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November 20, 2024

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Cardiovascular Drugs May Reduce Dementia Risk

Nov. 19, 2024 — Common cardiovascular drugs are linked to a lower risk of dementia in older age, according to a new ...

Earlier Diabetes Diagnosis Linked to Dementia Risk

Nov. 19, 2024 — People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at a younger age are at a higher risk for developing dementia than those diagnosed later in life, according to a new study. The findings show that the increased risk is especially pronounced among adults with ...

Study Identifies Potential New Drug for Parkinson's-Related Cognitive Decline, Dementia

Nov. 19, 2024 — A recently published study found that a tiny protein called PNA5 appears to have a protective effect on brain cells, which could lead to treatments for the cognitive symptoms of Parkinson's disease ...

Asthma May Place Children at Risk of Memory Difficulties

Nov. 11, 2024 — Asthma is associated with memory difficulties in children, and early onset of asthma may exacerbate memory deficits, according to a new ...

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Sleepiness During the Day May Be Tied to Pre-Dementia Syndrome

Nov. 6, 2024 — Older people who are sleepy during the day or lack enthusiasm for activities due to sleep issues may be more likely to develop a syndrome that can lead to dementia, according to a new ...

Glaucoma Drug Shows Promise Against Neurodegenerative Diseases, Animal Studies Suggest

Oct. 31, 2024 — A drug commonly used to treat glaucoma has been shown in zebrafish and mice to protect against the build-up in the brain of the protein tau, which ...

Education, Occupation, and Wealth Affect the Risk of Cognitive Impairment

Nov. 1, 2024 — Socioeconomic factors such as education, occupation, and wealth influence the likelihood of developing cognitive impairment or dementia in later life and whether a person is likely to recover, finds ...

Sleep Apnea Contributes to Dementia in Older Adults, Especially Women

Oct. 31, 2024 — Sleep apnea, a common yet underdiagnosed sleep disorder, contributes to the development of dementia among adults -- particularly women, a new study suggests. At every age level, women with known or ...

New Study Shows Combination Therapy Slows Cognitive Decline in at-Risk Populations

Oct. 30, 2024 — An important new study has demonstrated that a combination therapy can slow cognitive decline in older adults at risk for ...

Alzheimer's Research: Superspreader Fibrils Caught in the Act

Oct. 28, 2024 — In dementia diseases such as Alzheimer's, incorrectly folded proteins accumulate in the brain. Researchers have now resolved a particularly active species of protein fibrils with unprecedented ...

Bilingualism May Maintain Protection Against Alzheimer's

Oct. 22, 2024 — In a study, researchers use neuroimaging methods to examine brain resilience in regions of the brain linked to language and aging. They found that the hippocampus in bilinguals with Alzheimer's ...

Research Team Connects Loneliness With Heightened Risk of Dementia in Largest Study of Its Kind

Oct. 21, 2024 — New research quantified the association between loneliness and dementia by analyzing data from more than 600,000 people around the world. The ...

Alzheimer's Disease May Damage the Brain in Two Phases

Oct. 15, 2024 — Alzheimer's disease may damage the brain in two distinct phases, based on new research using sophisticated brain mapping tools. According to researchers who discovered this new view, the first, early ...

Brain Network Study Reveals Clues About Dementia's Behavior Changes

Oct. 7, 2024 — Dementia doesn't just erode memory -- it also changes behavior and mental health. A study shows the brain's salience network and tau protein may be ...

Prevalence of Unrecognized Cognitive Impairment in Socially and Economically Vulnerable Older Adults Is High

Nov. 7, 2024 — One of the first studies to investigate the prevalence of unrecognized cognitive impairment among patients seen at Federally Qualified Health Centers, has found that it is ubiquitous, especially ...

Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation and Coronary Heart Disease Linked to Cognitive Impairment

Oct. 10, 2024 — A new American Heart Association scientific statement suggests addressing cardiovascular health earlier in life may reduce the risk of stroke and help preserve thinking and memory later in ...

Promising 'First' in Alzheimer's Drug Development

Oct. 3, 2024 — An international team of researchers have made a promising breakthrough in the development of drugs to treat Alzheimer's Disease. For the first time, scientists have developed a drug that works ...

