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Tailored approach needed to bridge quality-of-care divide in dementia nursing homes

Additional staffing alone will not be sufficient to bridge the quality-of-care and health outcome disparities among nursing home facilities with varying percentages of residents with dementia, according to a first-of-its-kind study led by the University of California, Irvine.

8 Jan 2024

Bariatric surgery may mitigate the natural history of cognitive decline in people with obesity

Within the next 10 years, it's projected that up to 50% of United States adults will be affected by obesity, which is associated with cognitive impairment and dementia.

8 Jan 2024

Gut microbiota: the new frontier in Alzheimer’s disease research and therapy

The current evidence of the role of gut microbiota in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathogenesis.

8 Jan 2024

COVID-19's unseen impact: study reveals surge in home deaths across 32 countries

Trends in places of death across 32 countries during and before the COVID-19.

5 Jan 2024

Computerized cognitive training shows promise in enhancing memory for dementia patients

Study systematically reviews and meta-analyzes the impact of computerized cognitive training (CCT) on memory functions in patients with mild cognitive impairment or dementia, highlighting the benefits of both supervised and unsupervised CCT.

4 Jan 2024

Urban green and blue spaces linked to improved mental, physical health in older adults

.Even small differences in the availability of urban green and blue spaces may be associated with better mental and physical health in older adults, according to a Washington State University study.

4 Jan 2024

Wearing hearing aids could extend people's lifespan

Hearing loss affects approximately 40 million American adults, yet only one in 10 people who need hearing aids use them, research shows.

3 Jan 2024

Coffee extract supplementation shows no significant cognitive benefits in older adults, study finds

Study evaluated the impact of daily coffee extract supplementation on cognitive function over two years in older adults, finding no significant improvement in global or domain-specific cognitive function compared to a placebo, but suggestive benefits in those with poorer baseline diet quality.

3 Jan 2024

New brain imaging technique sheds light on invisible mTBIs

Researchers have created a new brain imaging method that allows mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs) to be diagnosed, even when existing imaging techniques like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) don't show any structural abnormalities.

3 Jan 2024

Living alone? Adopting a pet might help slow cognitive decline among older adults

Researchers investigated the association between pet ownership and cognitive decline in the elderly.

3 Jan 2024

Enlarged perivascular spaces in infancy associated with sleep problems and autism risk

Throughout the day and night, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pulses through small fluid-filled channels surrounding blood vessels in the brain, called perivascular spaces, to flush out neuroinflammation and other neurological waste.

2 Jan 2024

Healthy fats from fish and nuts may slow lung scarring, delay transplants

Could healthy fats found in nuts and fish slow the progression of potentially deadly lung scarring known as pulmonary fibrosis and delay the need for lung transplants?

2 Jan 2024

Large-scale study uncovers modifiable risk factors for young-onset dementia

Researchers have identified a wide range of risk factors for young-onset dementia.

26 Dec 2023

Increased β-amyloid accumulation may be linked to Alzheimer’s dementia risk in oldest of the old

A new study indicates that severity of amyloid deposition in the brain - not just age - may be key to determining who will benefit from new anti-amyloid therapies to delay the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

26 Dec 2023

Common stomach bacteria may be linked to higher risk of Alzheimer's disease

A common stomach bacteria found in two thirds of the world population may be linked to a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests.

26 Dec 2023

Words matter: Delivering Parkinson's diagnosis with empathy and hope

As Parkinson's disease diagnoses continue to rise in the U.S., limited patient access to movement disorder specialists means the job of delivering the often-devastating, lifechanging news falls on primary care physicians or community neurologists who may not have the necessary expertise for this sensitive task.

21 Dec 2023

Examining two serum biomarkers as early predictors of cognitive decline in women

Researchers from the University of Michigan have connected two blood biomarkers to changes in cognitive function in women in midlife, opening a potentially powerful path to noninvasive, earlier detection and interventions for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

21 Dec 2023

Deciphering how amino acids control cell growth and autophagy in yeast

Amino acids are the building blocks of life. We obtain them from the food we eat, and the body uses them to make proteins, which in turn are used for growth, development, and a multitude of other functions.

21 Dec 2023

Football linked to more brain damage beyond white matter marks

Signs of injury to the brain's white matter called white matter hyperintensities, as seen on brain scans, may be tied more strongly to vascular risk factors, brain shrinkage, and other markers of dementia in former tackle football players than in those who did not play football, according to a study published in the December 20, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

20 Dec 2023

UVA Alzheimer's study pinpoints how tau protein damages brain cells

University of Virginia Alzheimer's researchers have discovered how harmful tau proteins damage the essential operating instructions for our brain cells, a finding which could lead to new treatments.

20 Dec 2023

Dementia News and Research

Latest Dementia News and Research

Tailored approach needed to bridge quality-of-care divide in dementia nursing homes

Bariatric surgery may mitigate the natural history of cognitive decline in people with obesity

Gut microbiota: the new frontier in Alzheimer’s disease research and therapy

COVID-19's unseen impact: study reveals surge in home deaths across 32 countries

Computerized cognitive training shows promise in enhancing memory for dementia patients

Urban green and blue spaces linked to improved mental, physical health in older adults

Wearing hearing aids could extend people's lifespan

Coffee extract supplementation shows no significant cognitive benefits in older adults, study finds

New brain imaging technique sheds light on invisible mTBIs

Living alone? Adopting a pet might help slow cognitive decline among older adults

Enlarged perivascular spaces in infancy associated with sleep problems and autism risk

Healthy fats from fish and nuts may slow lung scarring, delay transplants

Large-scale study uncovers modifiable risk factors for young-onset dementia

Increased β-amyloid accumulation may be linked to Alzheimer’s dementia risk in oldest of the old

Common stomach bacteria may be linked to higher risk of Alzheimer's disease

Words matter: Delivering Parkinson's diagnosis with empathy and hope

Examining two serum biomarkers as early predictors of cognitive decline in women

Deciphering how amino acids control cell growth and autophagy in yeast

Football linked to more brain damage beyond white matter marks

UVA Alzheimer's study pinpoints how tau protein damages brain cells

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