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<乌鸦传媒>Some Reassurance on Cognition in People With Older LVADs

Will newer devices look even better for neurological outcomes?

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<乌鸦传媒>Blood Test Discerns Alzheimer's From Other Dementia With High Accuracy

Plasma p-tau moves another step closer to clinical use

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<乌鸦传媒>Driving Patterns Pinpoint Early Alzheimer's Disease

Subtle shifts in on-road behavior suggest GPS-based biomarkers may have merit

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID-19: Persistent Cognitive Effects, Uptick in Alzheimer's Biomarkers

Findings link cognitive impairment and long-lasting anosmia

AAIC over a computer rendering of phosphorylation of tau proteins leading to disintegration of microtubuli in a neuron axon

<乌鸦传媒>Aducanumab: What to Know If You Prescribe

Recommendations may change when trial data are published

AAIC over a computer rendering of phosphorylation of tau proteins leading to disintegration of microtubuli in a neuron axon

<乌鸦传媒>Better Air, Better Brains

Reducing air pollution tied to lower dementia risk, slower cognitive decline

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<乌鸦传媒>Drug Overdoses Spike; Shock Therapy Effective; Psychiatrist Charged for 'Pill-Mill'

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

A stressed looking senior woman next to a bottle of Nuplazid (pimavanserin) capsules.

<乌鸦传媒>Staying on Pimavanserin Cut Dementia-Related Psychosis Relapse

However, late-stage trial couldn't separate efficacy in dementia subtypes

A senior woman talks on her smartphone at home.

<乌鸦传媒>Phone Calls Spot Early Alzheimer's

Predictive model identified vocal features of dementia patients from everyday speech

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<乌鸦传媒>Two Inflammatory Proteins Linked With Slower Cognitive Decline

Surprise finding ties plasma cytokine levels with Alzheimer's biomarkers and cognition

SLEEP over a conceptual image of dreaming: a woman in a bed floating in the clouds with birds.

<乌鸦传媒>Sleep Disorders Tied to Dementia in Patients With TBI

Study evaluates outcomes by sex, independently of other dementia risks

SLEEP over a conceptual image of dreaming: a woman in a bed floating in the clouds with birds.

<乌鸦传媒>Trouble Falling Asleep Predicts Later Cognitive Impairment

Depression and vascular disease may play roles

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<乌鸦传媒>Cognitive Clock Predicts Brain Health

Brain age forecasts outcomes better than chronological age

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<乌鸦传媒>Simple Tool Predicts Individual Alzheimer's Risk

Blood and quick cognitive tests boost accuracy to 90%

A young female nurse gives medication to an elderly woman laying in bed

<乌鸦传媒>Blood Thinners Continue at End of Life, Despite Risks

No clear guideline for stopping anticoagulants in patients with advanced dementia

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<乌鸦传媒>Dissolving Film Quells Agitation in Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder

Improvements seen in 30 minutes or less with investigational oral agent

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<乌鸦传媒>Four Sentenced in Mental Health Center Scam

Heads of a Houston healthcare chain will go to prison for kickbacks, mental healthcare fraud

A mature man sitting at his desk checks his blood sugar with a glucose meter

<乌鸦传媒>Diabetes, Dementia, and Age: What's the Link?

Age of diabetes onset, as well as cardiovascular comorbidities, play large role in dementia risk

A mother sits next to her sad looking young daughter on the couch

<乌鸦传媒>In Depression, the Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree

Study shows kids have increased depression risk with family history

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<乌鸦传媒>Blood-Based Markers Tied to Brain Cell and Memory Loss

Another step closer to clinical utility for tracking neurodegeneration

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<乌鸦传媒>CaMKII Inhibitor Disappoints in Post-MI Cardioprotection

First agent of its kind to test the waters in heart disease

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<乌鸦传媒>Chronic Sinusitis May Affect Neural Function

Study supports inflammation as link between sinonasal inflammation, cognitive deficits

Illustration of a brain shaped maze.

<乌鸦传媒>New ADHD Drug OK'd; Pimavanserin Rejected for Dementia Psychosis

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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<乌鸦传媒>Eyes Offer Window Into Cognitive Impairment

Glaucoma study provides more evidence of common neurodegenerative pathway

A conceptual image of a senior Asian man with his hand on his forehead and his mind disintegrating into particles

<乌鸦传媒>Dementia Diagnoses Lag in Ethnic and Racial Groups

Asian, Hispanic, Black people diagnosed at later stages than white people

A man wearing a party hat sits alone at a table in front of a birthday cake

<乌鸦传媒>Middle-Age Loneliness Linked to Alzheimer's Disease

Relationship varied, depending on whether loneliness persisted

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<乌鸦传媒>Bacon and Dementia Risk; Zinc Fingers and Tau; Older Adults Light Up

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

A cutaway of a normal brain next to a cutaway of a brain with CTE

<乌鸦传媒>Criteria Proposed to Diagnose Clinical Syndrome Tied to CTE

Traumatic encephalopathy syndrome definition applies to research, not clinical care

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<乌鸦传媒>High Prevalence of Early-Onset Dementia in Schizophrenia Patients

More than a quarter had a dementia diagnosis by age 66

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<乌鸦传媒>New ADHD Stimulant OK'd; Anticonvulsant for Depression?

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

A senior woman in front of her open medicine cabinet using a pill organizer

<乌鸦传媒>Dementia Patients Often Have Dangerous Mix of Drugs at Home

Combinations increase risk of falls, respiratory suppression, cognitive impairment

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<乌鸦传媒>Sleep-Dementia Link; Neanderthal Mini-Brains; MS Tx and COVID Vax

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

An MRI of the brain showing perivascular spaces

<乌鸦传媒>Dementia Tied to Large Perivascular Spaces

Enlarged spaces around cerebral small blood vessels linked to cognitive decline over time

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<乌鸦传媒>High Cognitive Performance at Age 100

Some centenarians show resilience to cognitive decline, despite brain pathology

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<乌鸦传媒>Primary Progressive Aphasia in Alzheimer's Doesn't Foretell Memory Loss

No memory decline over more than 2 years in small study, though speech deficits grew

A male nurse holds a stethoscope to the chest of a Black female patient, both are wearing protective facemasks

<乌鸦传媒>Altered Mental State Tied to COVID-19 Mortality

In-hospital deaths higher, even when pulmonary problems were not severe

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<乌鸦传媒>Language Predicts Alzheimer's Onset

AI model uses linguistic dysfunction to spot future dementia

The chemical structure of equol over a photo of soybeans and soy-based foods

<乌鸦传媒>Soy Metabolite Tied to Dementia Risk Factor

Equol production linked to lower white matter lesion levels

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<乌鸦传媒>More Evidence for Cognitive Benefits With Metformin in T2D

Prospective study followed more than 1,000 older patients for 6 years

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<乌鸦传媒>Baseball Hall of Famer Dies of Lewy Body Dementia and COVID-19

Understanding Tom Seaver's disease

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