Alzheimer's Disease Center of Excellence: News and Perspective

• Had COVID? Part of the Virus May Stick Around in Your Brain If you or someone you know is experiencing "brain fog" after COVID-19, scientists now have a possible explanation -- and it might not bring much comfort.
  WebMD Health News, April 13, 2023
• Alzheimer's Disease: Unraveling the Tangle: Earlier Warning   Indiana University clinicians describe diagnostic tools available for Alzheimer's and discuss research on a blood test that could diagnose this condition.
  Medscape TV, April 13, 2023
• AAN 2023 Urban Green, Blue Spaces Linked to Less Psychological Distress The data, collected between 2011 and 2019, used a self-reported questionnaire to determine serious psychological distress.
  MDedge News, April 12, 2023
• AAN 2023 Mississippi–Ohio River Valley Linked to Higher Risk of Parkinson's Evidence is mounting that 'air pollution may be an important causal factor in Parkinson's and especially Alzheimer's disease.'
  MDedge News, April 12, 2023
• AAN 2023 Cardiovascular Measures Linked to Reduced Dementia Risk in Women Rist and colleagues used Harvard data to discern how closely women conformed to what AHA describes as 'Life's Simple 7' during the initial study period and at 10 years.
  MDedge News, April 12, 2023
• Phototherapy a Safe, Effective New Option for Dementia? Phototherapy is a safe, effective, noninvasive, inexpensive way of boosting cognition in dementia in new research that suggests it may be "one of the most promising" interventions for improving core symptoms of the disease.
  Medscape Medical News, April 10, 2023
• Alzheimer's Drug May Ease Hair Pulling, Skin-Picking Disorders Compared to placebo, the Alzheimer's drug memantine significantly reduces symptoms of trichotillomania and skin picking, results of a randomized clinical trial show.
  Medscape Medical News, April 06, 2023
• Anti-Amyloids Linked to Accelerated Brain Atrophy Anti-amyloids have been linked to accelerated brain atrophy, a new meta-analysis shows, but more research is needed before drawing any firm conclusions about potential clinical implications.
  Medscape Medical News, April 05, 2023
• Kidney Disease Skews Alzheimer's Biomarker Testing Alzheimer's disease biomarkers can be skewed in the presence of chronic kidney disease, but using ratios of these biomarkers may help solve the problem.
  Medscape Medical News, April 05, 2023
• Magnesium-Rich Diet Linked to Lower Dementia Risk A magnesium-rich diet has been linked to better brain health, an outcome that may help lower dementia risk, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, March 31, 2023
• Apathy in MCI May Herald Conversion to Alzheimer's Apathy may be a red flag signaling that patients with MCI are progressing to Alzheimer's disease.
  Medscape Medical News, March 30, 2023
• Poor Bone Health a 'Robust' Dementia Risk Factor Low bone density, particularly at the femoral neck, may raise dementia risk in older adults, possibly through the little-known bone-brain axis.
  Medscape Medical News, March 23, 2023
• Longer Telomeres Tied to Better Brain Health A new study shows an association between longer telomere length and healthier brain structures and lower risk for dementia in older adults.
  Medscape Medical News, March 22, 2023
• Restless Legs a New Modifiable Risk Factor for Dementia? Restless legs syndrome has been associated with an increased risk of dementia in new findings that suggest the disorder may be a risk factor for or an early noncognitive sign of dementia.
  Medscape Medical News, March 22, 2023
• Causal Link Found Between T2D and Dementia A Mendelian randomization study in more than 300,000 mostly male US veterans found that those with type 2 diabetes were more likely to develop dementia, vascular dementia, and Alzheimer's disease.
  First Look, March 21, 2023
• Bruce Willis' Dementia Is Not Your Grandpa's Dementia A neuroscientist reviews how FTD differs from more common forms of dementia with little initial impact on a patient's broader memory and associated cognitive abilities.
  Medscape Neurology, March 20, 2023
• Music Intervention Calms Agitation in Severe Dementia Listening to a personalized musical playlist has been linked to mitigation of behavioral and psychological disturbances in patients with severe dementia.
  Medscape Medical News, March 20, 2023
• Med Diet Guards Against Dementia, Regardless of Genetic Risk Higher adherence to the healthy Mediterranean diet was associated with lower dementia risk, independently of genetic risk in a large population study suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, March 14, 2023
• Two Diets Tied to Lower Alzheimer's Pathology at Autopsy A brain autopsy study shows less AD pathology with greater adherence to the MIND or Mediterranean diets.
  Medscape Medical News, March 09, 2023
• AAGP 2023 Antipsychotic Cuts Alzheimer's-Related Agitation The antipsychotic brexpiprazole effectively improves agitation associated with Alzheimer's disease with favorable tolerability, results of a phase 3 study suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, March 09, 2023