cognitive Outcomes New study suggests one does a better job of protecting the brain Apr 18, 2023
'Relaxed' A1c OK for Mitigating Dementia Risk in Older Diabetes Patients Keeping most readings under 9% avoided elevated dementia risk Apr 17, 2023
FDA Advisors Endorse Rexulti for Agitation in Alzheimer's Dementia Increased mortality risk seen but benefits may outweigh this, panelists say Apr 14, 2023
Rexulti Works for Agitation in Alzheimer's, Despite Risks, Says FDA Staff Increased mortality risk consistent with other antipsychotics in elderly dementia patients Apr 13, 2023
Osteoporosis: Another Dementia Predictor? Low bone mineral density in certain places linked with dementia onset Mar 22, 2023
Verbal Skills Better Among Well-Supported Seniors With Depression Another study highlights importance of social support in golden years Mar 21, 2023
Incident Cognitive Impairment Tied to Stress More than one in five older adults report high levels of perceived stress Mar 07, 2023
NFL Concussion Symptoms Tied to Cognitive Function Decades Later Players with concussion symptoms performed worse on cognitive tests as they aged Mar 03, 2023
Lower Dementia Incidence Linked With Vitamin D Supplements But large observational study has significant limitations Mar 01, 2023
Frontotemporal Dementia Sparks Visual Creativity Early in Disease Course Disinhibited region in the dorsal occipital cortex may play a role Feb 27, 2023
Bruce Willis' Frontotemporal Dementia The actor's family released an update detailing his new diagnosis Feb 23, 2023
We May Be Better at Fending Off Dementia, Autopsies Suggest Neurodegeneration pathologies look similar across birth epochs as dementia incidence declines Feb 20, 2023
