Parkinson's and Plant-Based Diets; AI and Dementia; Why Do Some People Develop ALS? News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Aug 29, 2023
Experts Warn on Mixing New Alzheimer's Drug and Antidepressants Patients starting SSRIs and lecanemab may warrant close monitoring Aug 18, 2023
Few Early Alzheimer's Patients Qualify for Lecanemab Inclusion and exclusion criteria whittle down pool of eligible treatment candidates Aug 16, 2023
Alzheimer's Protector Genes; West Nile and MS; What a 101-Year-Old Neurologist Eats News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Aug 15, 2023
Quest's Alzheimer's Blood Test Has Experts Concerned "Patients will have a difficult time knowing what the results mean" Aug 07, 2023
Hand Motions Predict Memory Impairment; APOE4 Smell Loss; Alzheimer's Drug Guidance News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Aug 01, 2023
CMS Announces New Dementia Care Model for Medicare Patients Aims to provide more coordinated, ongoing care Jul 31, 2023
Proteins Predict Dementia; Brain Function in Long COVID; Pregabalin Plus Opioids News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Jul 25, 2023
Alzheimer's Blood Tests May Improve Primary Care Diagnoses Without biomarkers, primary care doctors correctly identified Alzheimer's in about 55% of cases Jul 21, 2023
Study of 1.6 Million Veterans Links Neighborhood and Dementia Risk Despite equal access to care, health inequalities persisted in disadvantaged areas Jul 20, 2023
This Common Device Can Slow Cognitive Decline, Trial Shows Hearing loss is more than a marker for dementia risk, it appears Jul 18, 2023
Donanemab Slows Progression in Early Alzheimer's Safety issues linger, as details of three deaths emerge Jul 17, 2023
Low Amyloid Burden Bodes Well for Future Dementia Risk A ray of hope amidst disappointing results from A4 trial Jul 17, 2023
Registry Enrollment for Alzheimer's Drug Coverage Won't Help Much A minimalist policy for a minimalist treatment Jul 11, 2023
Without Early Detection, Fighting Dementia Is an Uphill Battle A brief assessment in primary care can help identify patients most at risk Jun 27, 2023
Our Health Systems Aren't Ready for the Full Approval of Lecanemab Screening, administration, and eligibility concerns remain Jun 23, 2023
Alzheimer's Drug Clears Major Hurdle Toward Full Approval But risks associated with anti-amyloid agent lecanemab still loom Jun 09, 2023
Study Suggests Increase in Brain Aging in Those With Type 1 Diabetes But this didn't seem to translate into Alzheimer's disease-related neurodegeneration Jun 01, 2023
Navigating My Father's Alzheimer's as a Doctor Sandeep Jauhar, MD, PhD, on his career and wrestling with his father's dementia May 16, 2023 podcast
Alzheimer's Progression Delayed by Rare Genetic Variant Finding challenges previous assumptions about disease May 15, 2023
FDA OKs First Drug for Agitation in Alzheimer's Dementia Boxed warning on increased mortality risk in elderly patients remains for brexpiprazole May 11, 2023
AI Offers Hope for Those With Alzheimer's Disease How tech can help make a better future for patients Apr 25, 2023
Alzheimer's Proteins Reduced by Sleep Drug Both amyloid and tau levels fell in early trial Apr 21, 2023
Test Predicts Transition From Normal to Impaired Cognition Sensitive, simple test detects subtle deficit at its earliest stage Apr 19, 2023
RF Ablation or Drugs for Afib: Choice May Matter for Cognitive Outcomes New study suggests one does a better job of protecting the brain Apr 18, 2023
FDA Advisors Endorse Rexulti for Agitation in Alzheimer's Dementia Increased mortality risk seen but benefits may outweigh this, panelists say Apr 14, 2023
Rexulti Works for Agitation in Alzheimer's, Despite Risks, Says FDA Staff Increased mortality risk consistent with other antipsychotics in elderly dementia patients Apr 13, 2023
Detecting Alzheimer's in Speech; Manipulating CSF in Humans; Gut Microbiome and MS News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Apr 04, 2023
Brains Shrink With Anti-Amyloid Alzheimer's Drugs Treatments accelerate brain atrophy, but reasons why remain a mystery Mar 31, 2023
Autopsies Show Relationship Between Alzheimer's Pathology and Diet in Older Adults Green leafy vegetable intake inversely correlated with pathology in postmortem brain tissue Mar 08, 2023
We May Be Better at Fending Off Dementia, Autopsies Suggest Neurodegeneration pathologies look similar across birth epochs as dementia incidence declines Feb 20, 2023
There's No 'Recipe' to Reduce Dementia Risk -- Yet Until more evidence emerges, here's how to discuss it with patients Feb 13, 2023
Blood Test Predicts Which People With Amyloid Are Likely to Decline Cognitively Plasma p-tau217 outperformed other preclinical Alzheimer's measures Feb 06, 2023
Their Alzheimer's Disease Didn't Worsen. Why? Case reports find one healthy habit in common Feb 03, 2023
Restless Legs and Opioids; Obesity Brain Changes; Parkinson's Apple Watch News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Jan 31, 2023
Viruses Tied to Subsequent Dementia, Other Neurodegenerative Diseases Viral encephalitis and Alzheimer's disease showed strongest links Jan 30, 2023
Memory Decline Tied to Lifestyle Factors Healthy lifestyle slowed memory loss, even in APOE4 carriers Jan 25, 2023
Isolation and Dementia Risk; High-Intensity Exercise and the Brain; Migraine and MS News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Jan 17, 2023
Alzheimer's Disease Detected in Blood a Decade Before Clinical Symptoms GFAP levels change before tau, neurodegeneration biomarkers Jan 11, 2023