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The American Academy of Family Physicians and GSA conducted compatible surveys to their members to assess clinician awareness, attitudes, and readiness to use blood tests for an Alzheimer's diagnosis. The key takeaways from this survey are summarized here. The survey results reinforced the importance of performance standards and integration into clinical practice. GSA received funding from the Global CEO Initiative to conduct the GSA survey. The Global CEO Initiative has numerous resources available on blood tests for AD including the infographic, Setting Acceptable Performance Standards for Alzheimer’s Disease Blood Tests.

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In this Momentum Discussion Podcast episode, Dr. Frank Lin, co-primary investigator of the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders, or ACHIEVE, study discusses this landmark study examining the effect of hearing intervention on brain health. ACHIEVE is a multicenter randomized trial to determine if treating hearing loss in older adults reduces cognitive decline that can occur with aging. Dr. Lin and his co-primary investigator first reported in July 2023 that the hearing intervention slowed cognitive decline in older adults with mild to moderate hearing loss by 48% in a pre-specified segment of the study population. This exciting discovery has motivated Dr. Lin and others at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to develop a broader national campaign to encourage all adults to learn and monitor their own hearing with a free app, Hearing Number.

Additional Resources: The Clinical Practice piece Dr. Lin authored for the NEJM "Age-Related Hearing Loss."

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This infographic highlights the important role of nutrition in cognitive function as expanded on in the GSA publication, Insights & Implications in Gerontology: The Vital Role of Nutrition in Brain Health. The infographic highlights diets that are associated with improved cognition and decreased risk of dementia and how primary care providers can have conversations with their patients about the impact of diet and nutrition that include identifying and implementing strategies that benefit brain health and overall health and wellness.

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This publication explores nutritional choices that have been shown to improve cognition and decrease the risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in older adults. Consumption of a healthful diet is a behavioral strategy that can help to prevent the development of dementia as people age. It also reports on the roles of vitamins and minerals in nutrition and brain function and focuses on how to implement person-centered conversations about the impact of diet and nutrition on overall wellness, including brain health. 

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According to the McKnight Brain Research Foundation website, “there is growing hope and expectation that it’s possible to maintain cognitive health later in life, allowing people to age independently and enjoy the benefits of a fuller life.” During this Momentum Discussion Podcast episode, Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, a member of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees and the University at Buffalo’s Vice President for Health Sciences and Dean of the Jacobs School, and Angelika Schlanger, PhD, executive director of the Foundation, will offer insights into brain health, cognitive health, and cognitive aging. They discuss how normal cognitive aging differs from changes in cognitive function due to dementia. Finally, they offer insights into how individuals can take steps to promote their brain health at any age. 

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