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....
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Better sleep is a protective factor against dementia
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...
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AI finds key signs that predict patient survival across dementia types
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...
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New Insights: Liver Disease and Dementia Connection
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...
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Healthy living builds ‘cognitive reserve’ in brain that may prevent dementia
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...
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New study identifies gene believed to be responsible for ALS and dementia
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...
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A type of dementia that hits the brains of men and women differently
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...
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Being conscientious may reduce risk of dementia diagnosis: Study
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...
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Saliva: a means to detect pain in people with dementia
Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA RESEARCHERS WHO CARRIED OUT THE STUDY Mª PILAR CARRERA, MANUEL RICH AND VANESA CANTÓN, CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF CORDOBA A team from the UCO’s Nursing Department has determined the presence of two pain biomarkers and their levels in saliva as a tool to diagnose pain,effectively and non-invasively, in people with dementia...
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Atrial Fibrillation Linked to Dementia, Especially When Diagnosed Before Age 65 Years
Megan Brooks November 13, 2023 TOPLINE:Adults with atrial fibrillation (AF) are at increased risk for dementia, especially when AF occurs before age 65 years, new research shows. Investigators note the findings highlight the importance of monitoring cognitive function in adults with AF. METHODOLOGY:This prospective, population-based cohort study leveraged data from 433,746 UK Biobank participants (55%...