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Aerobic exercise increases hippocampal volume in older women with probable mild cognitive impairment: a 6-month randomised controlled trial
ten Brinke, Lisanne F.,
Bolandzadeh, Niousha,
Nagamatsu, Lindsay S.,
Hsu, Chun Liang,
Davis, Jennifer C.,
Miran-Khan, Karim,
Liu-Ambrose, Teresa
Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a well-recognised risk factor for dementia and represents a vital opportunity for intervening. Exercise is a promising strategy for combating cognitive decline by improving brain structure and function. Specifically, aerobic training (AT) improved spatial memory and hippocampal volume in healthy community-dwelling older adults. In older women with probable MCI, […]
Family oversight and the quality of nursing home care for residents with advanced dementia
Background: The quality of nursing home (NH) care for residents with advanced dementia has been described as suboptimal. One relatively understudied factor in the provision of NH care is the role of private oversight and monitoring by family members and friends. Objective: To examine the association between private oversight and the quality of end-of-life care […]
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor treatment is associated with relatively slow cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and AD + DLB
Nelson, Peter T.,
Kryscio, Richard J.,
Abner, Erin L.,
Schmitt, Frederick A.,
Jicha, Gregory A.,
Mendiondo, Marta S.,
Cooper, Greg,
Smith, Charles B.,
Markesbery, William R.
Dementia can be caused by different diseases including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), or both (AD + DLB). University of Kentucky AD Center pathologically-diagnosed AD and AD + DLB cases were evaluated who had three or more longitudinal antemortem mental status examinations (n = 156). Patients with important concomitant pathology (n = […]
The effect of a pre- and post-operative orthogeriatric service on cognitive function in patients with hip fracture. The protocol of the Oslo Orthogeriatrics Trial
Wyller, Torgeir Bruun,
Watne, Leiv Otto,
Torbergsen, Anne,
Engedal, Knut,
Frihagen, Frede,
Juliebø, Vibeke,
Saltvedt, Ingvild,
Skovlund, Eva,
Ræder, Johan,
Conroy, Simon
Background: Hip fractures mainly affect older people. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality, and in particular a high frequency of delirium. Incident delirium following hip fracture is associated with an increased risk of dementia in the following months, but it is still not firmly established whether this is an association or a causal […]
Dietary antioxidants and dementia in a population-based case-control study among older people in South Germany
von Arnim, Christine A. F.,
Herbolsheimer, Florian,
Nikolaus, Thorsten,
Peter, Richard,
Biesalski, Hans K.,
Ludolph, Albert C.,
Riepe, Matthias,
Nagel, Gabriele
Oxidative stress is believed to play a central role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disease. Antioxidants may prevent the onset AD as high dietary intake of vitamin C and E were reported to be associated with lower risk of the disease. The objective of this study was to evaluate the serum […]
Serotonergic function and treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms of frontotemporal dementia
Herrmann, Nathan,
Black, Sandra E.,
Chow, Tiffany,
Cappell, Jaclyn,
Tang-Wai, David F.,
Lanctôt, Krista L.
Objectives: The purposes of this study were first, to evaluate the effectiveness of citalopram in treating behavioral disturbances in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) subjects and second, to determine whether an association exists between serotonergic function, as determined by a neuroendocrine challenge, and treatment response.; Design: Single-dose citalopram (30 mg per os) challenge followed by a 6-week […]
Being overweight in midlife is associated with lower cognitive ability and steeper cognitive decline in late life
Dahl, Anna,
Hassing, Linda B.,
Fransson, Eleonor,
Berg, Stig,
Gatz, Margaret,
Reynolds, Chandra A.,
Pedersen, Nancy L.
Background: Although an increasing body of evidence links being overweight in midlife with an increased risk for dementia in late life, no studies have examined the association between being overweight in midlife and cognitive ability in late life. Our aim was to examine the association between being overweight in midlife as measured by body mass […]
The association of statin use and statin type and cognitive performance: analysis of the reasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke (REGARDS) study
Glasser, Stephen P.,
Wadley, Virginia,
Judd, Suzanne,
Kana, Bhumika,
Prince, Valerie,
Jenny, Nancy,
Kissela, Brett,
Safford, Monika,
Prineas, Ronald,
Howard, George
Background: Statin use and type have been variably associated with impaired or improved cognitive performance.; Hypothesis: To assess the association of statin use and type (lipophilic vs hydrophilic) and cognitive impairment.; Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of 24 595 participants (7191 statin users and 17 404 nonusers) age > or = 45 years, from a population-based national […]
Delusion symptoms and response to antipsychotic treatment are associated with the 5-HT2A receptor polymorphism (102T/C) in Alzheimer’s disease: a 3-year follow-up longitudinal study
Angelucci, Francesco,
Bernardini, Sergio,
Gravina, Paolo,
Bellincampi, Lorenza,
Trequattrini, Alberto,
Di Iulio, Fulvia,
Vanni, Diego,
Federici, Giorgio,
Caltagirone, Carlo,
Bossù, Paola,
Spalletta, Gianfranco
Although the etiology of psychotic symptoms (hallucinations and delusions) in Alzheimer’s disease is still not known, alterations in serotonergic neurotransmission have been proposed. In a 3-year follow-up study, we evaluated the association of serotonin (5-HT) receptor 5-HT2a 102T/C polymorphism (allelic variants CC, CT and TT) with psychotic symptom severity and response to treatment with atypical […]