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Clinical briefs for Wednesday, June 9

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Alicia Lasek

June 9, 2021

Twist in the FDA’s Alzheimer’s decision: no limits on which patients can get the drug … Biden administration advises changes to policies linked to N95 shortages … Frailty tied to increased mortality in COVID: A living review and meta-analysis … In type 1 diabetes, blood sugar extremes are tied to sixfold risk of dementia … Exercise likely to be best treatment for depression in coronary heart disease … “Immunological memory” protects against COVID re-infection for at least 11 months, analysis shows

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Clinical briefs for Wednesday, May 19

May 19, 2021

Heart patients gain significant benefits from taking stairs…Investigational drug may help patients with diabetes, heart failure… Patients undergoing dialysis maintained SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels six months after infection… Researchers identify proteins that may predict dementia risk… Dementia and blood pressure link different for men and women

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Driving behaviors reveal early signs of dementia in real-world study

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Alicia Lasek

April 30, 2021

Researchers were able to predict mild cognitive impairment and dementia with 88% accuracy when analyzing results from in-vehicle recording devices in a real-world setting.

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Test seniors with cognitive impairment for sleep apnea, scientists assert

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Alicia Lasek

March 2, 2021

People with cognitive impairment who have sleep apnea are more likely to score lower on tests of cognitive function than their peers without sleep apnea. And the more severe the apnea, the greater the degree of cognitive decline, a new study finds.

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High falls risk doubles odds of developing dementia: study

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Alicia Lasek

February 12, 2021

The risk of falling appears to have an outsized effect on the eight-year prognosis for dementia in cognitively healthy older adults, investigators say.

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Six-year study links hearing loss to dementia risk

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Alicia Lasek

February 4, 2021

A study of older Australians has revealed a strong link between self-reported hearing loss and cognition, along with increased risk for mild cognitive impairment or dementia.

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Education changes may account for reduced sex differences in cognitive aging: study

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Alicia Lasek

February 2, 2021

In an older birth cohort, women had poorer verbal fluency scores than men, a measure that’s been linked to dementia risk. But this difference progressively reversed in groups that were born more recently, investigators said.

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New evidence pinpoints health clusters that raise dementia risk

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Alicia Lasek

January 7, 2021

Older adults with diagnoses of neuropsychiatric and cardiovascular multimorbidity had the highest likelihood of developing dementia over 12 years, investigators report.

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Study confirms link between high blood pressure and dementia in seniors

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Alicia Lasek

December 17, 2020

High blood pressure is tied to lower global cognitive and memory test scores, a long-term study shows.

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Financial ‘symptoms’ of dementia seen up to 6 years before diagnosis

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Alicia Lasek

December 1, 2020

Missed bill payments and lowered credit scores may be evident years before a dementia diagnosis, a new study shows. Earlier diagnosis could help protect patients’ financial well-being, investigators say.