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Retinal Nerve Fiber Thickness May Offer Clues to Predict Cognitive Decline 
Psychiatric News (Tuesday, 3 July) - Identifying people at greatest risk for cognitive decline as early as possible is important for developing treatments that can prevent or slow dementia. A study in JAMA Neurology suggests assessing... -
TBI Found to Increase Long-Term Risk of Dementia Psychiatric News (Friday, 13 April) - A study of nearly 2.8 million adults spanning 36 years suggests that people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are more likely to develop dementia than those with no history of... -
ECT Does Not Appear to Increase Risk of Dementia Psychiatric News (Friday, 9 March) - Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) does not appear to increase long-term dementia risk in patients, according to a study published online this week in Lancet Psychiatry.“The findings from this study support the... -
Despite Setbacks, Search for Alzheimer’s Therapy Moves Forward Psychiatric News (Monday, 5 February) - Treatment targeting amyloid beta—a protein that has long been assumed to cause Alzheimer’s disease (AD) through its accumulation in the brain—remains a major focus of research on potential pharmacological treatments,... -
Circadian Dysfunction Precedes Cognitive Changes in Patients With Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease Psychiatric News (Monday, 29 January) - People with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) tend to experience significantly fragmented sleep patterns that suggest underlying problems with their circadian clocks. A study published today in JAMA Neurology suggests that these... -
Seniors Often Prescribed Antipsychotics in Settings Other Than Nursing Homes Psychiatric News (Friday, 26 January) - Despite the known risks of antipsychotics in individuals with dementia, nursing home residents continue to be prescribed these medications off label to control symptoms of dementia. A study published this... -
Escalating Symptoms of Anxiety May Point to Older Patients at Greatest Risk of Alzheimer’s Psychiatric News (Friday, 12 January, 2018) - Older adults experiencing worsening anxiety may have higher levels of a protein fragment implicated in Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published today in AJP in Advance. Past studies have... -
New Geriatric Cognition Chart May Improve Dementia Monitoring Psychiatric News (Tuesday, 5 December, 2017) - Researchers at Laval University in Quebec and colleagues have devised an assessment chart called QuoCo (for cognitive quotient) to track patient cognition, offering a new method they say can help...
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