Leisure activities may ebb 10 years prior to dementia diagnosis
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 03, 2020
Changes in the amount of leisure activity participation may be an early sign of cognitive decline, possibly due to symptoms such as apathy or emerging cognitive difficulties, investigators say.
Apathy linked to increased dementia risk
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 16, 2020
A nine-year study found that people with severe loss of interest in daily activities are at a higher risk of dementia. Greater apathy also was tied to worse cognitive scores.
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Routine assessment predicts when Alzheimer’s patients will need nursing home care, researchers...
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 08, 2013
Clinicians can use a new assessment to determine when an Alzheimer’s patient is likely to need nursing home care, according to researchers based at Columbia University Medical Center.