Medications
Use of 'benzo' sedatives like Valium, Xanax won't raise dementia risk: Study
Benzodiazepines do not appear to increase dementia risk, but could have subtle long-term effects on brain structure, a new study reports.
Jul 2, 2024
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Dementia
Medications
Study relates use of antipsychotics in dementia with socioeconomic status
A study lead by the Economic Evaluation of Chronic Diseases group of Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute has revealed the relationship between the use of antipsychotics in dementia and socioeconomic status. This work have ...
Jul 2, 2024
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Neuroscience
New cellular mechanisms in Parkinson's disease discovered
A pair of recent studies led by Joseph Mazzulli, Ph.D., associate professor in The Ken & Ruth Davee Department of Neurology's Division of Movement Disorders, have uncovered previously unknown cellular mechanisms involved ...
Jul 1, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Using AI to enhance social connection for those with dementia
Researchers at Kent's School of Computing have co-designed with therapists a conversational AI tool to enhance the lives of people with early-stage dementia. The AI tool called MindTalker, integrates the advanced capabilities ...
Jul 1, 2024
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Health
July 4 tips for folks caring for people with Alzheimer's
Big pops of noise and light are always a part of Independence Day celebrations.
Jul 1, 2024
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dementia: Targeted prevention is a good investment
Measures to prevent dementia in at-risk groups can not only improve quality of life, but also make a lot of economic sense. This is the key finding of a recently published analysis by IMC Krems University of Applied Sciences ...
Jun 27, 2024
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Cardiology
Cardiovascular health could be biggest risk factor for future dementia rates
Dementia risk factors associated with cardiovascular health may have increased over time compared to factors such as smoking and having less education, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Jun 26, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Six things to know about primary progressive aphasia
The family of actor Bruce Willis, best known for the Die Hard movie franchise, announced in 2022 that he was retiring from acting because he had a brain disorder that affected his ability to speak. Their statement called ...
Jun 26, 2024
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Genetics
Study finds causal evidence tying cerebral small-vessel disease to Alzheimer's and dementia
Research led in part by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) finds that the most common cerebral small-vessel disease feature seen in brain magnetic resonance imaging is a primary ...
Jun 21, 2024
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Medications
Popular diabetes drugs may reduce the risk of dementia
People with type 2 diabetes who are treated with GLP-1 agonists have a decreased risk of developing dementia, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal eClinicalMedicine.
Jun 21, 2024
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