Alzheimer's & Cognition
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OSA linked to white-matter hyperintensities
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New blood test may detect preclinical Alzheimer’s years in advance
“We believe this has the potential to radically improve early stratification and identification of patients for trials 6 years in advance of a...
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AAN issues ethical guidance on controversial Alzheimer’s drug
The statement aims to help clinicians communicate the uncertainty over aducanumab’s risks and potential benefits.
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Controversial Alzheimer’s drug unlikely to get the OK in Europe
“Aducanumab is a treatment without convincing efficacy, with serious associated adverse effects and a high financial cost.” one critic says.
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Coffee or tea? Drinking both tied to lower stroke, dementia risk
Drinking coffee or tea reduces the risk for stroke and dementia. But drinking both reduces stroke risk by 30% and dementia risk by 28%.
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ASCEND: Aspirin shows hint of dementia protection in T2D
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Multivitamins, but not cocoa, tied to slowed brain aging
The findings “may have important public health implications, particularly for brain health, given the accessibility of multivitamins and minerals...
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Alopecia tied to a threefold increased risk for dementia
“AA shares a similar inflammatory signature with dementia and has great psychological impacts that lead to poor social engagement,” lead author Dr...
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FDA not recognizing efficacy of psychopharmacologic therapies
If this reorientation is going to lead to the broad indications the newer drugs likely deserve, “we have to move the FDA along,” said Dr. Stephen...
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Sleep time ‘sweet spot’ to slow cognitive decline identified?
Older adults who slept less than 4.5 hours or more than 6.5 hours a night reported significant cognitive decline over time.
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Sleep time ‘sweet spot’ to slow cognitive decline identified?
The findings suggest that sleep may be a marker for Alzheimer’s disease progression.