Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

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Using blood and plasma for earlier detection of Alzheimer's disease

The promise of earlier detection of diseases such as Alzheimer's is welcome news to the millions of families in the United States already affected by the various types of dementia. Emerging techniques such as spinal taps have shown success, but they are not effective for everyone.

8 Oct 2019

As Medicare enrollment nears, popular price comparison tool is missing

Millions of older adults can start signing up next week for private policies offering Medicare drug and medical coverage for 2020. But many risk wasting money and even jeopardizing their health care due to changes in Medicare's plan finder, its most popular website.

8 Oct 2019

Antipsychotic use associated with higher accumulation of hospital days in Alzheimer's patients

People with Alzheimer's disease who used antipsychotic drugs had a higher number of accumulated hospital days than people with Alzheimer's disease who did not use antipsychotics, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

8 Oct 2019

Researchers develop new online platform to improve autonomy of people with Alzheimer's disease

Researchers of Valencia's Polytechnic University, have contributed to the development of a new online platform that helps improve the autonomy and self-reliance of people who suffer from Alzheimer's disease in its initial stages.

7 Oct 2019

Study shows relationship between duration of football played and CTE risk, severity

The risk and severity of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy increases with the number of years playing American football according to a new study that appears online in Annals of Neurology.

7 Oct 2019

Important tips to avoid caregiver burnout

The responsibility of being a caregiver for a loved one is admirable and gratifying.

7 Oct 2019

Federally funded Obria prescribes abstinence to stop the spread of STDs

Inside Obria Medical Clinics, conviction — not condoms — is summoned to stop the spread of chlamydia.

7 Oct 2019

New NIH grant to support innovative skin testing approach for diagnosing Parkinson's disease

Wenquan Zou, MD, PhD, an expert in degenerative neurological diseases, along with his collaborators Shu G. Chen, PhD also from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Jiyan Ma, MD, PhD, from Van Andel Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Thomas Beach, MD, PhD, from Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Sun City, Arizona, have received a five-year, $3.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for diagnosing Parkinson's disease (PD) via an innovative skin testing approach.

4 Oct 2019

New study pinpoints emergence and progression of Alzheimer's plaque in the brain

Long before symptoms like memory loss even emerge, the underlying pathology of Alzheimer's disease, such as an accumulation of amyloid protein plaques, is well underway in the brain.

4 Oct 2019

Experts call for public health campaign aimed at promoting 'brain-healthy lifestyle'

Experts are calling for a public health campaign aimed at promoting a 'brain-healthy lifestyle' to reduce the risk of developing neurodegenerative brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

4 Oct 2019

Alzheimer's Association selects Wiley as its publishing partner

John Wiley and Sons Inc. and the Alzheimer's Association are pleased to announce that the Alzheimer's Association has selected Wiley as its publishing partner for its three publications.

3 Oct 2019

Study: Drops in income may lead to thinking problems, reduced brain health

Young adults who experience annual income drops of 25 percent or more may be more at risk of having thinking problems and reduced brain health in middle age, according to a study published in the October 2, 2019, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

3 Oct 2019

Fragmented physical activity may be an early indicator of mortality risk

Although reduced physical activity during the day is widely seen as a harbinger of mortality in older people, fragmentation of physical activity - spreading daily activity across more episodes of brief activity - may be an earlier indicator of mortality risk than total amount of daily activity, according to a new study from scientists at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

3 Oct 2019

Researchers elucidate enzymes that control long-term memory, learning process in the brain

When we first purchase a smart phone, all of our settings and applications are the same. But as time passes, everyone's phones will change drastically as we adapt them to our own individual needs and preferences. In the same way, our memories and life experiences are loaded into our brains, making one person unique from another.

2 Oct 2019

The Slaight Family Foundation supports UHN to deliver enhanced care for seniors outside the hospital

The Silver Tsunami will see an unprecedented number of seniors in Canada, which is also true throughout North America.

1 Oct 2019

UCI biologists make major breakthrough in combating inflammation linked to Alzheimer's

University of California, Irvine biologists blazing new approaches to studying Alzheimer's have made a major finding on combating inflammation linked to the disease.

1 Oct 2019

Researchers receive $4 million grant to test platform on dementia management

Agitation and aggression, among others, known as behavioral and psychological symptoms, are hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

1 Oct 2019

Monthly phone calls can suppress depression for families of dementia patients

A monthly, 40-minute phone call from a non-clinical professional may suppress or reverse the trajectory of depression so frequently experienced by family members caring for patients with dementia at home, according to a study led by researchers at UC San Francisco.

1 Oct 2019

VCU awarded federal grant to lead study of traumatic brain injuries in military personnel

Virginia Commonwealth University has been awarded a $50 million federal grant to oversee a national research consortium of universities, hospitals and clinics that will study the long-term impacts of mild traumatic brain injuries or concussions on service members and veterans.

30 Sep 2019

Penn researchers win NIA grant to study link between Alzheimer's, dementia, and Parkinson's

The Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research (CNDR) at the University of Pennsylvania has received a grant expected to total $18.1 million to study the underlying genetic mechanisms that cause Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, and Parkinson's Disease to progress as well as how those mechanisms are related to each other and to the cell-to-cell spread of these disease proteins.

30 Sep 2019

Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Using blood and plasma for earlier detection of Alzheimer's disease

As Medicare enrollment nears, popular price comparison tool is missing

Antipsychotic use associated with higher accumulation of hospital days in Alzheimer's patients

Researchers develop new online platform to improve autonomy of people with Alzheimer's disease

Study shows relationship between duration of football played and CTE risk, severity

Important tips to avoid caregiver burnout

Federally funded Obria prescribes abstinence to stop the spread of STDs

New NIH grant to support innovative skin testing approach for diagnosing Parkinson's disease

New study pinpoints emergence and progression of Alzheimer's plaque in the brain

Experts call for public health campaign aimed at promoting 'brain-healthy lifestyle'

Alzheimer's Association selects Wiley as its publishing partner

Study: Drops in income may lead to thinking problems, reduced brain health

Fragmented physical activity may be an early indicator of mortality risk

Researchers elucidate enzymes that control long-term memory, learning process in the brain

The Slaight Family Foundation supports UHN to deliver enhanced care for seniors outside the hospital

UCI biologists make major breakthrough in combating inflammation linked to Alzheimer's

Researchers receive $4 million grant to test platform on dementia management

Monthly phone calls can suppress depression for families of dementia patients

VCU awarded federal grant to lead study of traumatic brain injuries in military personnel

Penn researchers win NIA grant to study link between Alzheimer's, dementia, and Parkinson's

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