AAIC: Alzheimer's Association International Conference
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Medical Food, Supplement Appear Helpful for Dementias
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Benefit of IVIG in Alzheimer's Disease Appears Durable
Major Finding: Patients who continuously received IVIG for 3 years had significantly better scores on measures of cognitive, global, and daily...
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Some Memory Problems Stem From Medical Conditions
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Mild Cognitive Impairment Carries Adverse Prognosis
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Panel Discusses Direction of Alzheimer's Disease Research
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Sleep Problems May Increase Risk for Dementia
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Virtual Program Has Real-Life Cognitive Impact
Major Finding: An online cognitive assessment program has increased formal memory evaluations by 50% in 18 months, linking more than 6,000...
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Studies Clarify the Mental Benefits of Exercise in Aging
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Survey: Early Diagnosis, Realistic Expectations Needed for Alzheimer’s
Major Finding: Some 85%-95% of respondents from France, Germany, Poland, Spain, and the United States said they would see a doctor if they were...
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Falls in Elderly May Flag Future Alzheimer's
Major Finding: Of 18 subjects with high amyloid plaque burden on PIB PET, 12 (67%) experienced at least one fall during the first 8 months of the...
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Blood Test Could Reveal Alzheimer’s Risk Early
Major Finding: A panel of nine blood-based biomarkers had 83% sensitivity and 85% specificity for identifying the level of amyloid deemed to...
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TBI May Double Dementia Risk
Major Finding: The risk of dementia over 7 years was 15.3% in 4,902 veterans who had a TBI diagnosis in 1997-2000, compared with 6.8% in those...