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New Alzheimer’s studies reveal disease biology, risk for progression and the potential for a novel blood test
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New Alzheimer’s studies reveal disease biology, risk for progression and the potential for a novel blood test

September 18, 2024 by Boston University School of Medicine Credit: CC0 Public DomainThe failure to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease—the most common form of dementia in the elderly—at an early stage of molecular pathology is considered a major reason that treatments fail in clinical trials. Previous research to molecularly diagnose Alzheimer’s disease yielded “A/T/N” central biomarkers based...

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New Diagnostic Criteria for Alzheimer’s Will Change Practice

Neil Skolnik, MD DISCLOSURES | September 10, 2024 This transcript has been edited for clarity. I’m Dr Neil Skolnik and today I’m going to talk about the Revised criteria for diagnosis and staging of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) from the Alzheimer’s Association Workgroup. This is a big deal that will fundamentally change the way we will...

1 in 10 people with dementia experience suicidal thoughts, finds study
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1 in 10 people with dementia experience suicidal thoughts, finds study

September 9, 2024 by University College London Credit: Ageing Research Reviews (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2024.102445People with dementia are more likely to have suicidal thoughts but are not necessarily more likely to attempt or die by suicide than the general population, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The study, published in Ageing Research Reviews, analyzed...

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Dementia Deemed Highly Preventable: Here’s How

JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH DISCLOSURES | August 14, 2024 Hello. This is Dr JoAnn Manson, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. I’d like to talk with you about a new report on the preventability of dementia that is both exciting and paradigm-shifting. The new study, published in The...

Research shows diabetes drug could reduce dementia risk—here’s how the two diseases may be linked
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Research shows diabetes drug could reduce dementia risk—here’s how the two diseases may be linked

September 4, 2024 by Steve Macfarlane, The Conversation Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA Korean study published recently suggests that people with type 2 diabetes who are prescribed a particular class of drug might be at a significantly lower risk of dementia. The researchers compared the health outcomes of more than 110,000 people aged 40–69 with type...

Sixteen things you should NEVER say to a person with dementia
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Sixteen things you should NEVER say to a person with dementia

By Luke Andrews Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 10:31 EDT, 26 August 2024 | Updated: 10:31 EDT, 26 August 2024 More than 13million Americans will have dementia by 2050, estimates suggest — more than double the number today. The disease robs patients of their mental faculties, leaving them struggling to talk, express themselves and...

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Almost 50% of Global Dementia Cases May Be Preventable

Medscape Medical News > Conference News > AAIC 2024 Megan Brooks July 31, 2024 PHILADELPHIA – Nearly half of dementia cases worldwide could theoretically be prevented or delayed by eliminating 14 modifiable risk factors during an individual’s lifetime, a report from the Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care. The report adds two new...

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A new type of degenerative brain disease underlying dementia is very common among the oldest old

News Release 13-Aug-2024 A study at the University of Helsinki found brain changes associated with a novel degenerative brain disease causing dementia as common as one in every two individuals over the age of 85. Peer-Reviewed PublicationUniversity of Helsinki A new type of degenerative brain disease, limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE), was recognised just a...

Newly identified dementia risk factors are preventable—addressing them could reduce dementia rates by 45%
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Newly identified dementia risk factors are preventable—addressing them could reduce dementia rates by 45%

August 13, 2024 by Eric B. Larson and Laura Gitlin, The Conversation Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNearly half of all dementia cases could be delayed or prevented altogether by addressing 14 possible risk factors, including vision loss and high cholesterol. That is the key finding of a new study that we and our colleagues published in...

Anti-inflammatory diet could lower your odds for dementia
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Anti-inflammatory diet could lower your odds for dementia

August 13, 2024 by Ernie Mundell Eating a healthy diet that dampens inflammation in the body could lower your odds for dementia, especially if you already have heart risk factors, a new Swedish study shows. So-called anti-inflammatory diets focus on foods like vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fish and beans and include heart-healthy regimens such as...