Alzheimer's & Cognition
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Blood Test Could Reveal Alzheimer’s Risk Early
Major Finding: A panel of nine blood-based biomarkers had 83% sensitivity and 85% specificity for identifying the level of amyloid deemed to...
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Lifestyle Changes Could Cut Alzheimer's Risk, Prevalence
Major Finding: 10% and 25% reductions in seven modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease could reduce disease prevalence by 1 million and 3...
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TBI May Double Dementia Risk
Major Finding: The risk of dementia over 7 years was 15.3% in 4,902 veterans who had a TBI diagnosis in 1997-2000, compared with 6.8% in those...
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Meditation Helps Caregivers in Pilot Study
Major Finding: Both meditation and relaxation improved depression scores in family caregivers of people with dementia, but 52% of the meditation...
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Music Therapy Can Calm Agitation, Relieve Depression
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No Link Found Between Hippocampal Volume and Depression
Commentary
TBI and growth hormone
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New Alzheimer's Criteria Name Three Stages
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P300 Evoked Potential May Identify Early Brain Deterioration
Major Finding: Mildly cognitively impaired individuals with brain hypometabolism on PET imaging had significantly longer latency and less voltage...
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Treatments Few for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Lewy Body Dementia
Major Finding: In Alzheimer’s disease, antipsychotic efficacy is offset by tolerability and mortality concerns. Antidepressants and dopamine...
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Apathy Limits Executive Functioning in Nondemented Parkinson’s Patients
Major Finding: Apathy selectively worsened performance on the Stroop Color and Word Test, which measures cognitive interference, without affecting...