Alzheimer's & Cognition
Commentary
Daily multivitamins boost memory in older adults: A randomized trial
Multivitamin supplementation holds promise as a safe, accessible, and affordable approach to protecting cognitive health in older adults.
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FDA panel unanimously endorses lecanemab for Alzheimer’s
An intravenous infusion targeting amyloid-beta, lecanemab received accelerated FDA approved earlier in 2023 for the treatment of early Alzheimer’s...
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Cognitive decline risk in adult childhood cancer survivors
“We need to educate oncologists and primary care providers on the risks our survivors face long after completion of therapy.”
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Muscle fat: A new risk factor for cognitive decline?
“Increasing adiposity – or fat deposition – in skeletal muscles predicted faster cognitive decline, irrespective of demographics or other disease...
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Blood biomarker may help predict who will develop Alzheimer’s
At this point, the biomarker is a research tool, but its application in clinical practice “is not very far away.”
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Gout linked to smaller brain volume, higher likelihood of neurodegenerative diseases
Patients with gout may have smaller brains with more iron, and they may be at increased risk for developing dementia and other neurodegenerative...
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Game-changing Alzheimer’s research: The latest on biomarkers
Molecular biomarkers are typically considered at a stage after clinical diagnosis, but the anticipated future availability of plasma biomarkers...
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Flavanol supplement improves memory in adults with poor diets
The evidence shows that consuming these nutrients might be associated with the hippocampal-dependent memory component of cognitive aging.
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CMS to cover Alzheimer’s drugs after traditional FDA okay
“If the FDA grants traditional approval, CMS is prepared to ensure anyone with Medicare Part B who meets the criteria is covered.”
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Younger age of type 2 diabetes onset linked to dementia risk
This new study is the first to examine the effect of diabetes in the relationship between prediabetes and dementia, as well as the age of diabetes...
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Which interventions could lessen the burden of dementia?
The disappearance of hypertension alone from 2020 could decrease dementia prevalence by 21% in men and 16% in women.