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Released: 13-Jul-2021 8:45 AM EDT
Alzheimer's Association Welcomes CMS Announcement of National Coverage Determination Analysis on Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Association

On behalf of all those living with Alzheimer's disease, their caregivers, and their families, we appreciate the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) thoughtful consideration on coverage considerations for monoclonal antibodies targeting amyloid for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, including aducanumab, which was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

9-Jul-2021 5:30 PM EDT
AAN Issues Ethical Guidance for Dementia Diagnosis and Care
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the world’s largest association of neurologists with more than 36,000 members, is issuing ethical guidance for neurologists and neuroscience professionals who care for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. The new position statement is published in the July 12, 2021 online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. This update to the 1996 AAN position statement was developed by the Ethics, Law, and Humanities Committee, a joint committee of the American Academy of Neurology, American Neurological Association and Child Neurology Society.

Released: 9-Jul-2021 11:25 AM EDT
Vocal Music Boosts the Recovery of Language Functions After Stroke
University of Helsinki

Research has shown that listening to music daily improves language recovery in patients who have experienced a stroke. However, the neural mechanisms underlying the phenomenon have so far remained unknown.

Released: 8-Jul-2021 6:00 PM EDT
Alzheimer's Association Welcomes Revised Label For Aduhelm
Alzheimer's Association

The Alzheimer's Association is pleased with the announcement today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revised the prescribing label for Aduhelm™ (aducanumab).

   
Released: 7-Jul-2021 3:20 PM EDT
Rutgers Opens Center for Advanced Human Brain Imaging Research
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences has opened a new brain imaging research center to improve the diagnosis of neurological and psychiatric disorders and to help personalize and monitor treatments.

Released: 6-Jul-2021 10:20 AM EDT
One Year of Aerobic Exercise Training May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s in Older Adults
American Physiological Society (APS)

New research suggests one year of moderate-to-vigorous intensity aerobic exercise training improved cardiorespiratory fitness, cerebral blood flow regulation, memory and executive function in people with mild cognitive impairment. The data suggest improvement in cerebrovascular function from exercise training also has the potential to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in older adults.

Released: 2-Jul-2021 3:40 PM EDT
Scientists discover a new class of memory cells in the brain
Rockefeller University

Scientists have long searched in vain for a class of brain cells that could explain the visceral flash of recognition that we feel when we see a very familiar face, like that of our grandmothers.

Released: 1-Jul-2021 10:30 AM EDT
Benefits of acute aerobic exercise on cognitive function: Why do 50% of studies find no connection?
Kobe University

Over the past 20 years, many studies have investigated the effects of acute aerobic exercise on cognitive performance.

24-Jun-2021 10:15 AM EDT
Drug Relieves Persistent Daydreaming, Fatigue, and Brain Sluggishness in Adults with ADHD
NYU Langone Health

Tests of a drug known to stimulate brain activity have shown early success in reducing symptoms of sluggish cognitive tempo in 38 men and women with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD.)

22-Jun-2021 7:05 AM EDT
National Poll: 1 in 4 Parents Worry That Their Infant or Toddler is Behind in Developmental Milestones
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Nearly a quarter of parents have suspected their child might be delayed in their development, a new national poll finds – but they may not always share these concerns with a doctor.

Released: 22-Jun-2021 10:05 AM EDT
Self-Reported Declines in Cognition May be Linked to Changes in Brain Connectivity
Wayne State University Division of Research

A team from Wayne State University recently published the results of a three-year study of cognitive changes in older adults who complained that their cognitive ability was worsening though clinical assessments showed no impairments. MRIs at 18-month intervals showed significant changes in functional connectivity in two areas of the brain.

Released: 21-Jun-2021 12:40 PM EDT
UCI-led Meta-analysis Identifies Hypertension Medications That Help Ward Off Memory Loss
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., June  21, 2021 — A large-scale meta-analysis led by University of California, Irvine researchers provides the strongest evidence yet of which blood pressure medications help slow memory loss in older adults: those that can travel out of blood vessels and directly into the brain. The findings, published in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, will be of interest to the 91 million Americans whose blood pressure is high enough to warrant medication, as well as the doctors who treat them.

18-Jun-2021 1:25 PM EDT
Protein Linked to Heart Health, Disease a Potential Therapeutic Target for Dementia
Washington University in St. Louis

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that high levels of a normal protein associated with reduced heart disease also protect against Alzheimer’s-like damage in mice, opening up new approaches to slowing or stopping brain damage and cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s.

Released: 18-Jun-2021 4:15 PM EDT
How childhood exercise could maintain and promote cognitive function in later life
Kobe University

A research group including Professor MATSUDA Tetsuya of Tamagawa University's Brain Science Institute (Machida City, Tokyo; Director: SAKAGAMI Masamichi) and Assistant Professor ISHIHARA Toru from Kobe University's Graduate School of Human Development and Environment has illuminated the changes in the brain's neural network and cortex structure that underlie the positive association between childhood exercise and the maintenance and promotion of cognitive function in later life.

Released: 18-Jun-2021 7:05 AM EDT
Study Identifies a Neural Signal that May Help Explain Social-Cognitive Ability in Autism
Stony Brook University

An electroencephalogram (EEG) study of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) identified a neural signal that may help explain the variation of how those with ASD perceive or understand the mental states of others (called “Theory of Mind”).

Released: 17-Jun-2021 10:40 AM EDT
Commercial video games could help treat mental illness
Lero

Popular video games have the potential to provide low-cost, easy access, effective and stigma-free support for some mental health issues, researchers at Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, have found.

   
Released: 16-Jun-2021 11:25 AM EDT
Study: Complexity Holds Steady as Writing Systems Evolve
Santa Fe Institute

A new paper in the journal Cognition examines the visual complexity of written language and how that complexity has evolved.

   
Released: 14-Jun-2021 2:55 PM EDT
Earliest memories can start from the age of two-and-a-half, new study shows
Taylor & Francis

On average the earliest memories that people can recall point back to when they were just two-and-a-half years old, a new study suggests.

Released: 10-Jun-2021 4:10 PM EDT
Flickering screens may help children with reading and writing difficulties
University of Gothenburg

Previous studies have shown that children with attention difficulties and/or ADHD solve cognitive tasks better when they are exposed to auditory white noise.

   
Released: 10-Jun-2021 4:05 PM EDT
Study Identifies How COVID-19 Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease-like Cognitive Impairment
Cleveland Clinic

A new Cleveland Clinic-led study has identified mechanisms by which COVID-19 can lead to Alzheimer’s disease-like dementia. The findings, published in Alzheimer's Research & Therapy, indicate an overlap between COVID-19 and brain changes common in Alzheimer’s, and may help inform risk management and therapeutic strategies for COVID-19-associated cognitive impairment.



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