Dementia and Alzheimer Disease

New research highlights prevention, diagnostic, and treatment advances for Alzheimer, autism, atherosclerosis, and more.

5 key facts about cerebral microbleeds and risk of future cognitive impairment.

The clinical director of the Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis Foundation spoke about the insidiousness of AD and the need for diagnosis earlier in disease progression.

The presence of REM Behavior Disorder predicted an increased risk of Parkinson disease, Lewy Body dementia, or multisystem atrophy in the largest study ever performed in people with the strange disorder. Details here. 

It looks like research is starting to support exercise as a reliable strategy to prevent dementia.

The finger displacement sign is a simple bedside test that can help distinguish Parkinson dementia from Alzheimer dementia.

When and why were the Beers criteria set in place? Learn more in this quiz.

Here: the most notable changes in the new AAN guideline on mild cognitive impairment.

A study looked at changes in retinal signs with fundus photography and their association with cognitive decline.

Alterations in the gut microbiome may trigger autoimmunity against the CNS, and contribute to the development of neuropsychiatric disorders. How? A recent review offers insights.

A newly synthesized compound may be the basis for a novel iron-chelation therapy in several iron-associated neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer, Parkinson, and Huntington disease.

A large study evaluated exercise and its effects on cognitive function in patients with, or at risk for, Alzheimer disease.

Which brain regions are potential deep brain stimulation targets for neurological disorders with memory impairment? Take the quiz and learn more.

The goal for the companies is to reach greater levels of anti-tau antibodies in a single treatment that what current weekly or bi-weekly infusions can achieve.

Findings from a study lends credence to the role of lipids in the early stages of Alzheimer disease.

Many people with dementia continue to drive years after diagnosis. Findings from a systematic review of motor vehicle collisions and driving impairment related to dementia suggest the time to raise concerns over driving safety should be made earlier than originally thought.

These technologies show promise in predicting dementia years before clinical symptoms develop; diagnosing concussion and other brain injuries; and more.

A new forecast model has revealed that an additional 9 million people will develop AD over the next 40 years.

Findings from a new meta-analysis suggest these medications may be most effective in improving cognition in Alzheimer disease.

Bill Gates has taken on an ambitious new project-fighting Alzheimer disease.

Tools to help users monitor and detect tinnitus, control post-stroke symptoms, improve seizure monitoring, and more.

These medical apps provided technology for caregivers to track symptoms, make appointments with doctors, monitor medications, and more.

Higher fish intake was linked to significantly decreased rate of episodic memory decline. More details in this study.

What does epigenetics have to do with risk for Alzheimer disease? Are our epigenetics immutable? What are the therapeutic implications? Those questions answered in this podcast.

A new study is the first to assess the relationship between lithium in drinking water and incidence of dementia.