Dementia | Top 19 novel treatment findings

Disease-modifying therapies slow cognitive decline in older adults with Alzheimer disease.

Treatment with lecanemab is expected to extend independence in IADLs by approximately 10 months, while donanemab may extend independence by about 13 months for patients with a baseline CDR-SB of 2.

Study published: 2024-07-16

Genetic subtyping aids Alzheimer's treatment

The study demonstrated that the repositioned drugs could modify the expression of complement genes in astrocytes, suggesting potential therapeutic benefits for AD patients. Additionally, the framework established a method for better patient stratification, which may enhance treatment efficacy.

Study published: 2024-06-21

Music-based exercise improves cognition

Participants showed significant improvements in global cognition, cognitive processing speed, and walking endurance/aerobic fitness, with high satisfaction reported (90.6%).

Study published: 2023-05-01

Sleep disturbances worsen cognitive decline

Improved sleep could potentially reduce WMH accumulation and slow cognitive decline in older adults with AD and MCI.

Study published: 2023-04-17

Unilateral deep brain stimulation improves verbal fluency in right hemisphere Parkinson's patients.

Improvement in verbal fluency and response inhibition was observed in the right STN DBS group, while the left STN DBS group experienced a decline in verbal fluency over time.

Study published: 2023-03-01

Targeting oligomeric tau reduces cognitive decline in Alzheimer's patients.

Reduction of oligomeric tau at synapses may protect against synaptic degeneration and cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease.

Study published: 2023-03-19

β-amyloid targeting therapies reduce cognitive decline in Alzheimer's patients.

Statistically significant reduction in cognitive and functional decline was observed, with effect sizes of 0.09 on CDR-SB, 0.33 on ADAS-Cog, and 0.13 on MMSE for each 0.1-unit decrease in PET β-amyloid SUVR.

Study published: 2022-04-05

Shingles vaccine reduces dementia risk

Vaccinated individuals showed a reduced risk of developing dementia, with an adjusted hazard ratio of 0.72, indicating a significant protective effect, particularly against vascular dementia compared to Alzheimer's disease.

Study published: 2021-07-25

Hearing aids reduce dementia risk

Hearing aid users with MCI had a significantly lower risk of developing dementia (hazard ratio 0.73) and experienced a slower rate of cognitive decline compared to non-users.

Study published: 2020-11-19

Cognitive behavioral intervention improves dementia prevention in older adults.

Participants in the CBSDM group showed increased knowledge of dementia risk factors and improved exercise habits, with moderate to large effect sizes observed for both groups.

Study published: 2023-07-17

Ergothioneine delays cognitive decline in elderly individuals with mild cognitive impairment.

Subjects receiving ergothioneine showed improved learning ability and stabilized neurofilament light chain levels, indicating enhanced memory and reduced neuronal damage compared to the placebo group.

Study published: 2024-07-09

Cataracts increase dementia risk

Cataracts were associated with a higher hazard of all-cause dementia and vascular dementia, with evidence suggesting that cataract extraction could potentially reduce dementia risk.

Study published: 2024-01-07

A low-cost motor task predicts hippocampal volume in Alzheimer's disease.

Motor task acquisition significantly predicted bilateral hippocampal volume, suggesting its potential as a non-invasive screening tool for identifying AD risk and progression.

Study published: 2021-06-03

Antiherpetic medication reduces dementia risk in older adults with herpes.

The study found a tendency towards decreased dementia risk in individuals exposed to antiherpetic medication, with some cohorts showing significant reductions in dementia incidence compared to untreated individuals with herpes infections.

Study published: 2020-12-04

Therapeutic approaches reduce soluble tau to slow cognitive decline in early Alzheimer's disease.

Reducing soluble p-tau levels may slow the accumulation of tau aggregates and mitigate cognitive decline in early Alzheimer's disease.

Study published: 2022-01-08

Combination therapies delay cognitive decline

The combination therapy resulted in a 44% delay in cognitive decline at 5 years and a 47% delay at 10 years, as measured by MMSE and CDR-SB scores, with females and APOE4 carriers showing the greatest cognitive benefits.

Study published: 2024-01-31

Lipid drugs linked to dementia risk

There was little evidence that lipid-regulating agents reduced the risk of Alzheimer's disease, but they were associated with an increased risk of all-cause and vascular dementia.

Study published: 2021-10-25

Antipsychotics linked to Alzheimer's risk

The study provides evidence of a significant association between the use of these antipsychotics and an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

Study published: 2023-11-13

Cholinesterase inhibitors and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors improve symptoms in dementia patients.

27.0% of patients on CEIs reported improvement in cognitive symptoms, and 34.8% reported stable symptoms. 69.3% of patients on SSRIs reported improvement in neuropsychiatric symptoms.

Study published: 2022-10-31