Multi-focus program cuts lifestyle risk for dementia
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 10, 2020
Seniors educated on the benefits of a health lifestyle, Mediterranean diet, physical activity and cognitive engagement made enough changes to improve cognition after earlier testing for mild impairment,...
Financial ‘symptoms’ of dementia seen up to 6 years before diagnosis
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 01, 2020
Missed bill payments and lowered credit scores may be evident years before a dementia diagnosis, a new study shows. Earlier diagnosis could help protect patients’ financial well-being, investigators...
Cognitively healthy residents over-diagnosed with dementia at intake: study
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 24, 2020
Positive delirium screenings in new SNF residents often lead to inappropriate dementia diagnoses — even in those who are cognitively healthy, investigators contend.
New research shows why even well-controlled epilepsy can disrupt thinking
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 17, 2019
People with well-controlled epilepsy often experience bouts of unclear thinking. In a new study, Stanford researchers demonstrated why this occurs.
Study: ‘Cognitive frailty’ may be result of aging — not the brain changes found in dementia
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 11, 2022
Reduced cognitive function without substantial memory complaints may be a normal part of aging and not an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, investigators say.
Collaborative model helps reduce antipsychotic drug use
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 25, 2020
Training and support leads to discontinuation of antipsychotic meds in residents who do not have a diagnosis of psychosis or mental health issues, researchers have found. Notably, behavioral symptoms did...
Education changes may account for reduced sex differences in cognitive aging: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 02, 2021
In an older birth cohort, women had poorer verbal fluency scores than men, a measure that’s been linked to dementia risk. But this difference progressively reversed in groups that were born more...
Memory trick for old age: keep learning like a child
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 17, 2019
To help prevent dementia, one group of researchers recommends that older adults learn like a child; acquiring many new skills at one time.
Operators treating Medicare Advantage enrollees for depression, dementia and frailty are unfairly penalized:...
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 11, 2020
Operators who serve a disproportionate share of beneficiaries with these conditions are penalized twice, argue researchers.
Dementia risk rises with younger age of type 2 diabetes onset: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 30, 2021
The odds of dementia in later life are greater the younger an adult is when diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, investigators say. But prediabetes and late-life diabetes diagnoses are not linked to subsequent...