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A young girl sits on the floor covering her face as the shadows of her fighting parents play on the wall next to her

<乌鸦传媒>Adverse Childhood Events Tied to Dementia

Physical, psychological abuse emerge as factors in Japanese study

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<乌鸦传媒>Neurology Patients Have Higher Suicide Rates

While suicide is rare, some disorders carry five times more risk

An elderly male physician in front of a computer looking puzzled

<乌鸦传媒>Mandatory Testing Shows Cognitive Deficits in Late-Career Clinicians

About 13% show problems likely to impair their ability to practice medicine

A side view of three seniors walking

<乌鸦传媒>Can Walking Identify Alzheimer's Disease?

Gait impairment may be unique between different dementia types

A blue gloved hand holds a tube of blood for a liver test with the test results underneath

<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease Linked to Altered Liver Enzymes

"We have focused for too long on studying the brain in isolation"

AAIC over a photo of the Los Angeles Convention Center.

<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Insulin Study Puzzles Researchers

Open-label extension shows a prolonged positive effect on cognition, but only in a subset

AAIC over a photo of the Los Angeles Convention Center.

<乌鸦传媒>Does Alzheimer's Disease Stem From Infection?

Scientists debate, and one company targets gingivitis bacterium to slow Alzheimer's progression

A senior woman and her friends play cards.

<乌鸦传媒>Mentally Stimulating Activities and Cognitive Impairment

Can certain late-life activities help the aging brain?

<乌鸦传媒>Jellyfish Memory Supplement Prevagen Called 'Clear-Cut Fraud'

Stop buying useless brain supplements, the Skeptical Cardiologist says

An old photo of Boston Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner.

<乌鸦传媒>Baseball Great Dies of Lewy Body Dementia

So, what is the disease that took Bill Buckner's life?

APA over a photo of the Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA.

<乌鸦传媒>Antipsychotic Scores Win as Add-On Depression Therapy

Pimavanserin significantly improved HAMD-17 scores starting at 1 week

Elderly doctor at computer looking frustrated and confused.

<乌鸦传媒>Meet the MicroCog. You May Soon, Whether You Like It or Not

Docs worry about accuracy of commonly used cognitive screening tool

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<乌鸦传媒>'13 Reasons Why' Suicide Spike; Sleeping Pill Warning; Bipolar Genes

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

PET image of the brain of a person with Alzheimer鈥檚 disease showing temporal lobe loss of function.

<乌鸦传媒>Alzheimer's Diagnoses Change With Amyloid PET Scans

Results lead to new clinical management for nearly two-thirds of patients

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<乌鸦传媒>Crimes and Dementia: What's the Connection?

Frontotemporal dementia patients more prone to criminal behavior, postmortem analysis shows

<乌鸦传媒>New Depression, ADHD Drugs OK'd; DMT Microdosing; Bitcoin Addiction?

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

<乌鸦传媒>Language Issues in Degenerative Aphasia Have a Hearing Component

Primary progressive aphasia is not just a neurolinguistic problem, study shows

<乌鸦传媒>Comorbidities 'Pervasive' Within Mental Disorders

Increased risk for second disorders seen early and beyond 15 years

<乌鸦传媒>Study Raises Questions on Nuedexta Prescribing

Real-world data show PBA drug given mainly to dementia and Parkinson's disease patients

<乌鸦传媒>ADHD Genes; Psychosis and Suicide; Your Brain on Internet Gaming

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

<乌鸦传媒>Dementia Linked to Death in Most Older Adults with Down Syndrome

Late-onset epilepsy, APOE status raised mortality risk substantially

<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>Death Risk Elevated in Dementia Patients with Hypoglycemia

Target hypoglycemic episodes instead of HbA1c, researchers urge

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

Decades-long odyssey with little to show

<乌鸦传媒>Heart Health and Dementia Risk; The End of Pap Smears: It's PodMed Double T!

This week's topics include dementia risk, the importance of serum cholesterol, Medicare's drug costs, and cervical cancer screening recommendations

<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>Curiosity About Trump's Cognitive Test May Skew Patients' Results

Wide media coverage revealed MoCA questions and answers

<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>From Hopeless to Healer: Persecuted in Nigeria, Stonewalled by the NFL

Early struggles prepared Bennet Omalu for character assassination in the U.S.

<乌鸦传媒>CTE Risk in Football Players Exaggerated? (Health News Review)

Media reports have run past the science

<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>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>ACC: FOURIER Substudy May Help Refute 'Dr. Google'

No neurocognitive adverse effects linked to very low LDL levels

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Clears App to Screen for Cognitive Impairment

CANTAB Mobile app uses tests developed more than 30 years ago

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