Exploring the impacts of age at menarche on cognitive aging in late adulthood: Evidence from a Mendelian randomization study on the Taiwanese population
CONCLUSION: Evidence from the present MR study did not fully support a causal relationship between AM and cognitive function decline in later life. Potential pleiotropic effects of the genes underlying these two traits are worth of further investigation.PMID:38560983 | DOI:10.1159/000538620 (Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders)
Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - April 1, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Chen-Wen Fang Cheng-Yi Yang Hephaes Chuen Chau Meng-Che Tsai Source Type: research

Emotion regulation strategies and mental health in dementia caregivers: The moderating role of gender
CONCLUSION: Findings of a unique relationship between greater CR use and less depression among women CGs, although correlational, suggest that utilizing CR may be particularly helpful for reducing depression in women caregivers. These results underscore the need for further research to determine how best to support the mental well-being of dementia caregivers.PMID:38537622 | DOI:10.1159/000538398 (Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders)
Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - March 27, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Breanna M Bullard Casey L Brown Julian A Scheffer Anna B Toledo Robert W Levenson Source Type: research

Neuropsychiatric profiles and cerebral amyloid burden in adults without dementia
CONCLUSIONS: In a cohort of older adults without dementia, both self- and informant-reported measures of global NPS, particularly patient-reported cognitive concerns and informant-reported anxiety and depression, corresponded with cerebral Aβ burden. NPS may appear early in the prodromal disease state and relate to initial AD proteinopathy burden, a relationship further exaggerated in those with greater clinical severity.PMID:38513620 | DOI:10.1159/000538376 (Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders)
Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - March 21, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Eva Q Gontrum Emily W Paolillo Shannon Lee Valentina Diaz Alexander Ehrenberg Rowan Saloner Nidhi S Mundada Renaud La Joie Gil Rabinovici Joel H Kramer Kaitlin Casaletto Source Type: research

Measuring Change Over Time on Cognitive Screening Measures: An Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of ACE-III, CBI-R and EMQ for the Purpose of Dementia Screening
Conclusion: Using a one-year interval, of the three measures used in this study, only the ACE-III Total Score may be a useful measure of change over time, although it should be applied cautiously due to the lack of representativeness of the sample and change scores should always be triangulated with other forms of evidence of deterioration.PMID:38479371 | DOI:10.1159/000534313 (Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders)
Source: Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders - March 13, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Donnchadh F Murphy Jonathan P Scott Rupert F Noad Source Type: research