Dementia Diagnostic Markers Change With Time of Day

Oct. 2, 2024 — The time of day when blood is taken can affect the results of tests for diagnosing dementia, according to new ...

Some Diabetes Drugs Tied to Lower Risk of Dementia, Parkinson's Disease

Sep. 18, 2024 — A class of drugs for diabetes may be associated with a lower risk of dementia and Parkinson's disease, according to a new ...

Higher Levels of Leptin Indicate Brain Protection Against Late-Life Dementia

Sep. 18, 2024 — A study more closely links obesity to dementia, finding that leptin, a hormone that helps maintain normal body weight, is associated with better signal-transmitting brain white matter in middle-aged ...

Understanding Changes in Pre-Clinical Alzheimer's Disease

Sep. 18, 2024 — A new study provides important insight into how amyloid-beta and tau proteins impact brain activity and possibly contribute to cognitive decline in Alzheimer's ...

New Alzheimer's Studies Reveal Disease Biology, Risk for Progression, and the Potential for a Novel Blood Test

Sep. 18, 2024 — Two new papers by a team of researchers demonstrate that evaluating microRNAs in blood can be used not only to diagnose mild cognitive impairment (MCI) but also, critically, to predict the conversion ...

Genetic Risk-Factor Overlap Between Alzheimer's Disease, and All-Cause and Vascular Dementias

Sep. 17, 2024 — Medical researchers conducted the largest-ever genome-wide association study of all-cause dementia, finding substantial genetic overlap with vascular ...

Brain Vasculature Changes Important for Predicting Cognitive Impairment

Sep. 16, 2024 — Researchers published a study showing that several measurements of the brain, including blood flow and the brain's ability to compensate for the lack of it, are better predictors of mild ...

New Therapy That Targets and Destroys Tau Tangles Is a Promising Future Alzheimer's Disease Treatment

Sep. 16, 2024 — Scientists have developed new potential therapies that selectively remove aggregated tau proteins, which are associated with Alzheimer's disease, and improve symptoms of neurodegeneration in ...

Boosting Brain Protein Levels May Slow Decline from Alzheimer's

Sep. 11, 2024 — A study found that new monoclonal antibody drugs for Alzheimer's may slow cognitive impairment through boosting levels of a specific protein in the ...

Games, Puzzles and Reading Can Slow Cognitive Decline in the Elderly -- Even in Those With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Sep. 10, 2024 — Findings from a new study suggest that older people with mild cognitive impairment who engage in high levels of activities such as word games and hobbies have better memory, working memory, attention ...

Falling for Financial Scams? It May Signal Early Alzheimer's Disease

Sep. 6, 2024 — Findings from a new USC Dornsife study suggest that when older adults fall for financial scams, it could be an early warning sign of Alzheimer's disease. Researchers used MRI scans to find that ...

Novel Biomarker Could Lead to Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease

Sep. 5, 2024 — Research discovered a unique and promising avenue for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD) earlier -- by analyzing AD biomarkers in blood -- so that the impacts of dementia can be reduced. The ...

Scientists Working to Understand Why Men With Prostate Cancer Are at Higher Risk of Alzheimer's

Aug. 29, 2024 — Researchers are searching for a better way to understand why many men with prostate cancer end up with Alzheimer's disease, and whether it's the standard hormone therapy treatment or an ...

A Cellular Community in the Brain Drives Alzheimer's Disease

Aug. 28, 2024 — Analysis of 1.6 million brain cells from older adults has captured the cellular changes that occur in Alzheimer's early stages, revealing potential new targets and routes for ...

A Healthy Lifestyle May Counteract Diabetes-Associated Brain Aging

Aug. 28, 2024 — Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes are associated with accelerated brain aging, according to a new study. The good news is that this may be counteracted by a healthy ...

Epigenetics Blood Markers Can Help Explain Dementia Risk

Aug. 28, 2024 — Researchers assessed DNA methylation at 800,000 sites in the genome in blood samples collected from 900 people. The study includes extensive clinical information on participants, who all provided ...

Increased Risk of Dementia After Acute Kidney Injury

Aug. 26, 2024 — Acute kidney injury is associated with an increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new ...