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Researchers estimate $40 billion in annual costs to care for elderly stroke survivors

It's assumed that family and friends will help out in the event of a medical crisis, but that's not always feasible. And when stroke survivors need more than 20 hours of care per week, as a study in the August edition of Stroke shows, it's a large burden for their loved ones.

3 Aug 2016

Lower weight late in life linked to greater risk for Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital have found an association between lower weight and more extensive deposits of the Alzheimer's-associated protein beta-amyloid in the brains of cognitively normal older individuals.

2 Aug 2016

Research shows pharmacy access can help people from going back to hospital

Hospital readmissions, a $17 billion annual problem, are higher in rural, remote or smaller communities that sometimes have significantly less access to pharmacies, according to a study published today that was one of the first to examine this issue.

2 Aug 2016

Regular physical exercise could lead to higher brain volumes and decreased dementia risk

Using the landmark Framingham Heart Study to assess how physical activity affects the size of the brain and one's risk for developing dementia, UCLA researchers found an association between low physical activity and a higher risk for dementia in older individuals.

2 Aug 2016

New review examines potential of antioxidant therapies to combat neurodegenerative disorders

A new review examines the potential of antioxidant approaches for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and multiple sclerosis.

2 Aug 2016

Scientists uncover novel sites of expression in the brain for gene linked to ALS and FTD

For the first time novel expression sites in the brain have been identified for a gene which is associated with Motor Neuron Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia.

1 Aug 2016

Treating people in mental health hospitals with locked wards does not reduce risk of suicide attempts

Treating people with mental ill health in hospitals with locked wards, as opposed to hospitals without locked wards, does not reduce their risk of suicide attempts or of unauthorised absence from hospital, also known as ‘absconding’, according to a new 15-year study in Germany of around 145000 patient cases, published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal.

1 Aug 2016

New guide offers person-centred analysis of people living with dementia

The Good Care Group offer high quality live in care services, for elderly people to live in their home for as long as possible.

1 Aug 2016

Second annual USC VR Hackathon for international coders, designers focuses on Medical Empathy Machine

Kicking off its second annual virtual reality (VR) Hackathon, the University of Southern California Center for Body Computing announced this year's focus of the competition is "Medical Empathy Machine," showcasing the potential of VR to change medicine and patient experience through emotion, compassion and empathy.

30 Jul 2016

Transcranial alternating current stimulation during sleep can enhance memory in healthy people

When you sleep, your brain is busy storing and consolidating things you learned that day, stuff you'll need in your memory toolkit tomorrow, next week, or next year. For many people, especially those with neurological conditions, memory impairment can be a debilitating symptom that affects every-day life in profound ways

28 Jul 2016

Updated AAN guidelines state closure not recommended for individuals with stroke and heart defect

An updated recommendation from the American Academy of Neurology states that catheter-based closure should not be routinely recommended for people who have had a stroke and also have a heart defect called a patent foramen ovale (PFO), a channel between the top two chambers in the heart.

28 Jul 2016

Resveratrol may be clinically beneficial to people with Alzheimer's disease

Resveratrol, given to Alzheimer's patients, appears to restore the integrity of the blood-brain barrier, reducing the ability of harmful immune molecules secreted by immune cells to infiltrate from the body into brain tissues, say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center.

28 Jul 2016

New research elucidates details about architecture of synaptic transmission

For more than a century, neuroscientists have known that nerve cells talk to one another across the small gaps between them, a process known as synaptic transmission.

28 Jul 2016

New consensus statement recommends transition of care for adolescents with neurologic disorders

A new consensus statement provides recommendations for transitioning adolescents and young adults with neurologic disorders to adult care.

28 Jul 2016

Researchers identify new mechanisms capable of suppressing propagation of HCV

Researchers at Osaka University, Japan uncovered the mechanisms that suppress the propagation of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) with the potential of improving pathological liver conditions.

27 Jul 2016

Waterloo researchers unveil new screening tool and data at 2016 AAIC

Two studies involving University of Waterloo researchers presented this week at the 2016 Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) in Toronto highlight a new diagnostic tool that can identify Alzheimer's disease long before the onset of symptoms as well as the increasing prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in Ontario.

27 Jul 2016

Study examines efficacy of two treatments for mild cognitive impairment

A randomized controlled study has evaluated the effects of two treatments for mild cognitive impairment.

27 Jul 2016

Researchers discover pathway linking oxidative stress and cysteine in Huntington's disease

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report they have identified a biochemical pathway linking oxidative stress and the amino acid cysteine in Huntington's disease.

27 Jul 2016

Study finds positive changes in patient's personal outlook, quality of life post dementia diagnosis

Results from a study of patients with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment or early dementia indicates that their outlook isn't as dark as expected.

26 Jul 2016

Odor identification test may help detect early-stage Alzheimer's disease

Researchers from Columbia University Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric Institute, and NewYork-Presbyterian reported that an odor identification test may prove useful in predicting cognitive decline and detecting early-stage Alzheimer's disease.

26 Jul 2016

Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Researchers estimate $40 billion in annual costs to care for elderly stroke survivors

Lower weight late in life linked to greater risk for Alzheimer's disease

Research shows pharmacy access can help people from going back to hospital

Regular physical exercise could lead to higher brain volumes and decreased dementia risk

New review examines potential of antioxidant therapies to combat neurodegenerative disorders

Scientists uncover novel sites of expression in the brain for gene linked to ALS and FTD

Treating people in mental health hospitals with locked wards does not reduce risk of suicide attempts

New guide offers person-centred analysis of people living with dementia

Second annual USC VR Hackathon for international coders, designers focuses on Medical Empathy Machine

Transcranial alternating current stimulation during sleep can enhance memory in healthy people

Updated AAN guidelines state closure not recommended for individuals with stroke and heart defect

Resveratrol may be clinically beneficial to people with Alzheimer's disease

New research elucidates details about architecture of synaptic transmission

New consensus statement recommends transition of care for adolescents with neurologic disorders

Researchers identify new mechanisms capable of suppressing propagation of HCV

Waterloo researchers unveil new screening tool and data at 2016 AAIC

Study examines efficacy of two treatments for mild cognitive impairment

Researchers discover pathway linking oxidative stress and cysteine in Huntington's disease

Study finds positive changes in patient's personal outlook, quality of life post dementia diagnosis

Odor identification test may help detect early-stage Alzheimer's disease

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