Category: Dementia

Dementia Bulletin

from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service

All credit for this bulletin goes to our co-workers over at Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service.

In this issue:

  • Searching for the Ideal Selection of Cognitive Screening Tasks for Early Detection of Cognitive Decline in Older Individuals With Low Literacy
  • The effects of improved access to diabetes medications on risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
  • Patient, care partner, and clinician perspectives on a “good day” with dementia
  • Caregivers in a Haystack? Informatics‐Driven Clinical Trial Enrollment of Dementia Caregivers at Medical Visits
  • Plus much more

14 October 2026 – Evidently Better

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Dementia Bulletin

from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service

All credit goes to our co-workers over at Mersey Care.

In this issue:

  • Geographical and temporal distribution of safeguarding concerns among older adults with dementia in England: a population-based repeated cross-sectional study
  • Characterising patients with Alzheimer’s disease in England: a cohort study using data from Clinical Practice Research Datalink linked to Hospital Episode Statistics
  • Menopausal insomnia as a modifiable node of dementia risk: Mechanistic insights and intervention strategies
  • Study finds three midlife health factors that could delay dementia for 13 years
  • Plus much more
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Interviewing Health Professionals’ Experiences of Administering Different Measures With People Living With Dementia: A Piece of a Holistic Puzzle.

Ward A. Health and Social Care in the Community 2026;2026(1):5047831.

[This paper aims to explore health professionals’ perspectives on administering different validated measures, both subjective and objective measures, with people with dementia within Denmark, Norway and the United Kingdom.]
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Sweet dreams: The importance of good sleep for healthy ageing.

International Longevity Centre – UK (ILC-UK); 2026.

[This report builds on a joint webinar with the University of Surrey Centre of Excellence on Ageing, bringing together expert insights on sleep, ageing and workplace health.]
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Sweet dreams: The importance of good sleep for healthy ageing

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Medical Care for Adults with Down Syndrome.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); 2026.

We selected randomized controlled trials and comparative nonrandomized studies that enrolled adult participants with Down syndrome to evaluate benefits and harms of screening, diagnostic, or treatment interventions. No studies addressing screening interventions were identified. We identified only a limited number of treatment interventions. Some improvements were observed for dementia, depression, sleep apnea, and mobility.

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Dementia Bulletin

from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service

Credit to our coworkers over at Mersey Care

In this issue:

  • Dementia Caregivers’ Preferences for Involvement in Delirium Care During Hospitalization
  • Vocal Fold Atrophy in Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
  • How Does Receipt of Dementia Screening Impact Depressive Symptoms Among Patients and Their Family Members?
  • Cognitive Reablement Using Digital Voice Assistants for People Living With Dementia or Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Co‐Design Study
  • Plus much more
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latest dementia bulletin

from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service

In this issue:

  • Five benefits of getting a diagnosis for dementia – what are they?
  • Understanding diabetes and brain health
  • Can a Blood Test in Midlife Predict Your Alzheimer’s Risk?
  • New models of Down syndrome Alzheimer’s developed to improve understanding of condition
  • Plus much more

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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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