Alzheimer's & Cognition
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COVID smell loss tops disease severity as a predictor of long-term cognitive impairment
Severity of anosmia, but not clinical status, significantly predicted cognitive impairment.
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Smell loss may be a biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease risk
Rapidly deteriorating performance on serial smell tests not only predicted Alzheimer’s disease among cognitively normal adults, but corresponded...
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Novel guidance informs plasma biomarker use for Alzheimer’s disease
The Alzheimer’s Association offers guidance for biomarker use in clinical trials and memory clinics.
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ICU stays linked to a doubling of dementia risk
“Health care providers caring for older patients who have experienced a hospitalization for critical illness should be prepared to assess and...
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Genetic link adds to gut-brain axis theory in Alzheimer’s disease
The same genes that influence Alzheimer’s disease were found in a host of gut disorders, according to a new study out of Australia.
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Hospital programs tackle mental health effects of long COVID
Patients never hospitalized for COVID-19 still may have persistent symptoms like fatigue, cognitive problems, and mood disorders.
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Metabolic syndrome raises dementia risk in under-60s
A large follow-up study found a link between dementia risk and the number of components of metabolic syndrome a person has a midlife.
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Understanding the neuroscience of narcissism
This study integrates both grandiose and vulnerable narcissism into a common framework with cognitive components connected to these traits.
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Neuroscientist alleges irregularities in Alzheimer’s research
“This hypothesis has been the central dominant thinking of the field.”
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Cognitive impairment may predict physical disability in MS
Clinicians should consider testing cognitive processing speed in patients with MS to identify those who are at increased risk for disease...
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PTSD may accelerate cognitive decline over time
The associations of PTSD with cognitive change remained evident after additional adjustment for behavioral factors and health conditions.