Written by Jennifer Arnouville, DO, FAAFP | Reviewed by Karla Robinson, MD Key takeaways: Statins are commonly used medications. They’re very effective at lowering cholesterol and are considered safe.Some research shows a link between statin use and dementia. But other studies show a protective effect by statins.The research on statins and dementia isn’t clear-cut. But...
by American Academy of Neurology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDementia may be three times more common among people with essential tremor, a movement disorder that causes involuntary shaking, than the general population, according to research released today, March 6, 2024. The study will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 76th Annual Meeting taking place April...
Andrew N. Wilner, MD; Ronald C. Petersen, MD, PhDDISCLOSURES Andrew N. Wilner, MD: Welcome to Medscape. I’m Dr Andrew Wilner. Today I have a special guest: Dr Ron Petersen. Dr Petersen is the lead author of a paper recently published in JAMA Neurology, entitled, “A New Framework for Dementia Nomenclature.” Welcome, Dr Petersen. Ronald C....
by Andrée-Ann Baril and Matthew Pase, The Conversation Sleep stages, and the role of deep sleep for brain health. Credit: Andrée-Ann BarilDementia is a progressive loss of cognitive abilities, such as memory, that is significant enough to have an impact on a person’s daily activities. It can be caused by a number of different diseases, including...
by The Mount Sinai Hospital Survival Analysis Based On Dementia Subtypes. Credit: Zhang & Song et al., Communications MedicineResearchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have harnessed the power of machine learning to identify key predictors of mortality in dementia patients. The study, published in the February 28 online issue of...
ByEthan SullivaA recent study suggests an intriguing connection between dementia and liver disease. The research implies that some cases of dementia may be linked to liver health, suggesting that this connection could be treatable and potentially reversible. This new understanding could be a game-changer in the management and treatment of dementia cases linked to liver...
by Ernie Mundell 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 autopsies on 586 people who lived to an average age of almost 91. Researchers compared each person’s lifestyle and end-of-life mental skills to their...
by Case Western Reserve University Representative human spinal cord tissue imaged at 4X objective for DAPI (blue), CD80 (red), and Iba1 (green) from an C9ORF72 ALS case and a non-ALS control. Scale bars represent 1000 µm or 100 µm as indicated. Credit: Science Translational Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adg7895Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine...
by Annika Clemes, Karolinska Institutet The brain pictures on the left show brain areas with more brain loss in men compared with women with DLB. The lines plot on the right show that men with DLB have more brain loss from earlier ages than women with DLB, while women with DLB undergo more aggressive brain loss...
Certain personality traits may shape how we deal with cognitive decline. A study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia investigated the link between dementia and the Big Five personality traits: conscientiousness, extraversion, openness to experience, neuroticism, and agreeableness. The research analyzed data on 44,000 people from eight longitudinal studies, of whom 1,700 developed dementia, and compared...
