Tag: Alzheimer’s
Healthy Lifestyle May Lower Risk for Alzheimer Dementia
Risk down by 37, 60 percent for two to three, four to five versus zero to one healthy lifestyle factors
Antiepileptic Drugs May Up Death Risk in Patients With Alzheimer Disease
Mortality risk highest during the first three months of treatment with antiepileptic drugs
Long-Term Flavonoid Intake Tied to Lower Alzheimer Risk
Findings seen for both Alzheimer disease and related dementias during nearly 20 years of follow-up
Psoriasis Tied to Higher Alzheimer Disease Risk
Among psoriasis patients, those on systemic treatment had lower risk for Alzheimer disease
Reviews Assess Tools to Identify, Diagnose, Treat Alzheimer Dementia
Many cognitive tests can differentiate clinical Alzheimer-type dementia from normal cognition
KL-VSHET+ Genotype Linked to Reduced Alzheimer Disease Risk
Gene variant may be protective in those aged 60 to 80 years, cognitively normal, who carry APOE4
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Does Not Cut Dementia Risk in Seniors
Risks for dementia, probable Alzheimer disease, MCI not reduced by low-dose aspirin versus placebo
Sleep-Disordered Breathing Tied to Brain Changes
Greater amyloid burden seen in regions of the brain tied to Alzheimer disease
PCPs Feel Unprepared in Providing Dementia Care
27 percent report being sometimes or never comfortable with patient questions
Widowhood Tied to More Rapid Cognitive Decline Among Seniors
Rate of cognitive decline even faster among widowed participants with higher β-amyloid levels at baseline
