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The COVID-19 pandemic and the social unrest pervading U.S. cities in response to the killings of George Floyd and other Black citizens at the hands of police are historically significant.
Why it matters
This commentary discusses racial disparities in medication use and adherence, noting that adherence rates have been documented to be lower among Black patients compared with White patients even when cost sharing is minimal or zero. It does not test any treatment, cure, or prevention of Alzheimer's disease.
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The effect of austerity and associated budgets are strong contenders,3Ruckert A Labonté R Health inequities in the age of austerity: the need for social protection policies.
Why it matters
This paper discusses stalling life expectancy and increased mortality in working ages, noting that austerity and associated budgets are strong contenders for the effect. It also notes that examining neighbourhood effects over the life course suggests that where you have been and are currently living underpins developing inequalities.
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It has been reported that taurine intake in the past may have a positive effect on present cognitive function in the elderly.
Why it matters
This survey in Korea found that middle-aged adults had a higher need for elderly-friendly meal replacements than older adults, but interest in a taurine-containing meal replacement for dementia prevention was lower in the middle-aged groups. It is a survey of consumer preferences and does not test whether taurine prevents dementia.
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The smart device system to monitor tremors and to recognize its phenotypes for better outcomes of deep brain stimulation, applications evaluating fine motor functions, AI integrated electroencephalogram learning to diagnose epilepsy and psychological non-epileptic seizure, predict outcome of seizure surgeries, recognize patterns of autonomic instability to prevent sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), identify the pattern of complex algorithm in neuroimaging classifying cognitive impairment, differentiating and classifying concussion phenotypes, smartwatches monitoring atrial fibrillation to prevent strokes, and prediction of prognosis in dementia are unique examples of experimental utilizations of AI in the field of neurology.
Why it matters
This review describes how artificial intelligence is being applied to monitor and diagnose neurological disorders, including cognitive impairment. It is a general overview and does not report testing of any treatment, cure or prevention for Alzheimer's disease.
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In the continuously aging society, private sectors are expected to play a role in older adult care.
Why it matters
Convenience stores that had a support agreement with their municipality had more staff activities like attending dementia support lectures and collaborating with community support centers. This is about community support services, not about treating, curing, or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
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Serious concerns over the rising cost of cancer drugs in the United States1-3 are increasing,4-9 following a decade during which prices rose from an average of less than $10 000/year to more than $170 000/year in 2017.10 Despite the drug industry's wish to be “part of the solution,” the problem continues to worsen.6 Between 1995 and 2013, the launch price of cancer drugs increased by 10%-12% every year.11 According to a March 2018 report, the Average Wholesale Prices of drugs increased at unprecedented rates.12 A study by Gordon and colleagues showed a 25% average annual price increase of drugs already on the market, despite competition.13 Cancer drugs spending doubled since 2013 and is expected to double again by 2022.14 This suggests that health care is different from other industries where traditional free market forces are effective in lowering prices, and that other measures are needed.
Why it matters
This paper critically assesses a plan to reduce cancer drug prices in the United States. It contains no information about treating, curing, or preventing Alzheimer's disease.
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An Interprofessional Virtual Healthcare Neighborhood (VHN) was designed to deliver information, peer support, and professional guidance to caregivers of individuals with dementia.
Why it matters
This small study of 28 caregivers found no significant changes in sleep quality or quantity in either the group using the virtual support program or the usual-care group. It does not test any treatment, cure, or prevention for Alzheimer's disease itself.
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Unlike neurologic conditions, such as brain tumors, dementia, and stroke, the neural mechanisms for all psychiatric disorders remain unclear.
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Memory and related cognitive functions are progressively impaired in a subgroup of individuals experiencing childhood adversity and stress.
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How could two teams of scientists examine the same literature and come to conflicting "consensus" views about the effectiveness of brain training?
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Benzodiazepine (BZD) inappropriate use (i.e., misuse and overuse) is a worldwide public health problem.
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We defined superagers (60-80 years old) based on their performance compared to young adults (18-32 years old) on the California Verbal Learning Test Long Delay Free Recall test.
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Primary analysis calculated the impact of increasing the use of mirabegron from 4.5% to 5.3%, 7.1%, and 9.4% in years 1, 2, and 3, respectively, among oral pharmacological OAB treatments that included generic and branded antimuscarinics: oxybutynin, tolterodine, trospium, darifenacin, fesoterodine, and solifenacin.
Why it matters
This study estimated the budget impact of increasing use of mirabegron for overactive bladder. It concerns overactive bladder treatment costs, not Alzheimer's disease, so it has no implications for treating, curing or preventing dementia.
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The hippocampus plays a critical role in verbal and spatial memory, thus any pathological damage to this formation may lead to cognitive impairment.
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This privileging, also known as implicit rationing, is theoretically and physiologically associated with a rise in the incidence of complications such as pressure injuries, pneumonia, urinary tract infection, and delirium.
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Our findings indicate the possible need for increased support for caregivers, including educational interventions targeting pain etiology and assessment, and improved communication with health-care professionals.
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Artificial food colors (AFCs) in foods and beverages may be harmful to children.
Why it matters
This study measures artificial food colors in grocery products marketed to children, not Alzheimer's disease, so it offers nothing on treating, curing or preventing Alzheimer's. It found that 43.2% of such products contained artificial food colors.
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Cognitive difficulties and gait abnormalities both increase with age.
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Despite the development and wide distribution of guidelines for pneumonia, death from pneumonia is increasing due to population aging.
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The purpose of this article is to present a selective and concise summary of fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) in dementia imaging.
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The treatment of epileptic seizure disorders is not restricted to the achievement of seizure-freedom, but must also include the management of comorbid medical, neurological, psychiatric and cognitive comorbidities.
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The rise in the ageing population has resulted in increased incident rates of cognitive impairment and dementia.
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Parkinson's disease (PD) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) share clinical and pathological similarities.
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Our results help to elucidate the tasks and roles required of FPs to make integration of a palliative care approach into the care continuum possible.
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Tauopathies are a class of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by neuronal and/or glial inclusions composed of the microtubule-binding protein, tau.
From across this topic
10 of the 7,967 studies in this topic, picked by a fixed rule (a hash of each study's address), not by score or date; each page of this list shows a different 10. The same 10 appear here every time.
- Advance directives for euthanasia in dementia: how do they affect resident care in Dutch nursing homes? Experiences of physicians and relatives
- Clinical, genetic and pathological heterogeneity of frontotemporal dementia: a review
- Olive oil and cognition: results from the three-city study
- Food Priorities: Sociodemographic Variation in Constrained Choices at the Grocery Store
- Disrupted daily activity/rest cycles in relation to daily cortisol rhythms of home-dwelling patients with early Alzheimer's dementia
- The Built Environment and Cognitive Disorders: Results From the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study II
- Hippocampal sclerosis--origins and imaging
- Efficacy of donepezil on maintenance of activities of daily living in patients with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease and the effect on caregiver burden
- Association Between Alcohol Use Disorders and Dementia in 262,703 Dementia-free Finnish Adults: Is Cardiovascular Disease a Mediator?
- Effects of exercise on neurobehavioral function in community-dwelling older people more than 75 years of age