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Outdoor Nighttime Light Exposure Linked to Prevalence of Alzheimer Disease
FRIDAY, Sept. 6, 2024 – Exposure to outdoor nighttime light is associated with the prevalence of Alzheimer disease (AD), especially among those aged younger than 65 years, according to a study...
Too Much Light at Night Linked to Higher Alzheimer's Risk
FRIDAY, Sept. 6, 2024 – People who live in areas with more nighttime light pollution could be at increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, particularly those in middle age, a new study says. Nightly l...
Long-Term Cognitive Benefits of Sports Outweigh Concussion Risks
FRIDAY, Sept. 6, 2024 – Sports concussions in older nonprofessional athletes are not linked to any negative long-term cognitive effects, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in the Journal ...
Urinary Cadmium Levels Linked to Cognitive Impairment in Whites
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 – Among White, but not Black individuals, urinary cadmium (Cd) concentrations are associated with cognitive impairment, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in...
Dementia Diagnoses Up in Individuals With Acute Kidney Injury
THURSDAY, Sept. 5, 2024 – Individuals with acute kidney injury (AKI) have an increased risk for receiving a clinical diagnosis of dementia, according to a study published online Aug. 22 in...
SGLT-2 Inhibitors May Cut Dementia Risk in Patients With Diabetes
TUESDAY, Sept. 3, 2024 – Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors may prevent dementia in middle-aged adults with diabetes, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in The BMJ. Anna ...
Traveling With a Loved One With Alzheimer's This Long Weekend? Experts Have Tips
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 – People can create many special moments if they include a loved one with dementia in their end-of-summer Labor Day getaway. However, they’ll need to take some special steps to ...
Multiple Sclerosis Linked to Lower Risk for Alzheimer Disease Pathology
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 – Multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with a lower risk for Alzheimer disease, according to a study published in the September issue of the Annals of Neurology. Noting that...
Diabetes Can Age Your Brain, But Lifestyle Change Can Reverse That
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2024 – Diabetes can age the brain by up to four years, a new study based on MRI scans shows. There was one silver lining: Healthy lifestyle changes could help prevent that...
Cholinesterase Inhibitors Beneficial for Dementia With Lewy Bodies
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2024 – Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) are beneficial for patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), according to a study published online Aug. 23 in Alzheimer's &...
Treatment of CNS Tumors in Childhood Slows Academic Readiness
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2024 – Treatment of central nervous system (CNS) tumors in early childhood is associated with slowed development of academic readiness, which predicts distal academic outcomes in...
Risk for Dementia Similar With SGLT2 Inhibitors, Dulaglutide in T2DM
MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 – For older adults with type 2 diabetes, the risk for dementia seems similar with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor...
Could Having MS Help Shield Against Alzheimer's Disease?
TUESDAY, Aug. 27, 2024 – People with multiple sclerosis appear to have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. MS patients are far less likely to have elevated blood l...
An Alzheimer's Drug May Also Slow Lewy Body Dementia
MONDAY, Aug. 24, 2024 – A type of drug used to treat Alzheimer’s disease appears to slow the progression of Lewy body dementia, the brain disease that afflicted comedian Robin Williams prior to his s...
Could Drugs Used to Fight Cancer Also Slow Alzheimer's?
FRIDAY, Aug. 23, 2024 – A new type of cancer drug might help treat brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, mouse studies suggest. The drugs block an enzyme called indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1), r...