Category: Alzheimers

Dementia Bulletin

Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service

In this issue:

  • Functional Implications of Marine Biosurfactants and Their Therapeutic Potential Against Alzheimer’s Disease
  • The proteomic and metabolomic signature of inherited chromosomally integrated HHV‐6 and its role in all‐cause dementia and mortality risk: The UK Biobank study
  • Age of Type 1 Diabetes Onset and Dementia Risk: A Swedish Nationwide, Register‐Based Cohort Study
  • Predictors of Alzheimer’s disease treatment optimism among a nationally representative sample of US older adults
  • Plus much more
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dementia bulletin

from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service

In this issue:

  • Dementia blood biomarkers in the context of post‐stroke cognitive outcomes: Systematic review and evidence synthesis
  • Income level and the risk of incident dementia among adults aged ≥50 with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: a population-based cohort study using the NHIS-Senior database in South Korea
  • Association between the use of anti-herpetic drugs and subsequent initiation of Alzheimer’s disease drug treatment: Dutch population-based inception cohort study
  • Development and temporal validation of a machine learning model to estimate total MoCA scores from telephone-based items in patients with mild cognitive impairment
  • Plus much more
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Latest Learning Disabilities Bulletin

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Welcome to the new Learning Disabilities Bulletin!

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In this edition:

  • Frequency of mixed neuropathologies in individuals with down syndrome with and without Alzheimer’s dementia
  • Immediate and Underlying Causes of Death and Survival Rates in Aging Adults With Down Syndrome
  • Acts of Hope for Good Lives
  • Are Migraines Being Missed in People with Learning Disabilities?
  • CBF Announces Making it Matter Project
  • Attachment and caregiving by parents with learning disabilities: lessons from research
  • Plus much more

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Latest Dementia bulletin

Hi all,

The latest dementia bulletin from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service has now been published at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/dementia/2026/05/12-may-2026/

In this issue:

  • Closing the dementia awareness gap: why the UK needs a national dementia risk reduction campaign
  • Could an at-home blood test and brain testing help screen people for dementia?
  • How Weight Loss Drugs May Benefit the Brain
  • Alzheimer’s Society research exposes shortfall in dementia training
  • Plus much more

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Dementia Bulletin

Dear all,

The latest dementia bulletin from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service has now been published at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/dementia/2026/03/30-march-2026/

In this issue:   Association of diabetes severity with cognitive function in US adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the AI-READI multicentre cohort SAFER-Dem: generating co-designed adaptations to a discharge care planning bundle for people living with dementia Nutritional status, Mediterranean diet adherence, and quality of life in older adults with dementia: A cross-sectional study Plus much more   Please let us know if there are other people who you think might benefit from receiving this
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Latest Dementia bulletin

Dear all,

The latest dementia bulletin from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service has now been published at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/dementia/2026/04/28-april-2026/

In this issue:

  • Amyloid‐beta‐targeting monoclonal antibodies for people with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease (Cochrane Review)
  • Social Health Experiences and Support Needs of People Living With Young-Onset Dementia: A Qualitative Study
  • Global burden of disease due to young-onset dementia and the forecast for 2050: update from global burden of disease study 2021
  • Low Vitamin D Levels Tied to Alzheimer’s Brain Changes
  • Plus much more

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Dementia Bulletin

Hi all,

The latest dementia bulletin from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service has now been published at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/dementia/2026/04/13-april-2026-2/

In this issue:

  • 10 possible signs of dementia you shouldn’t ignore
  • Cognitive rehabilitation and living well after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis – A case study by Moneta Health
  • Communicating the risk of psychiatric in-patient or enhanced community care in dementia
  • Plus much more

Dementia Bulletin

With thanks to our colleagues from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust please find the latest bulletin attached. Some articles are freely accessible, others require an Open Athens account.

In this issue:

  • Study finds 10% of over-70s in UK could have Alzheimer’s-like changes in brain
  • Teaming up with British Deaf Association to support Deaf people affected by dementia
  • 6 Symptoms of Depression That May Raise Your Alzheimer’s Risk
  • Your Driving Habits Could Predict Cognitive Decline

For support accessing any of the articles, please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.

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Dementia Bulletin

With thanks to our colleagues from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust please find the latest bulletin attached. Some articles are freely accessible, others require an Open Athens account.

In this issue:

  • Dementia risk for people who quit smoking in middle age ‘same as someone who never smoked’
  • Improved safeguarding and protections for vulnerable people
  • Advances in science set to transform treatments for people living with dementia
  • Five benefits of getting a diagnosis for dementia – what are they?

For support accessing any of the articles, please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.

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Dementia Bulletin

With thanks to our colleagues from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust please find the latest bulletin attached. Some articles are freely accessible, others require an Open Athens account.

In this issue:

  • Air pollution raises risk of dementia, say Cambridge scientists
  • AI performs as well as traditional methods at identifying Alzheimer’s risk genes
  • Starting conversations about dementia
  • Pain Reliever Tied to Higher Dementia Risk
  • Peer support groups for younger people launch in Sefton and Liverpool

For support accessing any of the articles, please contact academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk.

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