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Phone Calls Spot Early Alzheimer's

Predictive model identified vocal features of dementia patients from everyday speech

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Two Inflammatory Proteins Linked With Slower Cognitive Decline

Surprise finding ties plasma cytokine levels with Alzheimer's biomarkers and cognition

SLEEP over a conceptual image of dreaming: a woman in a bed floating in the clouds with birds.

Sleep Disorders Tied to Dementia in Patients With TBI

Study evaluates outcomes by sex, independently of other dementia risks

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Trouble Falling Asleep Predicts Later Cognitive Impairment

Depression and vascular disease may play roles

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Cognitive Clock Predicts Brain Health

Brain age forecasts outcomes better than chronological age

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Simple Tool Predicts Individual Alzheimer's Risk

Blood and quick cognitive tests boost accuracy to 90%

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Blood Thinners Continue at End of Life, Despite Risks

No clear guideline for stopping anticoagulants in patients with advanced dementia

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Dissolving Film Quells Agitation in Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder

Improvements seen in 30 minutes or less with investigational oral agent

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Four Sentenced in Mental Health Center Scam

Heads of a Houston healthcare chain will go to prison for kickbacks, mental healthcare fraud

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Diabetes, Dementia, and Age: What's the Link?

Age of diabetes onset, as well as cardiovascular comorbidities, play large role in dementia risk

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In Depression, the Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree

Study shows kids have increased depression risk with family history

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Blood-Based Markers Tied to Brain Cell and Memory Loss

Another step closer to clinical utility for tracking neurodegeneration

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CaMKII Inhibitor Disappoints in Post-MI Cardioprotection

First agent of its kind to test the waters in heart disease

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Chronic Sinusitis May Affect Neural Function

Study supports inflammation as link between sinonasal inflammation, cognitive deficits

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New ADHD Drug OK'd; Pimavanserin Rejected for Dementia Psychosis

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Eyes Offer Window Into Cognitive Impairment

Glaucoma study provides more evidence of common neurodegenerative pathway

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Dementia Diagnoses Lag in Ethnic and Racial Groups

Asian, Hispanic, Black people diagnosed at later stages than white people

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Middle-Age Loneliness Linked to Alzheimer's Disease

Relationship varied, depending on whether loneliness persisted

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Bacon and Dementia Risk; Zinc Fingers and Tau; Older Adults Light Up

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Criteria Proposed to Diagnose Clinical Syndrome Tied to CTE

Traumatic encephalopathy syndrome definition applies to research, not clinical care

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High Prevalence of Early-Onset Dementia in Schizophrenia Patients

More than a quarter had a dementia diagnosis by age 66

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New ADHD Stimulant OK'd; Anticonvulsant for Depression?

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Dementia Patients Often Have Dangerous Mix of Drugs at Home

Combinations increase risk of falls, respiratory suppression, cognitive impairment

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Sleep-Dementia Link; Neanderthal Mini-Brains; MS Tx and COVID Vax

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Dementia Tied to Large Perivascular Spaces

Enlarged spaces around cerebral small blood vessels linked to cognitive decline over time

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High Cognitive Performance at Age 100

Some centenarians show resilience to cognitive decline, despite brain pathology

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Primary Progressive Aphasia in Alzheimer's Doesn't Foretell Memory Loss

No memory decline over more than 2 years in small study, though speech deficits grew

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Altered Mental State Tied to COVID-19 Mortality

In-hospital deaths higher, even when pulmonary problems were not severe

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Language Predicts Alzheimer's Onset

AI model uses linguistic dysfunction to spot future dementia

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Soy Metabolite Tied to Dementia Risk Factor

Equol production linked to lower white matter lesion levels

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More Evidence for Cognitive Benefits With Metformin in T2D

Prospective study followed more than 1,000 older patients for 6 years

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Baseball Hall of Famer Dies of Lewy Body Dementia and COVID-19

Understanding Tom Seaver's disease

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Trial: Drug Induces, Maintains Dementia-Related Psychosis Remission

Results pave way for Nuplazid label expansion

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Ethics Consult: Keep Patient on Feeding Tube After Dementia Dx? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's response

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Dementia Deaths Vastly Undercounted, Study Suggests

And as a result, healthcare resources may need realignment

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Dementia Patients Often Get Psychotropic Drugs, Opioids

Community use of these drugs "has been a real blind spot"

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Hearing Loss Tied to Dementia Pathology

Tau tangles seen in cognitively normal adults with hearing impairment

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ARB Slows Cognitive Decline in Trial... But How?

Consequence of lowered blood pressure, or perhaps a direct effect -- or just a fluke

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Lifestyle, Policy Changes Could Make Big Dent in Dementia Burden

Report identifies 12 modifiable risk factors

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Alzheimer's Blood Test Shows Same Accuracy as Imaging Markers

p-tau217 may be "a real game changer"

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