Alzheimer's & Cognition
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Intensive Lifestyle Changes May Counter Early Alzheimer’s Symptoms
Results could help physicians address patients at risk of Alzheimer’s disease who reject relevant testing because they believe nothing can...
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Novel Method Able to Predict if, When, Dementia Will Develop
Resting-state functional MRI could be used to identify a neural network signature of dementia risk early in the pathological course of the disease...
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Antidepressants and Dementia Risk: New Data
Taking antidepressants in midlife was not associated with an increased risk of subsequent Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
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Early Memory Problems Linked to Increased Tau
“Understanding the earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease is even more important now that new disease-modifying drugs are becoming available.”
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Irisin Shows Potential as Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker
Measuring irisin levels could theoretically help individualize physical exercise routines designed to combat cognitive decline.
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Ultraprocessed Foods May Be an Independent Risk Factor for Poor Brain Health
Eating more ultraprocessed foods may increase the risk for cognitive decline and stroke, while eating more unprocessed or minimally processed...
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Does Racism in Black Americans Boost Alzheimer’s Risk?
Alzheimer’s disease is twice as prevalent in Black Americans as in Whites, at 18.6% and 10%, respectively, and the difference can’t be attributed...
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Lecanemab’s Promise and Peril: Alzheimer’s Treatment Dilemma
A study found a minimum clinically important difference for lecanemab treatment in mild disease and possible amyloid-related abnormalities on on...
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Nocturnal Hot Flashes and Alzheimer’s Risk
Study results provide further evidence to support the possibility that agents that reduce nighttime hot flashes (including hormone therapy) may...
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Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Associated With Poorer Cognition in Older Adults
Data from a large cohort study suggested the need for improved strategies to diagnose and treat urinary symptoms in older adults.