A new study published in the journal Stroke reports that older, non-disabled individuals who engage in regular physical activity reduced their risk of vascular dementia by 40 percent and risk of any type of cognitive impairment by 60 percent.
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The European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) and the European Neurological Society (ENS) have published revised guidelines on the diagnosis and management of disorders associated with dementia. These are dementias other than Alzheimer’s disease, such as vascular cognitive impairment, frontotemporal …
The idea that cognitive reserve (CR) or brain reserve capacity can be neuroprotective against dementia has been discussed for approximately 2 decades. A new metastudy in PLoS highlights the positive and negative aspects and confirms the CR theory.
Cognitive reserve …
A study in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry reports that the efficacy of cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) has been demonstrated, but little is known about the characteristics of people with dementia, who may respond to this therapy. This study …
Research published in the American Journal of Psychiatry demonstrates that elderly patients who are cognitively intact and diagnosed with major depression may have low levels of amyloid beta 42 (Aß-42) in cerebral spinal fluid (CSF).
Aß-42 has been implicated in …
According to a study in the Archives of General Psychiatry, approximately 90% of patients with MCI and pathologic CSF biomarker levels at baseline develop AD within 9 to 10 years. Levels of Aβ42 are already fully decreased at least …
New research published in Neurology links ‘silent strokes,’ found in one out of four older adults to memory loss in the elderly. A study of memory loss in the elderly examined both silent strokes and hippocampal shrinkage simultaneously.
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