Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia News

Daytime light — when carefully delivered and tailored to individual patients’ eyes and monitored with a calibrated instrument — can improve sleep, mood and agitation in nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, data presented at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference revealed.

Women who experienced miscarriage and those with early and late menarche had an elevated dementia risk, according to a presentation at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Non-benzodiazepine hypnotic “Z-drugs,” such as zolpidem, zopiclone and zaleplon, which are often prescribed to help treat insomnia in older adults, were linked to a 40% greater risk for fracture in this population, according to data presented at the 2018 Alzheimer's Association International Conference.

Establishing that a patient has cognitive behavioral syndrome was the first priority in identifying new guidelines related to that syndrome, as well as mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, according to data recently presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

Among older adult patients in memory clinics, apathy was linked with an almost doubled risk for incident dementia, according to findings published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Responses to audio and video stimuli were effective as a cognitive impairment screening tool, according to findings recently published in Scientific Reports.

No evidence supported a link between antipsychotic medications and increased short-term mortality, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomized trials.

A review published in Canadian Medical Association Journal advises community-based health care providers in Canada to be aware of local services and resources to help patients with dementia and their caregivers.

The Picture-Based Memory Impairment Screen — a four-photo screening tool used to assess memory and mental acuity in clinical settings — detected cognitive impairment, according to findings recently published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

New research published in Neuron revealed a link between human herpesvirus activity and molecular, neuropathological, genetic and clinical aspects of Alzheimer’s disease.