COPENHAGEN – The incidence of Alzheimer’s disease appears to be declining in the United States and may be following a similar positive trend in Germany as well.
An analysis of the ongoing Framingham...
COPENHAGEN – Researchers appear to be tracking contradictory trends in the global incidence and prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease.
There’s no doubt that both are declining in the United...
COPENHAGEN – The location of cerebral microbleeds appears to be strongly associated with dementia subtypes, perhaps reflecting the disorders’ underlying pathologies.
"This regional association...
COPENHAGEN – A test that measures how well patients recognize scents was highly correlated with progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease as well as neurodegeneration...
CHICAGO – More liberal lipid targets in elderly patients and lower statin doses might offset the risk of memory decline associated with statin use in these patients, <link...
CHICAGO – Older adults who undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass are at risk for lessened bone mineral density for at least 2 years after their surgery and should be monitored appropriately for...
Among noninstitutionalized Americans aged 65 years and older, 61.2% of women and 38% of men experience at least occasional urinary or bowel incontinence, the National Center for Health Statistics...
Epidural injections of glucocorticoids plus lidocaine proved ineffective at improving pain or function in older adults with central spinal stenosis in a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial...
MINNEAPOLIS – People who report feeling more sleepy and less rested have elevated levels of amyloid in regions of the brain that are commonly involved in Alzheimer’s disease, finds a cohort study...
PARIS – New guidelines aim to narrow the wide variation that has been observed across specialties and countries in the treatment of patients with polymyalgia.
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