Researchers Propose New Definition of Brain Health
In correspondence published in The Lancet Neurology, researchers proposed a new definition of adult brain health.
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Intracerebral Hemorrhage Linked to Increased Risk of Cognitive Decline at Young Age
This was a retrospective cohort study that compared the risk of dementia in young patients with traumatic compared with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
Younger Age at Type 2 Diabetes Onset Linked to Subsequent Dementia Risk
Younger age at onset of type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk for subsequent dementia later in life.
Nelotanserin May Be Ineffective for Motor, Vocal Manifestations of RBD in Lewy Body and PD Dementia
Using systematic video analysis, researchers assessed the efficacy of nelotanserin for symptomatic treatment of REM sleep behavior disorder in patients with dementia.
Comprehensive Diagnostic Services and Timely Diagnosis of Dementia Vary on the Basis of Ethnicity and Sociodemographic Characteristics
The study authors sought to examine the associations between race/ethnicity and timeliness of dementia diagnosis, as well as the comprehensiveness of diagnostic evaluation.
Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy Tied to Dementia, Depression in Younger Men
Findings from a recent study emphasize the importance of neurocognitive assessment in men undergoing ADT, especially in younger patients, according to investigators.
Lewy Body Dementia With AD Copathology Linked to Impaired Language Performance
Patients with Lewy body dementia with likely AD-type copathology may have impaired language compared to those without such copathology.
Persistent Midlife Loneliness May Up Later Dementia, AD Risk
Persistent loneliness in midlife is an independent risk factor for later dementia and Alzheimer disease.
FDA Rejects Pimavanserin sNDA for Dementia-Related Psychosis
The sNDA submission was supported by data from the pivotal phase 3 HARMONY study.
African Americans More Likely to Carry Genetic Variants Associated With Dementia
Study researchers sought to assess the racial differences in triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 in patients with Alzheimer disease.
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