Dementia and Alzheimer Disease

The association between black individuals and processing speeds may explain the black-white disparities in dementia risk at older age.

The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation made 5 new investments through its Diagnostics Accelerator initiative, through which it has $50 million in commitments from leading scientific philanthropists such as Leonard A. Lauder, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and MacKenzie Bezos.

Artificial intelligence unlocks new potential to expand neuroimaging tools and techniques available for disease detection and prevention.

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Evidence continues to increase on the neurological impacts of COVID-19 infection, with patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) showing brain abnormalities on MRI scans.

Despite patients being off treatment for an average of 23 months, patients treated with Eisai’s BAN2401 remained amyloid PET negative in an open-label extension preliminary analysis.

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The founding executive director and chief science officer at the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation detailed what he foresees the future of Alzheimer and dementia care to look like with telemedicine as a more permanent aspect of care.

The positron emission tomography tau tracer was shown to identify high levels of Alzheimer disease neuropathologic change and neurofibrillary tangles with good sensitivity and specificity.

The founding executive director and chief science officer at the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation spoke to the way the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the use of telemedicine for the elderly with conditions like Alzheimer and dementia.

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The founding executive director and chief science officer at the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation discussed the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the care of patients with Alzheimer disease and dementias.

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Cumulative mean systolic blood pressure was associated with those faster declines in memory which were significantly more common in black individuals than white individuals.

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Consumption of whole fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, legumes, fish and olive oil, as well as reduced consumption of red meat and alcohol was observed to assist in preserving cognitive function.

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Will ethical considerations and lack of consent stand in the way of thoroughly exploring the potential of this nondrug therapy?

Despite solanezumab (Eli Lilly) and gantenerumab (Roche and Genentech) failing to meet the DIAN-TU trial primary end point in inherited Alzheimer disease, the international undertaking provided some positive takeaways for the clinical community.

A multicenter, cross-sectional, observational, Spanish nationwide study’s findings suggest that those with Parkinson disease dementia may be predisposed to impulse control disorder symptoms and related behaviors.

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Cognitive change over time was similar in both the aspirin and placebo groups.

Study results suggest that unexplained seizures in older adults may also be a first sign of a neurodegenerative disease.