Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Eskenazi Health, Regenstrief Institute and other partners have demonstrated the feasibility of conducting dementia prevention trials among older adults with limited formal education, a group at heightened risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

The MINDSpeed trial, a randomized study, tested whether a diet rich in polyphenols, which are plant-based compounds found in foods like nuts and berries, and online speed-of-processing cognitive training could improve cognition in older adults with 12 or fewer years of education.

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), and American College of Nuclear Medicine (ACNM) have issued a new clinical guideline for ¹⁸F-flurpiridaz PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and blood flow quantitation. The guideline, co-published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine and the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, is intended to assist nuclear cardiology practitioners in the optimal application of ¹⁸F-flurpiridaz PET for MPI, including recommendations for patient selection, imaging protocols, and interpretation of results.