A monthly recap of the latest news about Alzheimer’s and dementia
Where You Live Can Shape How Alzheimer’s Affects You
More Americans will die from Alzheimer’s this year than will die from breast cancer, prostate cancer, and car accidents combined. In the next 25 years, it’s expected that the number of Americans with Alzheimer’s will double as the disease continues to grow in prevalence and as life expectancies increase. Read more here.
New research suggests that there may also be a higher risk of dementia for people who take certain reflux medications over several years. Read more here.
Edinburgh firm developing early Alzheimer’s test
A research firm in Edinburgh hopes to create a new blood test to identify Alzheimer’s disease at an earlier stage. Read more here.
Excess dementia-related deaths declined in second year of COVID-19 pandemic
Dementia-related deaths rose substantially during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic but fell in the second year. The decline during year two appears to be largely due to decreased cases of COVID in nursing home and long-term care settings, according to an NIA-funded study published in JAMA Neurology. Read more here.
Air pollution from different emission sources is associated with incident dementia
Higher rates of new cases of dementia in a population over time — known as incident dementia — are linked to long-term exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution, especially from agriculture and open fires, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health and published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Read more here.
