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The Long-Term Effects of Conventional and Atypical Antipsychotics in Patients With Probable Alzheimer’s Disease
his large longitudinal observational study revealed that a higher proportion of patients exposed to antipsychotic medications, especially conventional antipsychotics, were admitted to a nursing home or died compared with those who never took these medications. However, in time-dependent statistical models, these associations were no longer present after we adjusted for the symptoms for which the […]
Diet’s Relationship to Brain Health Provides Much Food for Thought
Clinical and Research News September 18, 2009 Jun Yan New research evidence supports a beneficial effect of a Mediterranean type of diet on preventing cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease in older adults, according to two studies published in the August 12 Journal of the American Medical Association. A diet low in meat and poultry and high […]
Antidepressants May Have Role in Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease, Study Suggests
Research conducted by Yvette Sheline, M.D., a professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, and colleagues and reported in Science Translational Medicine suggests that antidepressants might someday be a long-sought weapon in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. After older mice genetically modeled to have Alzheimer’s disease were chronically given the SSRI antidepressant citalopram, it stopped the growth […]
mentally challenging work and leisurely pursuits can delay the onset of dementia
those at higher genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease, completing more school and going on to a lifetime of mentally challenging work and leisurely pursuits can delay the onset of dementia by close to nine years, says a new study. Preventing Alzheimer’s disease — with an antidepressant Melissa Healy Cultivating both early educational attainment and […]
For Now, Preventive Efforts Are Best Alzheimer’s Weapon
June 14, 2013 DOI: 10.1176/appi.pn.2013.6b10 Aaron Levin Several factors can help maintain the brain’s health as people age, says a geriatric psychiatry expert. “The brain undergoes a lot of wear and tear as it ages,” geriatric psychiatrist Gary Small, M.D., explained at APA’s 2013 annual meeting in May. Small has spent a career seeking […]
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