Dementia care education equips staff to create better interactions, outcomes
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 14, 2024
It’s important that senior living communities invest in dementia care education to not only prepare for the 73 million baby boomers aging into the pool of prospective residents, but also to better equip...
Coffee, tea linked to long-term cognitive perks
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 06, 2024
Drinking coffee and tea is linked with long-term cognitive benefits in older adults, according to two reports presented at the recent Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.
Raising care consciousness: Long grief
By
Martie Moore
Jul 27, 2024
She was a highly regarded CEO, and then her family started noticing changes in her ability to process information and emotions. They were devastated when the diagnosis confirmed she had brain failure or...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, June 16
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 15, 2024
Opinion: Medicare drug pricing rules will delay access to drugs … Study: JAK inhibitors linked to lower age-related macular degeneration risk … This is how sleep affects dementia risk … Geriatric...
Data ties excess sugar consumption to dementia
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 18, 2024
Consuming too much sugar is linked to dementia, according to a new study.
Study: Black seniors with lower income, better cognitive ability less likely to get dementia diagnosis...
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 05, 2024
Older Black adults who had less income, higher cognitive function and fewer comorbidities were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia in a timely manner, according to a new study that tried to identify...
FDA approves second monoclonal antibody treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 02, 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a second monoclonal antibody treatment for for early Alzheimer’s on Tuesday. Eli Lilly’s Kisunla (donanemab), which has proven to slow the disease...
New criteria for diagnosing, staging Alzheimer’s stirs controversy
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 01, 2024
The Alzheimer’s Association set out new criteria for diagnosing and staging Alzheimer’s based on recent advancements, especially biomarkers that can biologically detect the disease instead of relying...
Study: Hypertension emerges as most common modifiable risk factor for dementia globally
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 26, 2024
Hypertension is now the top dementia risk factor. That compares to past years when smoking or less education were the leading risk factors, a new study finds.
Also in the News for Wednesday, June 12, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 11, 2024
10 of 11 Minnesota nursing homes in broad March strike have ratified new contracts … Researchers report ‘encouraging’ findings in quest to use Viagra to prevent dementia … MACPAC issues annual...