Eight in 10 seniors see wisdom of dementia screening
Jul 20, 2023
Only about one in five has had such screening in the past year, however.
MIND diet plus caloric restriction no better for cognition
Jul 19, 2023
A small improvement seen in global cognition scores, but it was no different from those following control diet with mild caloric restriction.
Study links greater number of chronic pain sites to risk for dementia
Jul 12, 2023
A greater number of chronic pain sites was linked to an increased incident all-cause dementia and Alzheimer’s disease but not vascular and frontotemporal dementia.
FDA gives full approval to Alzheimer’s disease drug Leqembi
Jul 06, 2023
Although Leqembi did help reduce mental decline compared with placebo, the drug has been linked to two deaths from brain bleeds.
Patient portal use explored for older adults with dementia diagnosis
Jul 06, 2023
People living with dementia are more likely to have a registered care partner with shared access to a patient portal.
Medicare spending would increase $2.0 to $5.1 billion with lecanemab
May 18, 2023
$2.0 to $5.1 billion would include lecanemab and ancillary costs; estimated annual per-patient coinsurance could reach $6,636
Mediterranean diet tied to lower risk for dementia
Mar 30, 2023
Individuals with a higher adherence to a Mediterranean diet had up to a 23% lower risk for dementia, regardless of their genetic risk.
Sleep-initiation insomnia, sleep medication use may increase dementia risk
Mar 10, 2023
However, sleep-maintenance insomnia is tied to reduced dementia risk.
Vitamin D supplementation may cut dementia incidence
Mar 08, 2023
Any vitamin D supplement exposure was associated with a 40% lower dementia incidence.
High cardiovascular health tied to longer life expectancy free of disease
Mar 06, 2023
For those with high cardiovascular health level, no significant difference was seen in disease-free life expectancy based on socioeconomic status.