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Nov 15, 2016
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Solanezumab does not slow cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer’s disease
Jul 19, 2023
The mean change in Preclinical Alzheimer Cognitive Composite score not significantly different at 240 weeks with solanezumab or placebo.
Number of teeth, periodontitis in older adults linked to hippocampal atrophy
Jul 06, 2023
A qualitative interaction was seen between the number of teeth present and the mean periodontal probing depth for symmetric percentage change in left hippocampus.
Insurance company argues against defending senior living operator in wrongful death suit
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 18, 2023
A policy lapse means that an insurer does not have to defend an assisted living community from a wrongful death lawsuit, the insurer is arguing in federal court.
New law adds disclosure requirement for memory care providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 21, 2021
A new law in Texas requires memory care providers to make a new disclosure, but it won’t mean big changes for the sector, according to a senior living association expert.
Alzheimer’s test can diagnose disease decades before symptoms appear
Nov 09, 2015
A test leading to the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease 10 to 30 years before symptoms appear has been formally classified as the international reference method, which means that it will be used as...
Senior Scholars program refreshes activities, gives residents purpose, educates caregivers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 19, 2021
A “Senior Scholars” program featuring life plan community residents as “knowledge experts” to educate student nurses about the spectrum of aging issues exemplifies how senior living communities...
Study: Activity in middle age may not affect underlying Alzheimer’s disease
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 24, 2016
People who keep mentally and physically fit in middle age may not show symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, but that doesn’t mean that such activity affects the underlying disease changes in the...
Aggressively reducing Alzheimer’s risk factors could mean 1.2 million fewer disease in 2050: experts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2021
Adopting an aggressive plan to reduce risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias by 15% per decade could result in 1.2 million fewer people living with the disease in 2050, according...
