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News, opinions and meeting coverage in psychiatry.

<乌鸦传媒>New Binge Eating Tx; DAYBREAK Results Disappoint; Opioid for MDD?

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

<乌鸦传媒>Acute Kidney Injury Linked with Higher Dementia Risk

Risk heightened even among those with full renal recovery

<乌鸦传媒>Molecular P-Tau Status May Track Alzheimer Pathology, Symptoms

Specific type of tau phosphorylation site tied to amyloid pathology in familial AD

<乌鸦传媒>40 Years of Alzheimer's Research Failure: Now What?

Decades-long odyssey with little to show

<乌鸦传媒>Elephants and Alzheimer's; Omega-3 and Epilepsy; Eye Disease and Dementia

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

<乌鸦传媒>Gut-Liver-Brain Interactions Tied to Alzheimer鈥檚

Studies may explain mixed results of omega-3 trials

<乌鸦传媒>Tight BP Control Lowers Risk for Mild Cognitive Impairment

Data came from controversial SPRINT trial

<乌鸦传媒>Anti-Amyloid Drug Slows Cognitive Decline in Mid-Stage Trial

But will findings be replicated in phase III studies?

<乌鸦传媒>Tailored Lighting Improves Alzheimer's Patients Sleep, Mood

Exposure to specific light helped regulate circadian rhythms

<乌鸦传媒>Nabilone Effective for Easing Agitation in Alzheimer's

Cognition, neuropsychiatric symptoms also improved with synthetic cannabinoid

<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Guidelines for Primary Care Announced

Take concerns seriously, communicate results clearly, guidelines recommend

<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's: Rethinking the 'One-Size-Fits-All' Approach

NIH conference emphasizes tailored prevention and treatment

<乌鸦传媒>Eyes Might ID Preclinical Alzheimer's

Presymptomatic patients show foveal thinning, retinal changes

<乌鸦传媒>AAN 2018: Rare Disease Breakthroughs and Novel Approaches

Noteworthy presentations at American Academy of Neurology meeting

<乌鸦传媒>NeuroBreak: Hits, Not Concussions, Cause CTE; Smoking and PD; APOE4 News

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

<乌鸦传媒>NeuroBreak: U.S. Autism Prevalence Plateauing; Omalu Quits as Medical Examiner

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

<乌鸦传媒>Speech Changes May Signal Cognitive Impairment

Prospective study suggests 'connected speech' assessment could be screening tool

<乌鸦传媒>Lifetime Stress May Boost Dementia Risk for Blacks

African Americans seem to experience cognitive issues earlier

<乌鸦传媒>Anti-Tau Drugs for PSP Move into Phase II

But phase I study of one agent pulled from presentation

<乌鸦传媒>AAN Debate: Neurologists Divided on Amyloid as Alzheimer Target

Many attendees say the pathway is still worth exploring

<乌鸦传媒>Daytime Sleepiness, Brain Pathology: A 2-Way Street?

Amyloid buildup may be both effect and cause of sleep-wake abnormalities in elderly

<乌鸦传媒>AAD: A Skin-Based Test for Alzheimer's Disease?

Small study show high Tau protein levels in buccal swabs

<乌鸦传媒>Watch Out for Brain Game Claims

Study wasn't powered to detect dementia outcomes

<乌鸦传媒>Risky Behaviors Common in Seniors With Probable Dementia

30% use cooking equipment, manage their own money

<乌鸦传媒>Donepezil Add-On Promising in Completer Analysis

Serotonin modulator slows but doesn't stop cognitive decline in phase II re-analysis.

<乌鸦传媒>Agent Orange Plus PTSD Equals Extra Dementia Risk

For Vietnam vets, defoliant exposure "may exacerbate effects of other risk factors."

<乌鸦传媒>T1D Patients Face Nearly Double Risk for Dementia

Findings still significant after controlling for vascular risk factors.

<乌鸦传媒>Copyright Issues Hinder MMSE Use

Neurologists forced to look for alternate cognitive screening tests

<乌鸦传媒>Gout May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease

Study showed AD incidence higher over 5 years for patients without gout.

<乌鸦传媒>Dementia Tied to More ICD Placements

Dementia patients get more implantable cardioverter-defibrillators than expected, and even cognitively normal individuals may not understand their options about cardiac device replacement.

<乌鸦传媒>Anti-Amyloid Drug Has Mixed Results

COPENHAGEN -- The amyloid plaque-busting drug crenezumab for Alzheimer's disease slowed cognitive decline in patients with mild baseline impairment but missed its primary endpoint in a phase II trial.

<乌鸦传媒>HTN May Halt Dementia in Very Elderly

COPENHAGEN -- Among individuals who developed hypertension at age 90 or later, their risk of also developing dementia was dramatically lower than other very elderly people whose blood pressure remained normal.

<乌鸦传媒>APA Meeting Highlights Mental Health Biology

NEW YORK CITY -- The biological basis for normal and abnormal mental function is emerging as a dominant theme in psychiatry research, and the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting that starts here Saturday won't be an exception.

<乌鸦传媒>MoCA Beats MMSE to Assess Dementia

NEW ORLEANS -- The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) was better than the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) at teasing out subtle differences in cognitive performance among mildly impaired individuals, researchers reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>APA Leaders Defend New Diagnostic Guide

SAN FRANCISCO -- The fifth edition of the "psychiatrist's bible" was officially released here in all its 947-page glory, with its developers offering a spirited rebuttal to their critics.

<乌鸦传媒>DSM-5: What's In, What's Out

PHILADELPHIA -- Reports here provided what may be the last public update on DSM-5, the next edition of American psychiatry's diagnostic guide, before it is formally released in May 2013.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Blocks Sale of Supplements for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's

WASHINGTON -- The FDA filed a permanent injunction against two Minnesota companies that distributed amino acid products marketed as treatments for Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and a number of other neurological disorders.

<乌鸦传媒>The Top 10 Medical Advances of the Decade

From genome to hormones, doctors pick the top medical advances of the decade.

<乌鸦传媒>Recall of Three Little Words Helps Quick Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment

ATLANTA -- Mild cognitive impairment can be determined in less than five minutes with a three-word memory test and a clock- drawing task, according to researchers here. The words are apple, penny, and table.

<乌鸦传媒>Accelerated Weight Loss May Signal Imminent Dementia Onset

ST. LOUIS -- An early warning sign for Alzheimer's disease could be accelerated weight loss, found a study of aging and memory.

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