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	Study Explores Links Between Depression and Dementia Vascular Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease Tied to Different Kinds of Depression Depressive symptoms that occur in both midlife and late life are associated with an increased risk of developing vascular dementia, while symptoms that occur in late life only are more likely to be early signs of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study led by Deborah Barnes, PhD.

	New MRI Technique May Predict Progress of Dementias Many Dementias Spread Like Prion Diseases, Say Researchers A new technique for analyzing brain images offers the possibility of using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to predict the rate of progression and physical path of many degenerative brain diseases, report scientists at Weill Medical College, Cornell University, NY, the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco.

	NCIRE Co-Sponsors Conference on Military Risk Factors of Dementia Experts Discuss PTSD, TBI, and Risk of Dementia On May 7 and 8, NCIRE – The Veterans Health Research Institute co-sponsored a national scientific conference, “Military Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease,” in association with the US Army Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) and the Alzheimer’s Association.

	Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans with Pain and PTSD Are Prescribed More Opiates Study Authors Recommend VA Pursue Multi-faceted Approaches to Treating PTSD and Pain Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health diagnoses were significantly more likely to be prescribed opiates for pain than were other Veterans with pain, according to a study led by Karen Seal, MD, MPH, a physician at SFVAMC.