Alzheimer's & Cognition
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SSRI improves cognition, major depression in early dementia
Improvements in depressive symptoms were irrespective of dementia type.
Literature Review
Altered gut bacteria a biomarker of preclinical Alzheimer’s?
It’s not known whether the gut is influencing the brain, or the brain is influencing the gut, “but this association is valuable to know in either...
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Are periodontitis, stroke, and Alzheimer’s disease linked?
Observational studies have shown that those who have had an ischemic stroke and have a confirmed diagnosis of periodontitis are at greater risk of...
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.
FDA/CDC
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.