Alzheimer's & Cognition
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Brain Network Significantly Larger in People With Depression, Even in Childhood
The frontostriatal salience network was expanded nearly twofold in the brains of most individuals studied with depression compared with controls...
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Nighttime Outdoor Light Pollution Linked to Alzheimer’s Risk
Among people aged 65 years or older, Alzheimer’s disease prevalence was more strongly associated with nightly light pollution exposure than with...
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Breast Cancer Hormone Therapy May Protect Against Dementia
Researchers identified more than 18,000 women with breast cancer who did and did not receive hormone-modulating therapy within 3 years of their...
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Do Neurology Patient Advocacy Groups Wield Too Much Power?
Just because a group has deep pockets does not mean that its priorities align with the disease burden.
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Untreated Hypertension Tied to Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
“These results suggest that treating high blood pressure as a person ages continues to be a crucial factor in reducing their risk of Alzheimer’s...
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Hearing Loss, Hearing Aids, and Dementia Risk: What to Tell Your Patients
While quantifying the exact increase in risk is challenging, “there’s no doubt about it; it’s not trivial.”
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Hip Fractures in Patients With Dementia: To Operate or Not?
Among patients with dementia living at home with a fracture of the head or neck of the femur, those who underwent surgery had a lower risk for...
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Is Vision Loss a New Dementia Risk Factor? What Do the Data Say?
“A clear opportunity for dementia prevention exists with treatment of visual loss.”
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1 in 4 Unresponsive Coma Patients May Retain Some Awareness
Understanding that a patient who appears unconscious has signs of cognitive processing could change the way clinicians and family interact with...
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Dementia Deemed Highly Preventable: Here’s How
Modifying 14 risk factors can benefit everyone, irrespective of genetic risk, reduce their dementia risk.
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Navigating Election Anxiety: How Worry Affects the Brain
Chronic mild stress drives a panoply of negative changes in your body and brain that add to your risk for physical and neurologic troubles.