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More news for Wednesday, July 14
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 14, 2021
Medicare to weigh national coverage for Aduhelm, other Alzheimer’s treatments … Neurologists issue ethical guidance for dementia diagnosis and care … Helping seniors hear better may slow decline...
Eligibility limited for anti-β amyloid mAbs in seniors with MCI
Aug 18, 2023
Few older adults with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia were eligible for lecanemab or aducanumab after applying clinical trial criteria.
NCBAC Alzheimer Caregiver Guide approved for Florida direct-care workers
Feb 22, 2016
The state of Florida now recognizes the National Certification Board for Alzheimer Care’s Alzheimer Caregiver Guide to meet the four-hour training requirement for direct care workers in assisted...
Whole grain consumption linked to slower global cognitive decline
Nov 22, 2023
For African Americans, those in the highest quintile of whole grain consumption had slower declines in global cognition, perceptual speed and episodic memory.
Sleepiness, Alzheimer’s linked in study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 13, 2018
Are your residents who do not have dementia excessively sleepy during the daytime? If so, then they may be at risk for an increased accumulation of a brain protein that is a biomarker for Alzheimer’s...
One in three Alzheimer’s, dementia cases tied to modifiable risk factors
May 11, 2022
Risk factors differ based on sex and race and ethnicity.
Vascular risk factors only explain part of Alzheimer’s disease risk for Blacks, Hispanics
Jan 11, 2023
Barriers to healthcare access and other socioeconomic factors may increase vulnerability in racial/ethnic minorities.
US sets up $300 million database for Alzheimer’s disease research
Apr 05, 2023
In creating the database, the goal is to provide something that can “improve applicability and generalizability of findings.”
Can we please quit calling them Alzheimer’s patients?
By
John O'Connor
Mar 31, 2016
With all due respect to Alzheimer’s, the brand needs an overhaul.