Alzheimer's & Cognition
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Regular Fish Intake Lowers Dementia Risk
Major Finding: Eating baked or broiled fish on a weekly basis improved brain health and significantly reduced the risk of mild cognitive...
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"Burdensome" Transitions Common in Dementia Patients' Final Days
Major Finding: Some 19% of patients with advanced dementia were subjected to at least one burdensome and possibly unnecessary transition between...
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Neuropsychiatric Disorders Dominate Disease Burden in Europe
Major Finding: During 2010, mental and neurologic disorders caused 23% of all disability-adjusted life-years lost in men and 30% of the DALY in...
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Cognitive Measures, Not Biomarkers, Predict MCI Conversion
Major Finding: Two cognitive measures significantly predicted 1-year conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease, while no...
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Biomarkers Offer Clues For Earlier Alzheimer's Diagnosis
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Sleep Apnea Linked to Cognitive Impairment in Elderly
Major Finding: Significantly more elderly women who had recurrent arousals and intermittent hypoxemia during sleep developed cognitive impairment...
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Survey: Early Diagnosis, Realistic Expectations Needed for Alzheimer’s
Major Finding: Some 85%-95% of respondents from France, Germany, Poland, Spain, and the United States said they would see a doctor if they were...
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Unique Patients Gear Up for Alzheimer's Prevention Trials
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Blood Test Could Reveal Alzheimer’s Risk Early
Major Finding: A panel of nine blood-based biomarkers had 83% sensitivity and 85% specificity for identifying the level of amyloid deemed to...
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Lifestyle Changes Could Cut Alzheimer's Risk, Prevalence
Major Finding: 10% and 25% reductions in seven modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease could reduce disease prevalence by 1 million and 3...
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TBI May Double Dementia Risk
Major Finding: The risk of dementia over 7 years was 15.3% in 4,902 veterans who had a TBI diagnosis in 1997-2000, compared with 6.8% in those...