Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia News

Older adults who nap for more than an hour a day had a 40% higher risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease compared with those who napped less than an hour a day, researchers reported in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.

Delirium, independent of preexisting dementia, at the time of discharge to a skilled nursing facility after HF hospitalization was associated with increased risk for 30-day and 1-year mortality among veterans, researchers reported.

An increased risk for cognitive decline was associated with adults aged 60 years and older, following severe cases of COVID-19, in Wuhan, China, experts reported in JAMA Neurology.

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. has resubmitted its supplemental new drug application to the FDA for pimavanserin for treating hallucinations and delusions linked to Alzheimer’s disease psychosis.

Diagnosis of mental disorders was associated with an increased risk for the onset of dementia later in life, according to results of a population-based administrative register study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Adults with two or more chronic conditions by middle age had an increased risk for dementia later in life, according to findings published in The BMJ.

Publicity surrounding FDA approval of Aduhelm for Alzheimer’s disease did not contribute to understanding of nor enthusiasm for the drug among middle-aged and older adults, according to survey results published in JAMA Network Open.

Heart disease continues to stand as the leading global cause of death, but there has been a rapid rise in brain disease-related deaths, and risk factors for both are similar, according to an American Heart Association report.

CMS has proposed a National Coverage Determination decision memorandum specifying “coverage with evidence development” for FDA-approved monoclonal antibodies targeting amyloid for treating Alzheimer’s disease.

The number of people with dementia worldwide could increase 166%, from about 57.4 million people in 2019 to 152.8 million people in 2050, data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study showed.