Suicide Risk Up for Some Patients Diagnosed With Dementia
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Specific subgroups of patients diagnosed with dementia may have an increased risk for suicide, including those diagnosed before age 65 years, according to a study published online Oct. 3 in JAMA Neurology.Dana…
Learn MoreSuicide Risk Rises Sharply in People Diagnosed With Early-Onset Dementia
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Thoughts of suicide are often a first reaction to a diagnosis of dementia before age 65, a new study suggests.Suicide risk is highest in the first three months after the dementia diagnosis and if the patient a…
Learn MoreMinority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer’s Meds
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While certain minority groups are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than their white counterparts, they may also be less likely to be eligible for new disease-slowing treatments, a new study finds. Cog…
Learn MoreBrain Secrets of the Super-Sharp ‘Super-Agers’
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have discovered another clue as to how some older people stay sharp as a tack into their 80s and beyond: Their brain cells are really big.The study focused on what scientists have dubbed “super-ager…
Learn MoreAlzheimer’s Meds Are Mostly Tested in Whites. That Worries Black Patients, Caregivers
MONDAY, Oct.3 2022 (HealthDay News) — Larry Griner resigned from his job in California and moved back to his childhood home in Baltimore nearly five years ago so he could care for his mother, Norma. She had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease alm…
Learn MoreUn nuevo medicamento para el Alzheimer se muestra promisorio en un ensayo clínico en fase 3
MIÉRCOLES, 28 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay) — Eisai, una compañía farmacéutica japonesa, anunció el miércoles que su medicamento experimental lecanemab ayudó a ralentizar el deterioro del pensamiento en personas en las primeras etapas de la enfer…
Learn MoreLongevity Calculator Could Aid Planning After Dementia Diagnosis
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — How long can someone newly diagnosed with dementia expect to live?It’s a tough question but definitely one that many family members and friends grapple with after a loved one is diagnosed with dementia and…
Learn MoreNew Alzheimer’s Drug Shows Promise in Phase 3 Clinical Trial
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay) — Japanese drugmaker Eisai on Wednesday said its experimental drug lecanemab helped slow thinking declines among people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings from a phase 3 clinical trial have …
Learn MoreSleep Problems Tied to Later Cognitive Decline, Dementia
MONDAY, Sept. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Long time in bed (TIB) and early sleep timing are associated with an increased risk for dementia, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Rui Liu, M.D….
Learn MoreTener muchas pesadillas en la mediana edad podría ser una señal de advertencia de la demencia
JUEVES, 22 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — A nadie le gustan las pesadillas, pero tener estos malos sueños de forma persistente también podría ser una señal de una demencia en ciernes, sugiere una nueva investigación británica.En el estudio,…
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