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Prevalence of amyloid pathology differs across dementia type and age

Posted on: 19/05/2015 - 16:29

The prevalence of amyloid pathology on PET imaging varies according to what type of dementia the patient has, patient age, and apolipoprotein E epsilon-4 (APOE e4) allele status, according to a...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Study aims to bolster argument for reimbursing amyloid imaging

Posted on: 17/04/2015 - 15:01

A $100 million study may decide the financial fate of amyloid PET imaging and thus potentially the frequency with which it is used to help rule out Al... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Memantine plus cholinesterase inhibitor improves behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer’s

Posted on: 16/04/2015 - 20:37

NEW ORLEANS – The combination of memantine and a cholinesterase inhibitor improved behavioral symptoms in patients with moderate-severe Alzheimer’... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Blocking breakdown of arginine may prevent AD

Posted on: 15/04/2015 - 17:55

Certain immune cells that normally protect the brain abnormally consume the nutrient arginine in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients, suggests a study... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Metabolic monitoring suboptimal for dementia patients taking antipsychotics

Posted on: 14/04/2015 - 15:26

NEW ORLEANS – Elderly dementia patients who take antipsychotics are significantly less likely to have guideline-concordant metabolic checkups than a... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Olfactory deficits may signal cognitive decline

Posted on: 09/04/2015 - 19:13

NEW ORLEANS – A test of smell identification seems to predict cognitive decline in elderly patients who score normally on memory tests. Each 1-poin... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Investigational cancer drug now tested for treating Alzheimer’s

Posted on: 02/04/2015 - 22:22

Saracatinib, a drug originally developed as a cancer treatment, is now being tested in a phase IIa trial of patients with Alzheimer’s disease after ... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Potential link between pulse pressure and dementia onset found

Posted on: 30/03/2015 - 16:00

Pulse pressure and neurodegeneration in relation to the onset of dementia seem to be associated, according to Daniel A. Nation, Ph.D., and his associa... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

GAO calls for expanded efforts to reduce antipsychotic use in older dementia patients

Posted on: 05/03/2015 - 18:04

The Department of Health & Human Services should do more to curb antipsychotic use in older adults with dementia, according to a recent report by ... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Consortium opens Alzheimer’s data to global research community

Posted on: 04/03/2015 - 22:04

A public-private Alzheimer’s disease research consortium has christened its open-access research gateway, hoping to speed drug development by sharin... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Prevalence of amyloid pathology differs across dementia type and age

Study aims to bolster argument for reimbursing amyloid imaging

Memantine plus cholinesterase inhibitor improves behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer’s

Blocking breakdown of arginine may prevent AD

Metabolic monitoring suboptimal for dementia patients taking antipsychotics

Olfactory deficits may signal cognitive decline

Investigational cancer drug now tested for treating Alzheimer’s

Potential link between pulse pressure and dementia onset found

GAO calls for expanded efforts to reduce antipsychotic use in older dementia patients

Consortium opens Alzheimer’s data to global research community

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