Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia News

Adults with traumatic spinal cord injuries exhibited increased incidence of psychological morbidities and multimorbidity compared with those without these injuries, according to results of a longitudinal cohort study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Herpes simplex virus type 1 may be responsible for some cases of Alzheimer’s disease, or AD, according to a recently developed three-dimensional model of the human brain.

Most community-dwelling older adults with newly identified dementia died or were admitted to a long-term care home within 5 years, according to results of a population-based, retrospective cohort study conducted in Ontario and published in Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Possibly because of higher cumulative BP levels, black individuals with had faster declines in global cognition compared with white individuals, according to a study published in JAMA Neurology.

Use of benzodiazepines and nonbenzodiazepines, or Z-drugs, did not appear associated with subsequent dementia, according to results of a nationwide cohort and nested case-control study published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

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BP may be an independent risk factor for the development of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia, according to research published in Hypertension.

Stress-related disorders are associated with an increased risk for neurodegenerative diseases, according to results of a population-matched and sibling cohort study conducted in Sweden and published in JAMA Neurology.

Widowhood may accelerate cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease clinical progression, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

A cognitive test identified individuals aged 100 years or older who had high levels of cognitive performance, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.