FDA's Upcoming PTSD Meeting; Ketamine Catch-22; 'Lifestyle Psychiatry' Trending News and commentary from the psychiatry world Aug 28, 2024
Marked Cognitive Decline in Husbands After a Spouse's CVD Event? Researchers suggest various explanations for provocative finding Aug 26, 2024
Shingles Tied to Long-Term Cognitive Changes Study of healthcare professionals suggests 20% higher risk of subjective cognitive decline Aug 16, 2024
Well-Being Declines Before Mild Cognitive Impairment Two components hit hardest: purpose in life and personal growth Aug 13, 2024
'Scared to Death': Nurses, Residents Confront Violence in Dementia Care Facilities Altercations are surprisingly common Aug 13, 2024
Dementia Risk Dropped With Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Certain Patients Brain markers of degeneration, injury were better, too Aug 12, 2024
Parkinson's Dementia May Be Less Common Than Once Thought Progression from normal cognition to dementia may have a fairly long window of time Aug 07, 2024
Coffee-Dementia Link Continues to Unfurl Two studies hint at protective relationships for some coffee and tea drinkers Aug 05, 2024
Intermittent Fasting May Improve Memory, Executive Function, Early Trial Suggests Exploratory study lays groundwork for larger trials to evaluate brain health Aug 04, 2024
Midlife Blood Biomarkers Predict Late-Life Dementia Study provides clues that one day, we could detect who's at risk decades in advance Aug 02, 2024
Expert Panel: Target These 14 Factors to Cut Dementia Incidence by Nearly Half Update from Lancet Commission adds vision loss, high LDL to previous list Jul 31, 2024
Dementia Risk Linked With Processed Red Meat Swapping out weekly hot dog or serving of bacon for nuts and legumes tied to lower dementia odds Jul 31, 2024
Hint of Alzheimer's Benefit Seen With GLP-1 Drug Slower cognitive decline, less brain volume loss in early liraglutide study Jul 30, 2024
Alzheimer's Biomarkers Show Tantalizing Hint at Utility for Tracking Prevention Study points to biomarkers that predict amyloid plaque accumulation speed Jul 29, 2024
Dementia Incidence Tied to Long-Term Exposure to Wildfire Smoke Study assesses risks for older adults in Southern California Jul 29, 2024
Dementia Risk Drops With Shingles Vaccine Recombinant shingles vaccine tied to 164 additional days without dementia diagnosis Jul 25, 2024
Persistent Anxiety Tied to Future Dementia Both chronic and new-onset anxiety raised dementia risk in older adults Jul 24, 2024
New Alzheimer's Mimic Identified Memory-loss syndrome predominantly affects limbic system Jul 19, 2024
What Cognitive Tests Show; Pig Kidney Recipient Dies; Human Plague Case Reported Health news and commentary gathered by Ƶ staff Jul 10, 2024
In Parkinson's Disease, Cognitive Symptoms Often Emerge Soon After Diagnosis About a third of patients reported a cognitive complaint in the first few years Jul 08, 2024
Midlife Cognition Tied to Inflammation Years Earlier Consistently high CRP levels over 18 years raised the risk of poor cognitive function Jul 03, 2024
Alzheimer's Gets a New Definition Controversial criteria for diagnosis are based on biomarkers Jul 01, 2024
Did Cold Medications Affect Biden's Debate Performance? How the American people assess the debate hinges on the answer Jun 29, 2024
AI Helps Predict Dementia Using Speech Patterns Voice recordings may spot who's likely to progress to Alzheimer's dementia in 6 years Jun 26, 2024
Depression Trial Wins, Losses; Americans' Chronic Insomnia; Kids' Sleep Anxiety News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jun 19, 2024
Antidepressant Discontinuation; Gun Suicide Prevention; REM Disorder Breakthrough News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jun 12, 2024
Alzheimer's May Be Improved by Intensive Lifestyle Changes In small trial led by Dean Ornish, MD, Alzheimer's patients show better scores on cognitive tests Jun 11, 2024
Quick Test Helps Detect Dementia Primary care tool assesses memory recall, cognition and gait, and symbol-matching Jun 07, 2024
Better Cognitive Outcomes Tied to Vigorous Exercise in Hypertensive Adults SPRINT MIND analysis looks at 7,600 older adults at high risk of cognitive decline Jun 06, 2024
Mental Health Dominates Telehealth; Top Psychiatrist Sued; College PTSD Doubles News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jun 05, 2024
Young-Onset Dementia Tied to Preeclampsia Study of 2 million women in France identifies new association May 30, 2024
One in Nine Kids Have ADHD; Placebo Response in Trials; Befriending Former Patients News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 29, 2024
Summer Heat Waves Pose a Deadly Threat to Patients With Mental Illness We must be aware of particular risks among this group May 28, 2024
Lifestyle-Dementia Links Persist Regardless of Risk Genes, French Study Shows Dementia prevention efforts may be beneficial despite genetic susceptibility May 23, 2024
Brain Risks Drop When Diet Includes More Minimally Processed Foods Higher intake of ultra-processed foods upped the incidence of cognitive impairment or stroke May 22, 2024
Beach Boys' Brian Wilson Needs Conservatorship Due to Mental Decline, Judge Finds Wilson suffers from a "major neurocognitive disorder," according to physician May 10, 2024
Dementia Mortality Tied to Olive Oil Consumption Results appear to be independent of overall diet quality May 06, 2024
Alzheimer's Biomarkers Linked With Plasma Leptin Levels Over 2 years, lower baseline leptin was tied to a greater increase in tau May 03, 2024
Consequences of Afib; Autism Heritability in Males and Females Also in TTHealthWatch: antipsychotics and dementia Apr 27, 2024 podcast
Dementia May Be Underdiagnosed in States With Motor Vehicle Reporting Mandates Study attempts to assess unintended consequences of clinician reporting policies Apr 26, 2024