My husband and I visit New York City once or twice a year. Love the shows, love the atmosphere, love the restaurants, can’t wait to get home to my relatively bucolic environment. The last time...
Professor advocates for clearer messaging around hearing loss, dementia link
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 25, 2023
A professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine has a message about how the healthcare community should communicate the connection between hearing loss and dementia risk: Don’t be scary.
Remotely monitoring residents with dementia in nursing homes can prevent falls, study finds
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 23, 2023
When healthcare workers remotely monitor residents with dementia in nursing homes, it works, according to a new study. The team found that remote monitoring — with some on-site help — can help them...
Air pollution, dementia linked in study
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 15, 2023
A new study shows that being exposed to particulate air pollution may be linked to dementia. The authors say that reducing air pollution could promote healthy aging.
Dementia in older adults linked to benzodiazepines, study shows
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 09, 2023
People 65 and older who were diagnosed with anxiety have a higher risk for being diagnosed with dementia. And they’re more apt to receive a dementia diagnosis if they take a benzodiazepine, new research...
Study: Excess deaths fell among facility residents with dementia in year 2 of pandemic
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Kristen Fischer
Jul 18, 2023
A new study in JAMA Neurology found that excess deaths — more than the normal number — among people with Alzheimer’s and dementia in nursing homes declined significantly during the second year...
Dementia patients fared better in LTC facilities, not home, during pandemic, new study shows
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Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 18, 2023
Researchers suggest that nursing homes offered better dementia care during the pandemic, compared to those remaining at home.
FDA advisors to weigh use of Rexulti for Alzheimer’s agitation
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 10, 2023
Expert advisors are set to determine whether Rexulti (brexpiprazole) is effective and safe for this new application, the FDA announced Monday.
Initial symptoms of dementia predict speed of progression, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 16, 2023
No matter the type of underlying brain changes, the first cognitive symptoms of dementia help predict long-term functional outcomes, researchers report.
Hurricanes hastened the deaths of adults with dementia, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 08, 2023
People with Alzheimer’s and related dementias (ADRD) had higher mortality rates in U.S. counties that had recently experienced a hurricane disaster, investigators report.