Tag: Alzheimer’s
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
Alzheimer Disease Gene Mapping Project Proposed in New York State
Governor says initiative will help researchers working to slow the progression of Alzheimer disease
Two Experimental Drugs for Rare, Inherited Alzheimer Disease Disappoint
Both drugs designed to target and neutralize amyloid beta in the brain
Road Proximity Linked to Incidence of Neurologic Diseases
Incidence increased for non-Alzheimer dementia, Parkinson, Alzheimer disease, multiple sclerosis
Suvorexant May Improve Insomnia With Alzheimer Disease
Suvorexant does not appear to worsen underlying cognitive impairment
Primary Care Screening for Dementia Not Harmful
No increases for depressive, anxiety symptoms seen with screening in rural, suburban, urban primary care clinics
Antipsychotic Initiation Ups Risk for Head Injury, TBI in Alzheimer Disease
TBI injury risk up for quetiapine versus risperidone users
Tau-PET Signal Predicts Atrophy in Early Alzheimer Disease
Association between baseline tau-PET and subsequent atrophy particularly strong in younger patients
2007 to 2014 Saw Decrease in U.S. Incidence of Alzheimer Disease
Incidence varied considerably by region, ranging from 0 to more than 3 percent across population areas in 2014
