Alzheimer's & Cognition
Conference Coverage
Novel Agent Curbs Alzheimer’s-Related Agitation
More than half of participants in the open-label extension period of the randomized clinical trial responded to the medication, which was...
Latest News
Antipsychotics for Dementia Pose Wide-Ranging Health Risks
Any antipsychotic use was associated with significantly higher risks for pneumonia, acute kidney injury, stroke, venous thromboembolism, fracture...
Conference Coverage
In Lecanemab Alzheimer Extension Study, Placebo Roll-Over Group Does Not Catch Up
New data show little late benefit, but lecanemab is active when tau is low.
Opinion
Time Wasted to Avoid Penalties
Is routine depression screening a waste of time? Many seem to think so.
Conference Coverage
One-Minute Speech Test Could Help Assess Dementia Risk
A brief speech test that is not culture or education dependent may aid in dementia screening.
From the Journals
Delirium Linked to a Threefold Increased Risk for Dementia
The association, which increased with subsequent episodes of delirium, was strongest in men.
From the Journals
Chronic Pain Linked to Accelerated Brain Aging
The acceleration in brain aging was largely driven by the hippocampus and predicted memory decline and incident dementia during follow-up.
From the Journals
Prevalence of Dementia in Homeless Twice That in Housed
“Whether dementia caused the homelessness or homelessness caused the dementia, it’s a bidirectional relationship.”
From the Journals
Smartphone App Detects Early Signs of Frontotemporal Dementia
The smartphone app showed “moderate to excellent” reliability within a single administration and across repeated assessments.
From the Journals
Human Brains Are Getting Bigger: Good News for Dementia Risk?
Increased brain size may lead to an increased “reserve” against diseases of aging.
FDA/CDC
FDA Issues New Guidance for Early Alzheimer’s Drug Development
The FDA noted that a key principle in developing guidance for early Alzheimer’s disease therapies is that treatment “must begin before there are...