Alzheimer's & Cognition
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Hypoglycemia in Older Diabetics Could Point to Cognitive Impairment
Major Finding: Despite having similar hemoglobin A1c levels, older diabetic patients with dementia were more than twice as likely as cognitively...
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Meta-Analysis Questions Memantine Effectiveness for Mild Alzheimer’s
Major Finding: Memantine showed no efficacy on any measures of cognition, global change, functional activities, or behavior in patients with mild...
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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Predict Progression From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia
Major Finding: The presence of depression, apathy, or agitation in patients who have MCI led to a 1.6- to 2.7-fold greater risk of progression to...
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Despite Setbacks, Promising Alzheimer's Treatments Still in Pipeline
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Amyloid Burden May Be Tied to Cognitive Status in Parkinson’s
Major Finding: Patients with an initially high amyloid-beta burden in the brain showed a nonsignificant trend toward cognitive decline, whereas...
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Creative-Expression Programs Benefit Patients With Dementia
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Emerging research on biomarkers that may help clarify diagnosis
Abhilash K. Desai, MD
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Subjective cognitive impairment: When to be concerned about ‘senior moments’
Thorough evaluation can differentiate benign memory problems from dementia
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Studies Take Aim at Groups at High Risk for Alzheimer's
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Alzheimer's Pathology May Appear 20 Years Before Symptoms
Major Finding: Carriers of autosomal-dominant mutations for Alzheimer’s disease show signs of cognitive decline 10 years before the expected age...