Eating behavior disturbances are increasingly recognized as clinically relevant features of dementias. Although underappreciated, such alterations affect nutritional status, metabolic state, and disease burden. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and fron...
Background/Objective: To examine whether patients with late-onset schizophrenia (LOS) and very-late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis (VLOS) are at a higher risk of developing dementia than patients with early-onset schizophrenia (EOS). Methods: A r...
Background: International policy increasingly recognises the importance of inclusive, community-based support for people living with dementia. Football, as a culturally significant sport, has the potential to reach older adults and communities dispro...
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a recognized risk factor for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), as epidemiological research indicates that those with T2DM have a markedly increased risk of experiencing cognitive decline and dementia. Chronic hypergly...
As age progresses and the population increases, the prevalence of dementia also increases. Pharmacological interventions are used to treat cognitive decline. Alternative approaches to traditional pharmacology, such as dietary interventions, may help...
Background: Dementia poses a significant health concern among Australia’s First Nations peoples, who experience higher prevalence and earlier onset compared to non-First Nations populations. Despite growing research attention, the overall scope...
Background: Benzodiazepines (BZDs) are commonly prescribed for anxiety, insomnia, and muscle relaxation, but concerns remain regarding their potential long-term cognitive effects. Prior reviews have reported inconsistent associations between BZD use...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has long been viewed primarily as a disorder of abnormal protein accumulation, yet mounting evidence suggests that impaired clearance mechanisms may be critical in driving disease progression. In this review, we propose...
Background: Wearable EEG devices offer an accessible and unobtrusive system for regular brain health monitoring outside clinical settings. However, due to the current lack of data available from wearable low-density EEG devices, we need to anticipate...
Background: Dementia is a chronic, multifactorial syndrome with a high incidence and prevalence worldwide. The clinical assessment of these patients is challenging, imposing several barriers related to the system, the healthcare professional and the...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology is marked by the deposition of amyloid-β plaques and hyperphosphorylated tau neurofibrillary tangles. This pathology begins years before the first clinical symptoms emerge and progresses through several s...
Background: Postoperative delirium (POD) is commonly observed after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and could have serious consequences. Its prevalence varied among prior published series. With increasing patient age, a worsening of this pro...
Background/Introduction: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurological disorder and one of the leading causes of death among older adults in the United States. It causes gradual cognitive decline, memory loss, and impaired functioning....
Background: Dementia incidence is rising globally, yet its determinants remain debated. While diet has been linked to cognitive health, distinguishing dietary effects from socioeconomic and demographic transitions is challenging. This study examined...
Background/Objectives: Falls are a leading cause of hospitalization, injury, and healthcare spending among older adults. Surveillance data on local falls, especially for those associated with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), ar...
Dementia significantly impacts cognitive, behavioral, and functional abilities, creating challenges for both individuals and caregivers. Recent advancements in HCI have introduced innovative technological solutions to support people with dementia (Pw...
Background: Performance of daily activities (Activities of Daily Living [ADLs] and Instrumental ADLs [IADLs]) is key to independent functioning in dementia, and greater I/ADL dependence contributes to burden in caregivers. We investigated how domains...
Dementia, the most common subtype of which is Alzheimer’s disease, represents a significant global and social health challenge. Its effective management is currently hindered by poor access to diagnostic services, a lack of effective treatments...
Background: Early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is constrained by invasive and costly tests. Aggregation of
Alzheimer’s disease accounts for approximately 50% to 80% of all causes of dementia. Co-existence of AD with other diseases causing dementia poses a diagnostic challenge, as we are still far from diagnosing AD accurately in order to manage it a...
Aim: As the global population ages, the number of bilingual individuals living with dementia is increasing, yet their communication needs remain underrepresented in both clinical practice and research. This evidence review examines the intersection o...
Background: Timely intervention and effective control of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have been shown to limit memory loss and preserve cognitive function and the ability to perform simple activities in older adults. In addition, magnetic resonance...
Background: Transitions from hospital to long-term care (LTC) facilities are critical periods for older adults living with dementia, often involving complex medical, cognitive, and psychosocial needs. Virtual team-based care has emerged as a promisin...
Background/Objectives: With the expected growth in the number of people with dementia and the effect it has on their daily life, physical therapists will be required to provide competent care across all settings for people with dementia. This study a...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most frequent neurodegenerative disorder worldwide, is characterized by two key pathological features: extracellular amyloid beta plaques and intracellular highly phosphorylated tau protein aggregates known as neur...
