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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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