No spike in schizophrenia, other diagnoses among people with dementia after feds crack down on antipsychotic...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 28, 2024
Federal policies designed to reduce use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes did not lead to clinically significantly higher rates of schizophrenia diagnoses among people living with dementia,...
Researcher eyes assisted living as base for testing AI-powered dementia screening technology
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 14, 2024
A research-based startup is looking to assisted living providers as it works to commercialize its artificial intelligence-powered platform to improve the dementia screening process.
Tau PET performs well in predicting dementia in individuals with MCI
Jun 12, 2024
Tau positron emission tomography predicts all-cause dementia and Alzheimer disease dementia
Simple cognitive test and EMR tool boost dementia care actions in primary care setting, trial finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 07, 2024
A five-minute cognitive assessment test and an electronic medical record (EMR) decision-making add-on system improved dementia diagnosis and care, according to a clinical trial.
New AI tool may help detect dementia’s earliest signs
By
John O'Connor
Jun 05, 2024
A speech analysis tool successfully detected mild cognitive impairment and dementia in a Spanish-speaking population, a new study finds.
Free training helps dementia caregivers cope with difficult behavior
By
Kristen Fischer
May 31, 2024
A new website aims to give more support to people caring for older adults who are living with dementia.
Waiter, I’d like a healthy brain, please! VR cafe ‘game’ shows promise in assessing seniors’...
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 28, 2024
A new VR-based game in which a user performs the role of a cafe waiter could become a cognitive test for seniors with neurological issues.
Wrist-worn monitor can trace late-night habits of largely amiable people with late-stage dementia
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 20, 2024
Seniors dealing with late-stage dementia are willing to accept a wearable to monitor daily habits such as sleep cycles, a new study found.
Wearable tech offers hope for spotting dementia-causing diseases
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 11, 2024
Wearable technology that measures spatial navigation and gait could improve detection of diseases that cause dementia, according to a new study.
AI may help predict mortality in dementia patients
Mar 05, 2024
The prediction was feasible across time frames using certain clinical features.