Background/Objectives: This study analyzes the database of the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center (NACC) to examine the correlation between the age of onset and the prevalence of cognitive impairment with the number of subjects carrying A...
During the last decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has enabled key technological innovations within the modern dementia and frailty healthcare and prevention landscape. This has boosted the impact of technology in the clinical setting, enabling ear...
Background/Objectives: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive decline, synaptic dysfunction, and neuronal loss. Although amyloid-β plaques and neurofibrillary tangles have been the h...
Precision nutrition is a tailored dietary approach that considers an individual’s genetic and metabolic profile, lifestyle factors, and specific nutritional needs to improve health and potentially modify disease progression. While research is o...
Background/Objectives: Levels of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), arachidonic acid (AA), and advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are higher in the brain of subjects affected by cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease (AD), compared to a health...
Background/Objectives: Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), a condition between normal aging and dementia, is characterized by cognitive changes that do not significantly affect instrumental activities of daily living. The Memory Support System (MSS), an...
The transgenic animals have been yielding invaluable insights into amyloid pathology by replicating the key features of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, there is no clear relationship between senile plaques and memory deficits. Instead, cogni...
Background/Objectives: T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment are standard, efficient, and swift clinical and research tools used when interrogating cognitively impairing (CI) conditions, such as Mild Cogni...
Background: Physical activity (PA) has been shown to prevent Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by reducing amyloid accumulation, lowering inflammatory factors, and increasing hippocampal grey matter. While high lifetime PA engagement is associated with...
Background/Objectives: To avoid becoming mired in prolonged deep dementia, some people seek to hasten death by advance instructions rejecting life-sustaining medical intervention (LSMI) at a point of cognitive decline they define in advance as unacce...
Background/Objectives: How to best assist people living with dementia (PLWD) and their care partners to maximize quality of life and quality of living, through appropriate and effective non-pharmaceutical approaches, remains a focus of dementia socie...
Background/Objectives: Abnormal brain glycerolipid metabolism has been reported for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This includes both diacylglycerols (DGs) and monogalactosyl-DGs (MGDGs), which are elevated in AD subjects. While DGs are also elevate...
Background: The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is widely used to evaluate global cognitive function; however, its precision in measurement in heterogeneous populations—especially among patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD)—re...
Background: The timely detection of cognitive decline in highly educated adults is challenging due to their resilient cognitive abilities and the limited sensitivity of neuropsychological tests for this group. Therefore, evaluating subjective facets...
Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive decline and memory loss. Increasing evidence highlights oxidative stress as a pivotal contributor to AD pathogenesis, closely associated...
Background/Objectives: Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is a common symptom experienced by individuals in the preclinical stage of dementia. However, traditional neuropsychological tests often fail to detect subtle cognitive changes associated with...
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by the progressive loss of cognitive function and is frequently accompanied by neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS). Pathologically, AD is defined by two hallmark features: the extracellular accumulation of...
Background/Objectives: This article addresses an exploratory design study in the framework of the REMIND research study, which is focused on the importance of cultural and biographical components for the cognitive and sensory stimulation of persons w...
Introduction—Aim: Agitation and aggression are common symptoms in people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. This systematic review outlines the current evidence for the effect of antidementia treatments on agitation and aggress...
Background/Objectives: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that disrupts functional brain connectivity, leading to cognitive and functional decline. Electroencephalography (EEG), a noninvasive and cost-effective...
Background/Objectives: Sex differences in the relationship between subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL), as well as psychological and physical factors affecting this relationship, have not been fully investiga...
Background/Objective: Cyclosporine A and other calcineurin inhibitors have been identified as prospective treatments for preventing Alzheimer’s disease. We previously found that calcineurin inhibitors elicit a unique behavioral profile in zebra...
Background: Sex differences in the association of cognitive function and imaging measures with dementia have not been fully investigated. Understanding sex differences in the dementia-related socioeconomic, cognitive, and imaging measurements is cruc...
Background: Dementia patients often experience a decline in both their cognitive and sensory functions, particularly hearing, which significantly impacts their quality of life. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a combined Digital Cognitive St...
Background/Objectives: The aging population presents significant challenges to healthcare systems, with conditions like dementia severely affecting the quality of life for older adults, especially those in long-term care. Gamification has the potenti...
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