Study: 1 in 5 people on Medicare travel more than 50 miles to see neurologist
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 14, 2023
Nearly 20% of people on Medicare have to travel 50 or more miles to see their neurologists — and that’s just one way. This means that people who receive care for neurological issues have to make quite...
Social isolation linked to dementia risk, lower brain volume
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 09, 2022
Social isolation is tied to a 26% increased risk of dementia and loss of brain volume in areas linked to cognition, a long-term study finds.
Ethical considerations explored for aducanumab in Alzheimer disease
Nov 19, 2021
Grounds insufficient to offer aducanumab for moderate, advanced Alzheimer dementia or patients without biomarker evidence of brain ß-amyloid
DPP-4i use may protect in Alzheimer dementia with diabetes
Aug 12, 2021
Low amyloid burden and favorable cognitive outcomes seen with DPP-4i use in Alzheimer disease-related cognitive impairment with diabetes
Vitamins C and E linked to 32 percent lower risk of Parkinson’s in large study
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 11, 2021
Investigators looked for a link between dietary antioxidants and Parkinson’s risk in more than 41,000 adults in a long-term Swedish public health study.
Falls may be an Alzheimer’s precursor, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 14, 2020
Early brain changes may be the culprit when an older person with no signs of cognitive decline has a fall, researchers say. Such falls tend to occur about five years before memory loss and confusion arise.
MS patients less tense and pessimistic in nursing homes than at home, study finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 16, 2014
Nursing home residents with severe multiple sclerosis report being less tense and pessimistic than similar individuals receiving care at home, according to recently published research findings.
To fight dementia, learn a new language
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2013
People who speak more than one language tend to develop dementia up to five years later than those who are monolingual, new research reveals.
Treatable attention disorders in stroke patients are often undiagnosed, study finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 29, 2013
Many stroke survivors have undiagnosed attention-related disorders that could be treated with therapy, according to newly published research.
Berry good: Researchers claim ‘first’ evidence that certain fruits can halt memory decline...
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 27, 2012
Women who eat strawberries and blueberries have slower rates of memory decline as they age, according to results of a new study.