Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia News

Assessment of navigational behavior using the smartphone gaming app called Sea Hero Quest can distinguish healthy aging from people at risk for Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Older adults with a poor sense of smell demonstrated a 46% greater risk for dying that was partially explained by dementia, Parkinson’s disease and weight loss, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Physical inactivity in adults was not associated with all-cause Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, but a signal of elevated risk for dementia was observed in physically inactive adults who developed cardiometabolic disease, according to findings of a meta-analysis published in The BMJ.

Dementia may be more preventable in in Asia and Latin America than in high-income countries, according to cross-sectional survey data published in Lancet Global Health.

High-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, targeting the hippocampus can engage behavioral and neural characteristics of age-related memory impairment in older adults, according to a pilot study published in Neurology.

Almost a quarter of older adult survey respondents from Washington stored their guns unlocked and loaded, regardless of whether they had memory loss or suicide risk factors, according to a brief research report published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

PHILADELPHIA – Clinicians should consider nonpharmacological options when managing geriatric patients with advanced dementia, according to a presenter at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting.

A new measure designed to assess knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease in rural, underserved populations, known as the Basic Knowledge of Alzheimer's Disease Survey, showed utility in a study published in Aging & Mental Health.

Older patients with obstructive sleep apnea who used continuous positive airway pressure therapy for at least 4 hours nightly for 1 year had improved cognitive function, according to findings recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

A recent study by researchers from the Duke Eye Center shows that OCT angiography can detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease in seconds.