by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION Understanding early neuropathological changes and their associations with cognition may aid dementia prevention. This study investigated associations of cerebral amyloid and tau positron emission tomography (PET) retention with cognition in a...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Tuesday, July 23, 2024 | Dementia
Dementia, Volume 23, Issue 7, Page 1126-1151, October 2024. Background: This paper uses Normalization Process Theory (NPT) to examine staff impressions of Montessori-based program training and implementation at Veterans Affairs Community Living Centers (VA CLCs;...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Monday, July 22, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract A Nature Medicine paper published in January 2024 describes eight cases of iatrogenic Alzheimer’s disease in individuals who received cadaveric pituitary-derived human growth hormone. The paper’s conclusions argue for the transmissibility of...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Sunday, July 21, 2024 | Dementia
Dementia, Volume 23, Issue 7, Page 1152-1171, October 2024. Background and ObjectivesPrevious studies have found that falls among community-dwelling older people with dementia negatively impact the health and well-being of their relative/friend care partners. Limited...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist | Saturday, July 20, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION The immune receptor triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) is among the strongest genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and is a therapeutic target. TREM2 multimers have been identified in crystallography and...