Dementia and Alzheimer Disease

Our Feb. news & research include two new migraine drugs, the stroke-Parkinson link, and the potential of an anticancer drug to prevent Alzheimer.

Our Jan. news & research list includes the possible lingering effects of childhood concussion and the benefits of vitamin D for MS.

New findings regarding viruses and neuronal cells could provide clues for possible new therapies for MS and Alzheimer disease.

Compliance, an obstacle in depression treatment for all patients, can be especially difficult for patients with dementia.

Our Dec. news & research list includes groundbreaking research from AES 2015 as well as a few potential neurodegeneration biomarkers.

A groundbreaking discovery may lead to repair of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer and Parkinson.

The holidays can be an especially stressful time of year, so patients need to be aware of how stress influences neurological disease progression.

Our Nov. news & research list includes 2 successful genetic Alzheimer treatments in mouse models and a potential drug for Parkinson disease psychosis.

Research findings indicate that signs of Alzheimer may begin earlier than previously thought and genotyping could identify those at risk.

Researchers studied type 2 diabetes-induced neurodegeneration and the possible link to Alzheimer disease.

Researchers found associations between cognitive test scores and eventual Alzheimer disease.

Studies of a kuru epidemic in a formerly cannibalistic tribe could lead to further understanding of other neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer and Parkinson.

Neurologists will need to improve documentation for several common diagnoses to make a successful ICD-10 transition. Here are six helpful tips.

An international research group sought to uncover the link between Alzheimer disease and its numerous risk factors.

Research into AD pathogenesis and identification of early biomarkers could contribute to the development of new treatments. We present several recent findings.

Discover 3 exciting developments in Alzheimer disease research.

These two new drugs for Alzheimer disease, presented at AAN 2015, are too good not to review. Here, a 6-slide summary of aducanumab and encenicline studies.

Proteins linked in a pathway, drugs that may prevent memory loss, the positive role of sleep, a new memory app-check out these latest new concepts in AD diagnosis and treatment.

A new way to treat dementia and other diagnosis and treatment developments are in the news.

While a majority of persons with the 4 most common cancers are told the diagnosis, fewer than half of persons with AD get that kind of information. This could be a problem.

There’s a new app for tracking symptoms of Parkinson disease, Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases may share characteristics with mad cow disease, and a skin test may one day be used to detect both AD and PD.

Focused ultrasound works like a noninvasive knife, cutting away amyloid plaques in mice. But is this new method safe and effective in humans?

Anticholinergics could confer an increased risk, one dependent on the dose and amount of use. Give them to older patients or consider alternatives?

Prostaglandin may block protective microglial cells in Alzheimer disease, a study shows. This work could form the basis for future therapies.