RAND Research Topic: Neurological Disorders

Societal Impact of Research Funding for Women's Health in Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease–Related Dementias

2021-04-22T09:00:00Z

The authors find that small investments can yield large gains from increasing research funding in Alzheimer's disease and Alzheimer's disease–related dementias; investing in women's health research yields benefits above investing in general research.

Sleep Health

2021-03-16T11:30:00Z

In this review, we describe current conceptualizations of sleep health and highlight findings linking sleep with cardiovascular disease, obesity, mental health, and neurodegenerative disease.

Association of Genetic Variants With Migraine Subclassified by Clinical Symptoms in Adult Females

2021-02-19T08:30:00Z

An analysis of migraine diagnostic symptoms among women experiencing migraine from the WGHS recruitment sample to assess whether there were clusters of specific symptoms that might also have a genetic basis.

The Foreclosure Crisis, Community Change, and the Cognitive Health of Older Adults

2020-12-01T09:45:00Z

Community-level foreclosures are associated with a faster decline in individual cognition at older ages, with implications for the cognitive health of older adults.

Meta-issues

2020-06-05T10:00:00Z

Writing scientific papers with stakeholders who had dementia posed special challenges.

The Experiences of Persons Living with Dementia Planning for a Dementia Research Meeting

2020-04-01T09:00:00Z

A stakeholder group of individuals living with dementia made valuable contributions to a research summit on the disease.

Contributions of Persons Living With Dementia to Scientific Research Meetings

2020-04-01T09:00:00Z

A stakeholder group of persons living with dementia influenced the agenda and outcomes of a national research summit on care, services, and supports for persons living with the disease.

Neurological Effects of Repeated Exposure to Military Occupational Levels of Blast

2020-03-18T08:45:00Z

There is increasing concern over the common, repetitive forms of blast to which military members are exposed during service, and how those exposures could affect the central nervous system. The authors of this report review the relevant literature.

Effect of Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease on Household Financial Outcomes

2020-03-10T09:30:00Z

Our goal in this study is estimate, on net, the financial effects of early-stage Alzheimer's Disease, from the start of first symptoms to diagnosis, on individuals and their families.

Effecting Change, Improving Health

2020-02-07T08:30:00Z

The RAND Corporation is dedicated to transforming the wellbeing of all people by improving health care systems in the United States and abroad.

Exploring the societal burden of multiple sclerosis

2019-11-18T19:01:00Z

We looked at the non-clinical impacts of multiple sclerosis (MS) on the individual with MS, their carers and wider society, focusing on disease progression. We used a rapid evidence assessment and key informant interviews.

Australia Is Not Prepared to Deliver an Alzheimer's Treatment

2019-11-11T08:00:00Z

As in other countries, the Australian health care system has limited capacity to rapidly move a future treatment for Alzheimer's disease from approval into wide clinical use. That could leave thousands of older people without access to transformative care if such a breakthrough occurs.

Struggling with Dementia

2019-09-09T09:30:00Z

The costs of dementia -- economic and personal -- are staggering. A recent RAND analysis quantifies the scope of the problem in the United States and serves as a wake-up call to policymakers everywhere.

Is Canada Prepared to Meet Demand for Alzheimer's Treatment?

2019-07-18T16:02:00Z

If a treatment to slow the progression of Alzheimer's became available in 2021, hundreds of thousands of patients in Canada could progress to Alzheimer's dementia while on wait lists unless health care capacity is increased.

Paradoxical Lucidity

2019-07-17T08:45:00Z

Paradoxical lucidity, challenges current assumptions and highlights the possibility of network-level return of cognitive function in cases of severe dementias, which can provide insight into both underlying neurobiology and future therapeutic possibilities.

Systematic Review

2019-06-10T12:00:00Z

The 33 studies reviewed identify multiple workforce-related challenges for families seeking treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder-including lack of primary care providers to serve these children, lack of specialty providers, and sociodemographic and geographic disparities in access to ASD services.

Patient and Caregiver Goals for Dementia Care

2019-04-02T12:00:00Z

To elicit patient-centered goals for dementia care, this qualitative study relies on focus groups of people with early-stage dementia and dementia caregivers.

The Neurological Effects of Repeated Exposure to Military Occupational Blast: Implications for Prevention and Health

2019-03-13T08:00:00Z

The Seventh Department of Defense State-of-the-Science Meeting examined the risk posed to military personnel by low-level blast exposure, the current evidence base, and potentially promising approaches to prevent and detect blast injuries.

The Relationship Between Lifetime Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenditures, Dementia, and Socioeconomic Status in the U.S.

2018-12-18T12:00:00Z

This paper estimates cumulative lifetime medical expenditures that can be attributed to the onset of dementia using a nationally representative longitudinal survey from the U.S., the Health and Retirement Study.

How Prepared Are European Health Care Systems to Deliver a Future Alzheimer's Treatment?

2018-09-30T18:00:00Z

A therapy for early-stage Alzheimer's disease could be available by 2020, but millions of European patients might have to wait a year or more for initial appointments in the multistep process if health care system capacity is not increased.