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US Dementia Cases Projected to Double Within 40 Years
The number of US adults who will develop dementia each year is projected to increase from approximately 514,000 in 2020 to about 1...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Jan 145 min read
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A New and Early Predictor of Dementia?
Signs of frailty may signal future dementia more than a decade before cognitive symptoms occur, in new findings that may provide a...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Nov 17, 20244 min read
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Electroconvulsive Therapy for the Treatment of Dementia Symptoms
Key Takeaways Dementia affects over 6 million U.S. adults, with incidence rising due to aging trends, doubling risk every 5 years...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Oct 16, 20245 min read
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Smartphone Data Flag Early Dementia Risk in Older Adults
Older adults at risk for dementia can be identified using mobile data obtained during a wayfinding task, a novel real-world study...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Oct 14, 20243 min read
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Risk for Dementia Diagnosis Increases After Falls in Older Adults
TOPLINE: Older adults who experience falls are at a higher risk of developing dementia within a year. The study found that 10.6% of...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Oct 7, 20242 min read
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Brexpiprazole: An Option for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia?
Brexpiprazole is an atypical antipsychotic that is approved by the FDA as monotherapy treatment for schizophrenia and as an adjunctive...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Sep 9, 202413 min read
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Treatment Options for the Management of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
Keypoint: The behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia contribute significantly to the greater rates morbidity and mortality...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Sep 4, 20244 min read
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Vision Loss a New Dementia Risk Factor? What Do the Data Say?
In 2019, 57 million people worldwide were living with dementia, a figure expected to soar to 153 million by 2050. A recent Lancet...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 18, 20244 min read
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Anxiety Linked to a Threefold Increased Risk for Dementia
TOPLINE: Both chronic and new-onset anxiety are linked to a threefold increased risk for dementia onset in later life, new research...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 13, 20242 min read
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Alzheimer's Blood Test in Primary Care Could Slash Diagnostic, Treatment Wait Times
As disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD) become available, equipping primary care physicians with a highly accurate...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 8, 20243 min read
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Red Meat Tied to Increased Dementia Risk
Higher intake of processed red meat, including bacon, hot dogs, and sausages, is associated with an elevated dementia risk, preliminary...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 7, 20245 min read
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Almost 50% of Global Dementia Cases May Be Preventable
PHILADELPHIA – Nearly half of dementia cases worldwide could theoretically be prevented or delayed by eliminating 14 modifiable risk...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 6, 20244 min read
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An Effective Nondrug Approach to Improve Sleep in Dementia, Phase 3 Data Show
A multicomponent nonpharmaceutical intervention improves sleep in people with dementia living at home, early results of a new phase 3...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 6, 20244 min read
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Recognizing the Signs: Diagnosing Early-Onset Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's disease (AD), which affects approximately 6.9 million people in the United States, is a progressive neurodegenerative...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Jul 31, 20245 min read
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Nightmares in Middle Age a Forerunner of Dementia?
HELSINKI — Nightmares in middle age are linked to a significantly increased risk for subsequent dementia, new research suggested....
Vilash Reddy, MD
Jul 18, 20244 min read
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Antidepressants and Dementia Risk: New Data
TOPLINE: Taking antidepressants in midlife was not associated with an increased risk of subsequent Alzheimer's disease (AD) or AD-related...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Jun 12, 20242 min read
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No Evidence of Dementia, Brain Atrophy With Antidepressant Use
Keypoint: Long-term use of antidepressants is not associated with dementia risk. Antidepressant medication use is not associated with...
Vilash Reddy, MD
May 13, 20242 min read
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Delirium Linked to a Threefold Increased Risk for Dementia
Delerium is tied to a significantly increased risk for dementia and death in older adults, with men at particular risk, new research...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Apr 19, 20244 min read
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Human Brains Getting Bigger: Good News for Dementia Risk?
The size of the human brain has increased over time, a new finding that may help explain a previously reported decline in incident...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Apr 3, 20243 min read
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AAN: Dementia More Common With Essential Tremor Than in the General Population
Keypoint: Dementia rates were lower than a comparison cohort of people with Parkinson disease. HealthDay News — Dementia rates are...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Apr 1, 20241 min read
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