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Healthier Lifestyle Linked to Better Global Cognition Close to Death
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – Among older adults, a healthier lifestyle is associated with better global cognitive functioning close to death, according to a study published online Feb. 5 in JAMA...
Scientists Produce First 3D-Printed Brain Tissue for Use in Research
TUESDAY, Feb. 6, 2024 – Scientists say they've created the first 3D-printed brain tissue where neurons network and "talk" to each other. The breakthrough could be an advance for studying...
Healthy Living Builds 'Cognitive Reserve' in Brain That May Prevent Dementia
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – New research suggests healthy lifestyles can help stave off dementia, perhaps by building a resilient 'cognitive reserve' in the aging brain. The study was based on the brain...
Physical Activity Weakly Associated With Better Late-Life Cognition
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Physical activity is associated with better late-life cognition, but the association is weak, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Feb. 1 in...
Ancient Greeks Seldom Hit by Dementia, Suggesting It's a Modern Malady
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Dementia seems like a disorder that’s always haunted the human race. But this form of severe memory loss is actually a modern malady, if classical Greek and Roman physicians a...
Missed, Undiagnosed Cirrhosis May Be Risk Factor for Cognitive Decline
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Missed or undiagnosed cirrhosis may be a risk factor for cognitive decline, according to a study published online Jan. 31 in JAMA Network Open. Jasmohan S. Bajaj, M.D., from...
Biogen Is Dropping Controversial Alzheimer's Drug Aduhelm
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31, 2024 – Biogen, maker of the Alzheimer's medicine Aduhelm, announced Wednesday that it would "discontinue the development and commercialization" of the controversial drug. Biogen...
Strategies Needed to Improve Delivery of Alzheimer Disease-Modifying Therapies
TUESDAY, Jan. 30, 2024 – Strategies are needed to improve the delivery of Alzheimer disease (AD) disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), according to a report published online Jan. 30 by the RAND...
Playing Music Hits a High Note for Brain Health
MONDAY, Jan. 29, 2024 – Stuart Douglas, 78, has played the accordion all his long life. “I learned to play the accordion as a boy living in a mining village in Fife and carried on throughout my c...
Was Alzheimer's Transmitted Through Cadaver-Sourced Growth Hormone Given to Kids?
MONDAY, Jan. 29, 2024 – Five of eight British children who received human growth hormone from the pituitary glands of deceased donors went on to develop early-onset Alzheimer's disease many decades...
Monoclonal Antibodies Provide Small Benefits in Alzheimer Disease
FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 2024 – Monoclonal antibodies targeting amyloid provide small benefits on cognitive and functional scales, which do not meet the minimal clinically important difference, according to...
Adult Day Services With Specialized Care Have Higher Proportion With Dementia
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2024 – Adult day services centers (ADSCs) that provide specialized dementia care have a higher proportion of patients with dementia compared with ADSCs that do not provide...
Odd Vision Troubles Could Be Early Alzheimer's Sign
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 – Strange visual disturbances occur early in about 10% of Alzheimer's cases, and when this happens it almost always signals the impending arrival of the disease, a new study...
Cognitive Benefits Seen for Daily Multivitamin-Mineral Supplementation
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 – Daily multivitamin-mineral (MVM) supplementation yields cognitive benefits, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition....
Study IDs Proportion of Dementia Cases Attributable to Known Risk Factors
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – Known risk factors account for a considerable proportion of Alzheimer disease and related dementia (ADRD) cases, with unequal distribution across race and ethnic groups,...
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