Dementia and Alzheimer Disease

Linear mixed effects models revealed that anticholinergic medications predicted a steeper slope of decline in memory and language with effects exacerbated in individuals with Alzheimer disease risk factors.

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Neurology News Network for the week ending October 2, 2020.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive's highlights from the week ending October 2, 2020.

Jonathan Graff-Radford, MD, neurologist at Mayo Clinic, discussed how recent diagnostic advancements have propelled research efforts into uncharted territory.

The neurologist at Mayo Clinic detailed promising diagnostic tools, including the revelation of blood tests in patients with Alzheimer disease.

The funding will offer additional benefit for the HABLE and HABLE-AT(N) studies with the ability to better classify and categorize participants into groups by dementia type and disease stage.

The director of the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine discussed the role amyloid plays in various types of Alzheimer disease and its impact on vascular dysfunction.

The vaccine could be given therapeutically to individuals living with a diagnosis of AD to inhibit further disease progression.

The director of the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine discussed the role amyloid plays in various types of Alzheimer disease and its impact on vascular dysfunction.

Neurology News Network for the week ending September 26, 2020.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive's highlights from the week ending September 25, 2020.

The findings suggest that this insomnia phenotype is a more biologically severe form of the disorder associated with cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and neurocognitive morbidity.

In honor of World Alzheimer’s Day, NeurologyLive is sharing some of the latest clinical developments and thoughts from leaders in the field.

The neurologist at Mayo Clinic shares his thoughts on the state of Alzheimer disease awareness and what can be done to lower dementia rates.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive's highlights from the week ending September 18, 2020.

The results point to the potential for sumifilam to become a transformative treatment for patients with Alzheimer disease.

The new center is part of the first cohort of centers nationally to receive this new NIH funding and is the first and only in Nevada.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive's highlights from the week ending September 11, 2020.

Leah Croll, MD, a neurology resident on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, shares details from her study on the psychosocial impact on physicians and her first-hand experience.

The director of the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and neurologist at Cleveland Clinic highlighted the most pressing needs within the Alzheimer disease community.

The director of the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at Yitzhak Shamir Medical Center offers takeaways on hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Researchers from Mayo Clinic reported characteristics of 55 patients with a newly defined form of Alzheimer disease with unusual or atypical symptoms.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive's highlights from the week ending September 4, 2020.

The director of the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and neurologist at Cleveland Clinic detailed the state of Alzheimer disease and what research particularly grabbed his attention at AAIC 2020.