Dementia and Alzheimer Disease

Get caught up on some of the latest news in Alzheimer disease and dementia, with data updates and expert insights, all in one place from the NeurologyLive® team.

Despite recent technological advancements, fewer participants underwent polysomnography and medical grade actigraphy, with minimal adoption of non-PSG electroencephalograms.

The director of the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami provided context on the influence that genetics will have in drug development for Alzheimer disease in the coming years.

The director of the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami detailed a new international initiative that expands on the genetic backgrounds of people of Hispanic and African ancestry. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

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For amyloid positive cognitively unimpaired individuals, the best predicting compositive measure included gender, and changes in ADAS delayed recall, MMSE, SDMT, and Trailmaking Test B.

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As previous literature has suggested a link between NAFLD and cognitive dysfunction, new findings showed that the disease was associated with a 38% higher rate of dementia.

The director of the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami discussed the background behind a new initiative geared towards understanding genetic differences of underrepresented groups. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

The double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial will evaluate CT1812, a small molecule therapeutic designed to address the dual assault from α-synuclein and amyloid-ß oligomers in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies.

The director of the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami discussed non-APOE–related genetic correlations between different groups of individuals and Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

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The director of the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami provided insight on the outlook on genetics and gene-based therapies for Alzheimer disease. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

In a meta-analysis spanning 10 studies of 1300 patients with Alzheimer disease, global cognition, as measured by the Mini-Mental State Examination or ADAS-Cog, was improved using noradrenergic drugs.

In comparison with controls, there were no significant differences in MRI volumes, amyloid-ß or tau accumulation, nor in most longitudinal measures among those with traumatic brain injury and/or PTSD.

The risk of developing Alzheimer disease and related dementias decreased gradually with increasing scores in a dose-response manner on a model geared toward identifying healthy lifestyle factors.

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Those with the common thyroid disorder displayed a more than 80% increased risk of dementia, with a more than 3-fold increase in the risk among those requiring hormone replacement therapy.

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