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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...
Researchers Probe Moments of Lucid Clarity Among People With Advanced Dementias
MONDAY, April 15, 2024 – Lucid episodes are an unexpected occurrence among people with late-stage Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. But these spontaneous events – in which a person t...
Gene Discovery May Lead to Better Alzheimer's Treatments
THURSDAY, April 11, 2024 – The discovery of a gene variant that rids the brain of toxic plaques linked to Alzheimer's might lead to new treatments for the disease, researchers report. The variant...
Distance to Neurologist, PCP May Explain Alzheimer Disease Disparities
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 – Distance to a neurologist and primary care physician may explain some of the disparities in Alzheimer disease and related dementia (AD/ADRD) outcomes, according to a study...
Endocrine, Vascular Processes Contribute to Cognitive Decline in Women
WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2024 – For female adults, endocrine and vascular processes synergistically contribute to an increased risk for cognitive decline, according to a study published online April 3 in...
Early Menopause, Heart Disease a Bad Combo for Women's Brains
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 – Women who enter menopause before their 50s and who also have heart disease risk factors may be at especially high risk for thinking declines and later dementia, new...
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