Alzheimer's Disease
Blood-based biomarkers may predict mild behavioral impairment in older Asian adults
Analysis of blood-based biomarkers may be a reliable method to predict behavioral issues in older populations of Asian descent with varied neuropathology, researchers reported in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
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‘Amazing’ evidence shows lower Alzheimer’s disease risk among people with cancer
Older adults with cancer had a lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias than cancer-free individuals of the same age, according to results of a longitudinal retrospective study.
P-tau 217 detects Alzheimer’s pathology in neurodegenerative syndromes
Phosphorylated tau 217 better detected Alzheimer’s disease pathology across a range of neurodegenerative syndromes compared with other plasma blood-based biomarkers, data from a study in JAMA Neurology show.
Levetiracetam may be viable as biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease
The effect of levetiracetam, an antiseizure therapy, on high-frequency oscillation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease as well as epilepsy may prove its viability as a biomarker of disease pathology, according to data.
Addiction, depression, cognition: How GLP-1s may benefit the brain
As the body of research expands on the potential of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists to address various health issues, recent data suggest they may improve brain health.
Blood test may improve decision-making in Alzheimer’s disease
A blood-based biomarker test may be a reliable method for predicting or ruling out Alzheimer’s disease-related pathology and subsequently for assisting clinicians in formulating a treatment plan for patients, according to new research.
Extreme heat may trigger thousands of hospitalizations in adults with Alzheimer’s
Older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias faced a greater risk for hospitalization after being continuously exposed to extreme heat, results from a cohort study showed.
REM sleep latency linked to Alzheimer’s disease, dementia pathophysiology
Prolonged rapid eye movement sleep latency may be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, according to research conducted in China and published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.
Biomarkers may enable blood test for early Alzheimer’s disease, explain sex disparity
Women with amnestic mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer’s disease had lower levels of acetyl-L-carnitine and its derivative free carnitine, which may enable blood-based biomarker detection of the disease, according to a study.