Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dementia becomes an emergency 1.4 million times a year, study shows
A busy, crowded, confusing emergency room is not an ideal place for a person living with dementia.
Jul 24, 2023
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Archives of Neurology
Genetics
Alzheimer's genetic risk tracked across sex, race
A new study of genetic risks for cognitive impairment later in life uses data from 32,426 research participants aged 60 and older to elaborate risk across sex and across the intersection of sex and race. The study, the largest ...
Jul 21, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
COVID-19 vaccines saved dementia patients' lives in nursing homes, finds new study
Deaths among older adults with dementia fell starkly in nursing homes and long-term care centers after COVID-19 vaccinations became available, yet remained high for those living at home, according to a new study led by UC ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Investigators uncover new brain circuit for epilepsy
Focal epilepsy affects over 30 million patients worldwide and is commonly caused by brain lesions, such as stroke. However, it is unclear why some lesion locations cause epilepsy while others do not.
Jul 3, 2023
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Neuroscience
Heart attacks associated with faster cognitive decline over years
In a recent study, a Johns Hopkins Medicine researcher and collaborators analyzed data on adults to determine if there is a link between having a heart attack and cognitive decline.
May 31, 2023
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Genetics
Study identifies genetic mutations that contribute to adult epilepsy
Epilepsy affects approximately 1-in-26 people and the most common form, known as temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), often cannot be adequately treated with anti-seizure medications. Patients with this form of epilepsy may require ...
May 1, 2023
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Neuroscience
Prevalence of stroke in US population has remained stable over past 20 years, shows study
A trio of neurologists at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has found through a study of the data in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) that the prevalence of stroke ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Individualized glycemic targets for older type 2 diabetes patients supported by cohort study
An international group of researchers led by Monash University, Australia, supports clinical guideline recommendations for relaxed glycemic targets in older type 2 diabetes patients with results from a large cohort study. ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Early menopause, later start to hormone therapy may increase risk of Alzheimer's disease
Women are more likely than men to develop Alzheimer's disease (AD), with women making up two-thirds of the population living with AD. A new study, led by Mass General Brigham researchers, sheds light on the relationship between ...
Apr 3, 2023
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Neuroscience
New biomarker for disease progression in multiple sclerosis
The autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis can take a variety of courses. Determining the current and future course of the disease is important in order to slow down its course as much as possible. Researchers at the University ...
Feb 7, 2023
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