Alzheimer’s Disease

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New study results are a reminder to help patients with dementia by taking more time to anticipate and communicate changes, investigators say.

Scientists have identified the 10 health issues that are most likely to appear years before an Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis. The findings may offer clinical targets for prevention, they say. 

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Slowing gait speed may signal the onset of dementia up to nine years before cognitive decline becomes evident, investigators say. It’s also linked to Alzheimer’s-related brain changes.

The Medicare coverage proposal for these drugs is too restrictive, limiting potential benefits to a select few, the two congressmen argue in a letter sent Monday to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra.

Antipsychotics are associated with a higher risk of death in older adults with dementia, with none of the excess risk due to the drugs’ interactions with cardiovascular comorbidities or diabetes,...

Reduced cognitive function without substantial memory complaints may be a normal part of aging and not an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, investigators say.

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra on Monday ordered Medicare to reassess a big premium increase facing millions of seniors this year, after an expensive new Alzheimer’s drug...