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AAN: Dementia More Common With Essential Tremor Than in the General Population
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – Dementia rates are substantially higher among people with essential tremor than the general population, according to a study scheduled for presentation at the annual meeting...
FDA Delays Decision on New Alzheimer's Drug, Donanemab
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 – Instead of approving the new Alzheimer's drug donanemab this month, as was expected, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will now require the experimental medication be...
Psychosocial Interventions Alleviate Nonphysiological Menopause Symptoms
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 – Psychosocial interventions are effective at improving nonphysiological symptoms during menopause, according to a review published online Feb. 15 in the Journal of ...
1 in 8 Seniors Who Undergo Surgery Are Back in Hospital Within a Month
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 – Major surgery is a dicey proposition for many seniors, with a substantial number landing back in the hospital just weeks or months after their operation, a new study warns....
More Evidence Sleep Apnea Harms Thinking, Memory
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 – Sleep apnea could have detrimental effects on the brain, causing memory or thinking problems, a new study suggests. People suffering from sleep apnea are about 50% more...
Impaired Sense of Direction Could Be Early Alzheimer's Sign
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 – Middle-aged folks who have difficulties navigating their way through space could be at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease years later, a new study finds. “Very e...
Long COVID May Harm Cognition
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 – In a finding that unearths yet another way Long COVID can harm health, new research finds the condition may trigger thinking declines. Published Thursday in the New England ...
Cognitive Deficits Seen in COVID-19 Patients Regardless of Symptom Duration
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 – Similar small cognitive deficits are seen for individuals who recovered from COVID-19 in whom symptoms had resolved in less than four weeks or at least 12 weeks, according...
Early-Life Exposure to Airborne Lead Linked to Lower Cognitive Function
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 – Early-life exposure to airborne lead is associated with lower cognitive functioning among children younger than 8 years, according to a study published online in the March...
Yoga Brings Brain Benefits to Women at Risk for Alzheimer's
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 – In a new study, yoga appears to have bolstered the brain health of older women who had risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. The study can't prove that the ancient...
Fat Around Men's Pancreas Might Raise Odds for Alzheimer's
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – Excess fat around your pancreas could bode ill for the health of your aging brain, new research shows. But maybe only if you're male: The relationship wasn't observed among...
Higher Pancreatic Fat Percentage Linked to Lower Cognition in Men
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – Higher pancreatic fat percentage is associated with lower cognition and brain volumes in middle-aged men at high risk for Alzheimer disease, according to a study published...
People With Intellectual, Developmental Disabilities Experience HIV Disparities
FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 – Disparities across the HIV care continuum exist for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), according to a study published in the February issue of...
Wendy Williams Diagnosed With Frontotemporal Dementia
THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 – Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, her representatives announced in a statement on...
Timing of CSF Biomarker Divergence for Alzheimer Disease, Normal Cognition Varies
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 – Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and other biomarkers differ for individuals with Alzheimer disease and cognitively normal controls, with the estimated times of divergence...
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