Alzheimer's & Cognition
Conference Coverage
Transdermal estradiol may modulate the relationship between sleep, cognition
LOS ANGELES – Women using the patch fared better in all measures than did those taking oral conjugated equine estrogen.
Conference Coverage
Gum bacteria and Alzheimer’s: A hypothesis inches forward
LOS ANGELES – Results from a small trial saw neutralizing P. gingivalis associated with biomarker changes; a larger trial is planned.
Conference Coverage
Hypertension, white matter hyperintensities, and dementia: What’s the link?
LOS ANGELES – Findings from a French cohort suggest that a vascular pathway, independent of amyloid, bears on cognitive decline.
Conference Coverage
Alzheimer’s disease raises risk for recurrent seizures
LOS ANGELES – In one cohort study, nearly 70% of Alzheimer’s disease patients who had one seizure had another within months, and seizures were...
Conference Coverage
Changes in sleep-wake timing accompany cerebral glucose hypometabolism and cognitive function
LOS ANGELES – It’s unclear whether the sleep dysregulation is a sign of impending neurodegeneration, or a risk factor for it.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Treatment of delirium: A review of 3 studies
Delirium is defined as a disturbance in attention, awareness, and cognition that develops over hours to days as a direct physiological consequence...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Stigma in dementia: It’s time to talk about it
There’s much you can do to address stigmatizing attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors.
News
Automated measurements of plasma predict amyloid status
An automated immunoassay that measures plasma amyloid-beta could identify patients at risk for amyloid positivity or those eligible for clinical...
From the Journals
Anticholinergic drugs linked to dementia in older populations
“Associations were stronger in [dementia] cases diagnosed before the age of 80 years,” the researchers noted.
From the Journals
A/T/N system predicts cognitive decline
A test of the new A/T/N research model of dementia predicted rates of cognitive decline within its subgroups over a period of nearly 5 years.
From the Journals
Cognitive decline sped up after CHD
The acceleration in cognitive decline persisted for years after incident CHD.