Alzheimer's & Cognition
Literature Review
Antiamyloids linked to accelerated brain atrophy
It is possible that the finding is not detrimental, but the usual interpretation of this finding is that volume changes are a surrogate for...
Conference Coverage
Kidney disease skews Alzheimer’s biomarker testing
“To mitigate the effects of non-Alzheimer’s–related comorbidities like chronic kidney disease on the performance of plasma Alzheimer’s disease...
Literature Review
Magnesium-rich diet linked to lower dementia risk
“If this effect is generalizable to other populations, a 41% increase in magnesium intake may lead to significantly better brain health.”
From the Journals
Specific brain damage links hypertension to cognitive impairment
Researchers have identified specific regions of the brain that appear to be damaged by high blood pressure; the finding may explain the link...
From the Journals
Poor bone health is a ‘robust’ dementia risk factor
“Persons with subclinical, incipient dementia may have poor bone health due to the dementia process instead of vice versa.”
From the Journals
Longer telomeres tied to better brain health
Longer leucocyte telomere length was associated with a larger volume of global and subcortical gray matter and a larger hippocampus – both of...
From the Journals
Tooth loss and diabetes together hasten mental decline
The findings of a new study show “the importance of improving access to dental health care and integrating primary dental and medical care,”...
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Restless legs a new modifiable risk factor for dementia?
Restless legs syndrome is associated with poor sleep, depression/anxiety, poor diet, microvasculopathy, and hypoxia.
Commentary
Bruce Willis’ frontotemporal dementia is not your grandpa’s dementia
‘We tend to characterize dementia as the erosion of memory, but FTD is more characterized by the loss of control over emotions and other cognitive...
Feature
Older men more at risk as dangerous falls rise for all seniors
“We always hear about lower bone density rates among females, so we didn’t expect to see males with more skull fractures.”
From the Journals
Two diets tied to lower Alzheimer’s pathology at autopsy
Those who most closely followed these diets had almost 40% lower odds of having an Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis at death.