Geriatrics
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More Evidence Ties Semaglutide to Reduced Alzheimer’s Risk
The findings align with recent evidence suggesting GLP-1 RAs may protect cognitive function.
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Blood Tests for Alzheimer’s Are Here... Are Clinicians Ready?
An expert workgroup recommends two implementation pathways for Alzheimer’s disease blood biomarkers — one for current use for triaging and another...
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Smartphone Data Flag Early Dementia Risk in Older Adults
“Deficits in spatial navigation are one of the first signs of Alzheimer’s disease.”
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Long-Term Cognitive Monitoring Warranted After First Stroke
Stroke was associated with a significant acute decline in global cognition and a small, but significant, acceleration in the rate of cognitive...
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CBTI Strategy Reduces Sleeping Pill Use in Canadian Seniors
“Providers said that deprescribing is difficult, time-consuming, and often not a productive use of their time.”
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How Psychedelic Drugs Can Aid Patients at the End of Life
Depending on the clinical picture, end-of-life patients facing existential crises and psychological suffering will likely benefit from psychedelic...
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Alzheimer’s and Comorbidities: Implications for Patient Care
A holistic assessment strategy that prioritizes early detection and management of comorbid conditions to mitigate their impact on AD progression...
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What Do We Know About Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction?
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction involves prolonged cognitive decline that can last for weeks, months, or even years; it may be confused with...
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Wide Regional Variation in Dementia Risk Across the United States
“These findings go beyond demographic and population-level differences in risk and indicate that there are health system-level differences that...
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The Link Between Vision Impairment and Dementia in Older Adults
“While not proving a cause-and-effect relationship, these findings support inclusion of multiple objective measures of vision impairments ... to...
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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...