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
Study identifies factors that predict driving cessation in seniors
May 22, 2024
Older age, female sex and progression to symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease were associated with driving cessation.
Investing in extra help
By
Chelsi Archibald
Jul 10, 2015
While many long-term caregivers are aiding seniors with dementia, a new training course focuses on preventing cognitive decline by looking at food.
Long-term loneliness tied to risk for memory decline
Aug 08, 2022
The association was particularly strong for those aged 65 years or older and for women.
Hypertension, type 2 diabetes contribute to brain changes in Puerto Rican seniors
Apr 01, 2022
A high prevalence of hypertension and type 2 diabetes was seen among the Puerto Rican cohort; those with both have deteriorating patterns in major white matter tracts.
Healthier lifestyle linked to better global cognition close to death
Feb 06, 2024
Neither the strength nor the significance of the association was changed when common dementia-related brain pathologies were included in the model.
Flu vaccination cuts older adults’ dementia odds by 40 percent over 4 years
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 27, 2022
Older adults with no signs of dementia and at least one flu vaccination were 40% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease within the next four years than their unvaccinated peers, according to a new...
Subjective cognitive decline tied to incident dementia in Black, Latinx individuals
Dec 01, 2022
Subjective cognitive decline was associated with increased rates of incident dementia over time in the multiracial population, Latinx and non-Latinx Black individuals.
Statin use not tied to cognitive decline, dementia in seniors
Jun 22, 2021
No association was seen for statin use versus nonuse with dementia, mild cognitive impairment or changes in cognitive function over time.
Poststroke cognitive impairment common
May 08, 2023
In some cases, cognitive impairment is reversible, but up to one-third of individuals with stroke develop dementia within five years.