Alzheimer's Disease

At the Alzheimer's Association International Conference, the Lancet Commission unveiled two new modifiable risk factors for dementia: high cholesterol and vision loss.

Galimedix Therapeutics announced the initiation of its phase 2 eDREAM study to assess the safety and efficacy of GAL-101 eye drops in patients with dry age-related macular degeneration, according to a company press release.

Antibiotic use was not associated with incident dementia, cognitive impairment with no dementia or accelerated cognitive decline among a large cohort of healthy Australian older adults, according to a post-hoc analysis of the ASPREE trial.

Sleep-disordered breathing and worse oxygenation were linked to larger hippocampal volumes a decade later in Hispanic and Latino adults, according to a study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

In older adults, particularly Black adults, elevated blood pressure variability was associated with lower cognitive score at follow up, according to a study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

High cardiorespiratory fitness corresponded with better cognitive function and a decreased risk for dementia, according to findings published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

All stages of research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias should include increased public and participant involvement so the benefits are seen across diverse populations, according to a position paper in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.

Treatment with oral blarcamesine for older adults with Alzheimer’s disease led to significant slowing of clinical decline compared with placebo at 48 weeks, according to new research presented at CTAD.

A clinical diagnostics company and biotech firm have announced a partnership to develop a blood-based tau pathology test that would assist in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.

Poor sleep patterns in early midlife appeared to be associated with advanced brain age in late midlife, suggesting the importance of early sleep interventions to preserve brain health, according to study results.