Alzheimer's & Cognition
Literature Review
Social isolation linked to lower brain volume
Some studies have shown that social isolation is linked with depressive symptoms in older adults, and late-life depression has been associated...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs: Setting realistic expectations
Most patients living with Alzheimer’s disease will not qualify for treatment with these drugs, and those who do may suffer serious side effects....
From the Journals
No cognitive benefit from meditation, learning a language?
The findings contradict the researchers’ earlier work that found mindfulness meditation boosted cognitive function in older adults with subjective...
Conference Coverage
Oral tau inhibitor continues to show promise in Alzheimer’s
“This is the first tau aggregation inhibitor to reach the phase 3 stage of development and to produce results like this.”
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Cognitive benefit of highly touted MIND diet questioned
“Although we did not see a specific effect of the MIND diet, people in both groups improved their cognitive function.”
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Chronic constipation linked to cognitive decline
“These results stress the importance of clinicians discussing gut health, especially constipation, with their older patients.”
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Opioid initiation in dementia tied to an 11-fold increased risk of death
Especially in elderly patients, the risks and benefits of initiating opioid therapy should be carefully considered.
Literature Review
‘Brain fitness program’ may aid memory loss, concussion, ADHD
Study findings “appear to show that multimodal interventions which are known to increase neuroplasticity in the brain, when personalized, can have...
Conference Coverage
Promising phase 3 results for Alzheimer’s drug donanemab
The TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 study showed significant slowing of disease progression.
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U.S. states, counties with highest Alzheimer’s prevalence rates identified
“These new findings could help physicians treating or caring for minority populations “understand the landscape of what the disease looks like.”...
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Global burden of brain disorders surpasses cardiovascular disease and cancer
“The burden of brain conditions will increase as populations continue to grow and age.”