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Playing Music Hits a High Note for Brain Health
MONDAY, Jan. 29, 2024 – Stuart Douglas, 78, has played the accordion all his long life. “I learned to play the accordion as a boy living in a mining village in Fife and carried on throughout my c...
Was Alzheimer's Transmitted Through Cadaver-Sourced Growth Hormone Given to Kids?
MONDAY, Jan. 29, 2024 – Five of eight British children who received human growth hormone from the pituitary glands of deceased donors went on to develop early-onset Alzheimer's disease many decades...
Adult Day Services With Specialized Care Have Higher Proportion With Dementia
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 – Adult day services centers (ADSCs) that provide specialized dementia care have a higher proportion of patients with dementia compared with ADSCs that do not provide...
Odd Vision Troubles Could Be Early Alzheimer's Sign
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 – Strange visual disturbances occur early in about 10% of Alzheimer's cases, and when this happens it almost always signals the impending arrival of the disease, a new study...
Cognitive Benefits Seen for Daily Multivitamin-Mineral Supplementation
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 – Daily multivitamin-mineral (MVM) supplementation yields cognitive benefits, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition....
Study IDs Proportion of Dementia Cases Attributable to Known Risk Factors
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – Known risk factors account for a considerable proportion of Alzheimer disease and related dementia (ADRD) cases, with unequal distribution across race and ethnic groups,...
Daily Multivitamin Might Help Aging Brains
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – A daily multivitamin could help people keep their brains healthy as they age, a new trial finds. Results suggest taking multivitamins could help prevent memory loss and...
Lower Cutoff Points for Montreal Cognitive Assessment Needed
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 – The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) cutpoints for identifying mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia are inappropriately high in a diverse community setting,...
Hearing Loss Linked to Increased Risk for Dementia
FRIDAY, Jan. 5, 2024 – Hearing loss is associated with an increased risk for dementia, with further increased risk for those not using hearing aids, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in...
Sleep Fragmentation Linked to Worse Cognition in Midlife
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 – High sleep fragmentation among younger adults is associated with worse cognition among middle-aged Black and White men and women, according to a study published online Jan....
Poor Sleep in Your 30s, 40s Could Mean Memory Problems Later
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 – People who get poor sleep in their 30s and 40s might be more likely to develop memory and thinking problems a decade later, a new study warns. Those who had the most...
Patients With Dementia Less Likely to Receive Intensive Care After Hospital Transfer
THURSDAY, Jan. 4, 2024 – Patients with Alzheimer disease and other related dementias (ADRD) are less likely to receive intensive care unit admission or procedures after transfer from an emergency...
Resolve to Get a Free Memory Screening in 2024
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 – There are so many New Year’s resolutions from which to choose, but an important one could be to schedule a memory screening, experts say. Memory screenings consist of a s...
Modifiable Risk Factors Tied to Young-Onset Dementia
THURSDAY, Dec. 28, 2023 – Several modifiable factors are associated with a higher risk for young-onset dementia (YOD), according to a study published online Dec. 26 in JAMA Neurology. Stevie ...
Experimental Therapy Eases Alzheimer's Signs, Symptoms in Mice
FRIDAY, Dec. 29, 2023 – A new cellular therapy improved learning and memory in mice with Alzheimer's disease, researchers report. The therapy – developed at the University of Nebraska Medical...
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