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Half of Native Americans Older Than 70 Years May Have Cognitive Impairment

FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 – More than half of Native Americans aged 70 years and older have cognitive impairment, according to a study published online May 15 in Alzheimer's & Dementia. Astrid M. ...

Individual Ability to Be Mobile in Community Tied to Cognitive Function

WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – Community mobility is significantly associated with cognitive function in older adults, according to a study published online May 15 in the Journal of the American ...

Stroke, Migraine, Alzheimer's: Climate Change Will Likely Make Them Worse

THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 – Climate change is likely to make brain conditions like stroke, migraine, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy and multiple sclerosis even worse, a new review warns. The potential e...

Brain Decline, Dementia Common Among Older American Indians

THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 – Higher rates of blood vessel-damaging conditions like hypertension or diabetes may be driving up rates of cognitive decline and dementia among older American Indians, new...

Tips to Celebrating Mom on Her Day, Even When Dementia Intervenes

SATURDAY, May 11, 2024 – Women account for two-thirds of all Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease, which means this Mother’s Day will be bittersweet for many families across the nation. “Mo...

Scientists May Have Located Your Brain's 'Neural Compass'

TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 – Researchers say they’ve identified a human “neural compass” – a pattern of brain activity that helps prevent humans from becoming lost. For the first time, the internal compa...

Gene Discovery Points to a New Form of Alzheimer's

TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 – People who carry two copies of the gene mutation most strongly implicated in Alzheimer’s disease are almost certain to develop brain changes related to the degenerative d...

Benefit of Thick Liquids in Alzheimer Disease and Dysphagia Unclear

MONDAY, May 6, 2024 – For hospitalized patients with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) and dysphagia, those receiving thick liquids are less likely to be intubated but have no...

Differences ID'd in Tau Burden in Down Syndrome, Alzheimer Disease

THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 – The spatial distribution, timing, and magnitude of tau burden differs for people with Down syndrome and those with autosomal-dominant Alzheimer disease, according to a...

One Neurological Factor Keeps Black, Hispanic Patients From Alzheimer's Clinical Trials

FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 – Black and Hispanic patients with Alzheimer’s disease are greatly underrepresented in clinical trials, even though they’re more likely to get dementia than whites. However, ra...

Risk for Adverse Outcomes Increased With Antipsychotic Use in Dementia

FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 – For adults with dementia, antipsychotic use is associated with increased risks for stroke, venous thromboembolism, myocardial infarction, heart failure, fracture, pneumonia,...

Lower Risk for MCI, Dementia Seen With Cognitively Stimulating Occupations

WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 – Individuals with a history of cognitively stimulating occupations from ages 30 to 65 years have lower risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia in later life,...

Antipsychotics May Do Great Harm to People With Dementia: Report

THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 – Antipsychotics can substantially increase dementia patients’ risk of many serious health problems, a new study warns. Dementia patients prescribed antipsychotics have i...

Work That Challenges Your Brain Helps You Stay Sharp With Age

THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 – Jobs that challenge your mind could help your brain age more gracefully, a new study suggests. The harder your brain works on the job, the less likely you are to have...

Could Some HIV Meds Also Fight Alzheimer's?

WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 – In a new study, people living with HIV who got standard meds to keep the virus at bay also had much lower rates of Alzheimer's disease – suggesting the drugs might also...

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