Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia News

About half of patients with Alzheimer’s disease experience back pain, but only eight North American medical schools offer courses on geriatric pain, data show.

Alcohol-induced loss of consciousness appeared associated with a subsequent increase in dementia risk, according to results of a multicohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Young adults who experienced episodes of kidney function decline – termed here as having greater end-stage renal disease risk exposure – had lower cognitive performance at middle age, according to a study published in Neurology.

Long-term treatment with certain antidepressants appeared associated with reduced dementia incidence, according to results of a case-control study published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Dementia may be linked to nearly three times more deaths in the United States than official records show, according to results of a prospective cohort study published in JAMA Neurology.

Cannabidiol appeared to increase cerebral blood flow to brain regions involved in memory processing, according to results of an MRI study published in Journal of Psychopharmacology.

Researchers observed a U-shaped trend in age-adjusted mortality rates from neurological disorders from 1999 to 2017. The recent upward trend suggests these disorders are an “imminent threat to public health,” they wrote in JAMA Neurology.

Healio Psychiatry has compiled a list of five major stories from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2020.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted research, outcomes, long-term care and disparities related to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, according to presenters at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2020.

Individuals with dementia-related psychosis commonly experience visual hallucinations, auditory hallucinations and distortion of senses, according to data presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2020.