Geriatrics News

Us Against Alzheimer’s recently launched an engagement strategy to establish a national network of diverse researchers, patients, caregivers and stakeholder groups to address the underrepresentation of blacks and Latinos in neurological research.

Cambridge Cognition recently announced the FDA granted 501(k) clearance to market CANTAB Mobile, a computerized test of visuospatial associative learning, as a medical device in the US.

Cognitive decline was greater among individuals with delirium and pathologic processes of dementia than those with delirium or dementia individually, according to recent findings.

Mild traumatic brain injury was associated with cortical thinning in brain regions associated with early Alzheimer’s disease among veterans with PTSD.

KOLOA, Hawaii — Recent findings presented here found comparable cognitive functioning between individuals with glaucoma and healthy controls, suggesting glaucoma is not associated with cognition in Alzheimer’s disease.

More than 20% of adults aged 60 years and older have a mental or neurological disorder and 6.6% of all disability-adjusted life years in this age group are attributed to neurological and mental health disorders, according to WHO.

A mobile cognitive training app for depression may be effective for moderate and late-life depression, according to recent findings.

Brainsway recently announced positive study findings for deep transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression in elderly adults.

Odor identification may be an accurate and useful supplement to Alzheimer’s disease screening, according to recent findings.

Antipsychotic use was associated with increased risk for mortality among individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and remained increased 2 years after initiation, according to recent findings.