Childhood Trauma Tied to Dementia Symptoms in Former Football Players
Researchers sought to determine whether concussions and a history of playing football influenced a possible association between ACEs and poor neuropsychiatric health.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Caffeine Intake and Dementia: Can Lewy Bodies Explain the Link?
Researchers sought to investigate the associations between habitual caffeine intake, incident cognitive impairment, and neuropathology.
Mortality Rates Rose During COVID-19 Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Dementia
In a cross-sectional study, researchers compared COVID-19 infection and mortality rates from 2019 and 2020 among Medicare enrollees with Alzheimer disease and related dementias.
FDA Sets Date for Decision on Pimavanserin for Alzheimer Disease Psychosis
Acadia Pharmaceuticals resubmitted the sNDA after addressing issues raised in a Complete Response Letter issued by the Agency.
Does Air Pollution Cause Dementia? Here’s What We Know So Far
Jiu-Chiuan Chen, MD, ScD and Diana Younan, PhD, MPH discuss the importance of understanding the relationship between air pollution and dementia risk and how clinicians can help patients mitigate their risk.
Persistent Loneliness May Increase 10-Year Risk for Dementia
Researchers sought to determine the association of loneliness with 10-year all-cause dementia risk and the cross-sectional association of loneliness with early markers of Alzheimer disease and related dementia vulnerability.
The Relationship Between Head Injury and Dementia Risk: Why It’s Complicated
The link between head injury and dementia risk is not straightforward, but a neurologist and neuropsychologist discuss potential mechanisms and prevention efforts that can help increase awareness and minimize cognitive problems.
Neurodegenerative Disease and COVID-19: Assessing Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients
A team of researchers assessed COVID-19 outcomes in patients with neurodegenerative diseases compared with patients without such disease.
Hyperuricemia, Gout Do Not Raise Dementia Risk
Hyperuricemia and gout may be associated with a lower risk for Alzheimer disease.
Tau Positron Emission Tomography Better Predicts Cognitive Decline Among Patients With Alzheimer Disease
The researchers sought to understand the prognostic value of tau positron emission tomography for predicting cognitive decline across the clinical spectrum of Alzheimer disease.
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