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Amyloid Probability Score 2 Has High Diagnostic Accuracy for Alzheimer Disease

WEDNESDAY, July 31, 2024 – The amyloid probability score 2 (APS2) has high diagnostic accuracy for identifying Alzheimer disease (AD) among individuals with cognitive symptoms in primary and...

Blood Test 91% Accurate at Predicting Alzheimer's, Outperforming Doctors

MONDAY, July 29, 2024 – A new test gauging levels of key proteins in the blood was far more accurate than doctor assessments in spotting Alzheimer's disease in people with early-stage illness. The...

Shingles Vaccine, Shingrix, Could Lower Dementia Risk

FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 – Older people who avail themselves of the newest shingles vaccine could reap a hidden benefit: A significant drop in their odds of developing dementia. One expert applauded...

Shingles Vaccine, Shingrix, Could Lower Dementia Risk

FRIDAY, July 26, 2024 – Older people who avail themselves of the newest shingles vaccine could reap a hidden benefit: A significant drop in their odds of developing dementia. One expert applauded...

Where Your Body Stores Fat Could Affect Odds for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's

THURSDAY, July 25, 2024 – Finding yourself packing on the pounds around your waist and arms? If so, you might be at heightened risk for neurological illnesses like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, new...

Hormone-Modulating Therapy May Reduce Dementia Risk in Breast Cancer

THURSDAY, July 25, 2024 – For women with breast cancer, hormone-modulating therapy (HMT) is associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD), according to a study...

Retired Rugby Players Face Risks for Dementia, CTE

THURSDAY, July 18, 2024 – Alix Popham played in two rugby World Cups and won a Six Nations Grand Slam before retiring in 2011 as a professional in the rough-and-tumble game. By 2020, he had already...

Metformin, SGLT2 Inhibitors Exhibit Significantly Lower Dementia Risk

MONDAY, July 15, 2024 – Compared with other antidiabetic classes, metformin and sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) exhibit significantly lower dementia risk, according to a review...

Benzodiazepines Not Tied to Higher Dementia Risk in Older Adults

TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 – Use of benzodiazepines is not associated with increased dementia risk in older adults, according to a study published online July 2 in BMC Medicine. Ilse vom Hofe, from ...

Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer May Lower Dementia Risk

TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 – Hormone therapy for breast cancer might reduce a woman’s later risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds. Overall, hormone therapy is associated with a 7% l...

Some Diabetes Drugs May Lower Dementia Risk

MONDAY, July 15, 2024 – Some diabetes drugs appear to lower the risk that people with type 2 diabetes will develop dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, a new evidence review says. The risk of dementia a...

AI Better at Predicting Progression to Alzheimer's Than Standard Care

MONDAY, July 15, 2024 – An AI program has proven better than doctors at sifting through the telltale signs that indicate who with early dementia will progress to Alzheimer’s disease, a new study s...

Nightmares in Midlife May Point to Future Cognitive Decline, Dementia

FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 – Distressing dreams in middle-aged and older adults may indicate a higher risk for future cognitive decline and all-cause dementia, according to a study presented at EAN 2024,...

New Report Calls for More Research on Women's Health Issues

FRIDAY, July 12, 2024 – A new report finds research is sorely lacking on how chronic illnesses affect women, and it urged government agencies to do more to investigate how these diseases strike...

Models Constructed to Predict Decline Over Time in MCI, Mild Dementia

WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 – Models can be constructed that predict cognitive decline using Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores over time for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild dementia,...

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