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Defining Alzheimer's: Should Cognitively Unimpaired People Be Included?

A definition that works for research is not right for the clinic, experts argue

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Dissolving Film Quells Agitation in Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder

Improvements seen in 30 minutes or less with investigational oral agent

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Four Sentenced in Mental Health Center Scam

Heads of a Houston healthcare chain will go to prison for kickbacks, mental healthcare fraud

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Alzheimer's Aducanumab Redosing Study Underway

Nearly 1,400 patients whose treatment was stopped when trials were halted have enrolled

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In Depression, the Apple Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree

Study shows kids have increased depression risk with family history

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Blood-Based Markers Tied to Brain Cell and Memory Loss

Another step closer to clinical utility for tracking neurodegeneration

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New ADHD Drug OK'd; Pimavanserin Rejected for Dementia Psychosis

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Middle-Age Loneliness Linked to Alzheimer's Disease

Relationship varied, depending on whether loneliness persisted

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Marrow Cell Stimulator to Treat Alzheimer's Disease?

Unusual approach pans out in mid-stage trial

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Bacon and Dementia Risk; Zinc Fingers and Tau; Older Adults Light Up

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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'They Stopped Treating and the Effect Persisted': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes from 番茄社区's sources

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High Prevalence of Early-Onset Dementia in Schizophrenia Patients

More than a quarter had a dementia diagnosis by age 66

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Ethics Consult: Does Dementia Preclude 'Consent' to Sex? MD/JD Weighs In

You voted, now see the results and an expert's discussion

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Alzheimer's May Start Sooner for People With Anxiety, Depression History

Psychiatric disorders could have additive effects on AD pathophysiology, study suggests

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Sleep-Dementia Link; Neanderthal Mini-Brains; MS Tx and COVID Vax

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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High Cognitive Performance at Age 100

Some centenarians show resilience to cognitive decline, despite brain pathology

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Primary Progressive Aphasia in Alzheimer's Doesn't Foretell Memory Loss

No memory decline over more than 2 years in small study, though speech deficits grew

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Alzheimer's Blood Tests: Big Breakthroughs in 2020

Game-changing strides in tau assays, and an amyloid test enters the market

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Trazodone-Sildenafil Mix-Up; Ibogaine Minus Hallucinations; Facebook Flags Distress

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Language Predicts Alzheimer's Onset

AI model uses linguistic dysfunction to spot future dementia

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More Evidence for Cognitive Benefits With Metformin in T2D

Prospective study followed more than 1,000 older patients for 6 years

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Trial: Drug Induces, Maintains Dementia-Related Psychosis Remission

Results pave way for Nuplazid label expansion

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Long, Frequent Naps Predict Alzheimer's Dementia

Study uses actigraphy to assess snoozing, drowsiness in elderly adults

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Dementia Deaths Vastly Undercounted, Study Suggests

And as a result, healthcare resources may need realignment

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ARB Slows Cognitive Decline in Trial... But How?

Consequence of lowered blood pressure, or perhaps a direct effect -- or just a fluke

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Lifestyle, Policy Changes Could Make Big Dent in Dementia Burden

Report identifies 12 modifiable risk factors

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Alzheimer's Blood Test Shows Same Accuracy as Imaging Markers

p-tau217 may be "a real game changer"

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Flu, Pneumonia Vaccines Tied to Lower Alzheimer's Risk

Older adults vaccinated against pneumonia have nearly 40% less Alzheimer's risk later in life

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Dementia Tied to Olfaction; Preclinical Alzheimer's Trial; Guillain-Barr茅 and COVID-19

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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HDL Protein Linked to Lower Dementia Risk

Findings extend associations from cardiovascular disease to dementia

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Alzheimer's May Develop Differently in Women

Brain changes appear years earlier in women than in men, imaging shows

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Dementia Linked to Previous Migraine History

Midlife migraine diagnosis boosted dementia rate by 50%, Danish study shows

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Repetitive Negative Thinking Linked With Alzheimer's Pathology

Rumination, worry tied to amyloid, tau, and cognitive decline

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Alzheimer鈥檚 Tau Tracer Wins Landmark Approval

"Major advance" toward diagnosing Alzheimer's with brain imaging

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Neurology Patients Have Higher Suicide Rates

While suicide is rare, some disorders carry five times more risk

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Your Brain on Psilocybin; Probiotics and Parkinson's; Alzheimer's Signaling

News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Can Anti-TNF Drugs Reduce Alzheimer's Risk?

Analysis of 56 million patients hints at possible connections

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Can Walking Identify Alzheimer's Disease?

Gait impairment may be unique between different dementia types

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Sarcosine for Schizophrenia; Abilify Lawsuit; Rural America Suffering

News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease Linked to Altered Liver Enzymes

"We have focused for too long on studying the brain in isolation"

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