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Mashup Score: 7
Background and ObjectivesStructural brain MRI and blood-based phosphorylated tau (p-tau) measures are among the least invasive and least expensive Alzheimer’s disease (AD) biomarkers to date. The extent to which these biomarkers may outperform one another …
Source: www.neurology.orgCategories: General Medicine News, NeurologyTweet
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Mashup Score: 9
More data support the idea of ‘cognitive reserve’
Source: www.medpagetoday.comCategories: General Medicine News, General HCPsTweet-
Cognitive function was better for older adults with healthy lifestyles even if they had #Alzheimer’s or other #dementia-related pathologies, according to a new study. Learn more. https://t.co/3sgewVBLh1
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Mashup Score: 0Incidence and Prevalence of Dementia in Non-Hispanic Black and White Individuals in the US - 4 year(s) ago
This cohort study uses data from the Health and Retirement Study to assess for changes in racial disparities in Alzheimer dementia prevalence and incidence among non-Hispanic Black and White individuals in the US from 2000 to 2016.
Source: jamanetwork.comCategories: Latest Headlines, NeurologyTweet-
In the US, Blacks have higher #dementia risk than Whites. There was no evidence to suggest either narrowing or widening of relative #racialdisparities in #Alzheimerdementia prevalence or incidence from 2000 to 2016 https://t.co/yLawMRaJHI
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Mashup Score: 2Healthy lifestyle and the risk of Alzheimer dementia - 4 year(s) ago
Objective To quantify the impact of a healthy lifestyle on the risk of Alzheimer dementia. Methods Using data from the Chicago Health and Aging Project (CHAP; n = 1,845) and the Rush Memory and Aging Project (MAP; n = 920), we defined a healthy lifestyle score on the basis of nonsmoking, ≥150 min/wk moderate/vigorous-intensity physical activity, light to moderate alcohol consumption,…
Source: NeurologyCategories: Latest Headlines, NeurologyTweet-
Healthy lifestyle and the risk of #AlzheimerDementia Findings from 2 longitudinal studies by researchers from @RushMedical and @UCDavisHealth https://t.co/Dqdqjsie7d #Neurology
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Mashup Score: 0Variation in Body Weight Increases Risk for Dementia in Adulthood - Endocrinology Advisor - 4 year(s) ago
High body weight variability may be associated with increased risk for all-cause dementia and Alzheimer dementia in older patients.
Source: Endocrinology AdvisorCategories: Endocrinology, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
High body #weight variability, measured as the repeated loss and regain of weight within a specific period, may be associated with increased risk for all-cause #dementia and #Alzheimerdementia in older patients. #EndoTwitter https://t.co/XOCV1GWrwP
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According to this study, plasma p-tau217 outperforms an imaging-based cortical thickness signature of #Alzheimer disease in predicting future #dementia diagnosis. Learn more: https://t.co/QYbCsgRZsG https://t.co/hrYCo5d1qK