Alzheimer's & Cognition
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Managing Agitation in Alzheimer’s Disease: Five Things to Know
Caregivers should work with providers to manage agitation through behavioral approaches first and consider antidepressants and antipsychotics only...
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Benzos Are Hard on the Brain, But Do They Raise Dementia Risk?
The findings suggest that benzodiazepine use “may have subtle, long-term impact on brain health.”
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Cardiovascular Health Becoming a Major Risk Factor for Dementia
“Cardiovascular risk factors may have contributed more to dementia risk over time, so these deserve more targeted action for future dementia...
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Revised Criteria for Alzheimer’s Diagnosis, Staging Released
The new Alzheimer’s disease criteria feature a new biomarker classification system that incorporates fluid and imaging biomarkers as well as an...
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Prostate Meds Tied to Reduced Risk for Lewy Body Dementia
Men who took alpha-1 blockers terazosin, doxazosin, or alfuzosin were less likely to develop Lewy body dementia.
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Online Tool Predicts Real-World Driving Ability of Older Drivers
An algorithm combines two well-known tests, and it may help physicians discuss driving concerns with older patients.
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Vision Impairment Tied to Higher Dementia Risk in Older Adults
“Early vision screening may help identify adults at higher risk of dementia, allowing for timely interventions.”
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Intensive Lifestyle Changes May Counter Early Alzheimer’s Symptoms
Results could help physicians address patients at risk of Alzheimer’s disease who reject relevant testing because they believe nothing can...
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Novel Method Able to Predict if, When, Dementia Will Develop
Resting-state functional MRI could be used to identify a neural network signature of dementia risk early in the pathological course of the disease...
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Antidepressants and Dementia Risk: New Data
Taking antidepressants in midlife was not associated with an increased risk of subsequent Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
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Early Memory Problems Linked to Increased Tau
“Understanding the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease is even more important now that new disease-modifying drugs are becoming available.”