Alzheimer's & Cognition
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CSF findings boost confidence in dementia diagnosis
Major finding: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings changed the diagnosis in 7% of patients with a clinical diagnosis of dementia.Data source:...
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Subanalysis spurs continued study of solanezumab for Alzheimer's
Major finding: Solanezumab decreased cognitive decline by 34% and functional decline by 17% in a group of patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease....
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Exercise in young adulthood may pay dividends to brain later
Major finding: Among adults followed for 25 years, low physical activity levels were associated with nearly twofold greater odds of cognitive...
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Insulin boosted memory in patients with high-risk Alzheimer's allele
Major finding: Apo E epsilon 4 noncarriers declined about 1 point relative to their baseline score on a composite endpoint of verbal memory tests...
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Experimental agent CHF5074 improves memory tasks in mild cognitive impairment
Major finding: Among 32 patients with mild cognitive impairment with 64 weeks of follow-up, CHF5074 was associated with significant improvements...
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Medicare: Cover amyloid imaging in trials only
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HT yields no cognitive harm or benefit
Major finding: Women who had taken hormone therapy for a mean of 7 years showed "essentially the same" global cognitive function a decade later as...
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Criteria identify mild cognitive impairments in Parkinson's
Major finding: Participants who met level 2 criteria for PD-MCI at 1.5 standard deviations below normative values, memory impairment was the most...
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Dual biomarkers not always predictive of Alzheimer's
Major finding: Of patients with mild cognitive impairment, 46% had both amyloid and neurodegeneration biomarkers.Data source: Neuroimaging of 212...
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Cholinesterase inhibitors may protect the heart
Major finding: Alzheimer’s patients who use cholinesterase inhibitors, compared with those who do not, have a 38% reduction in heart attack risk...
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Serious hypoglycemic events doubled dementia risk in diabetes
Major finding: Older patients with diabetes who were hospitalized for a hypoglycemic event were approximately twice as likely to develop dementia...