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New mathematical models seem to explain processing in medial temporal lobes

When it comes to familiarity, a slew of memories including seemingly unrelated ones can come flooding into the brain, according to mathematical theories called global similarity models.

9 Jun 2014

Study heterogeneity hinders mortality predictions in Parkinson’s disease

Poor study quality and heterogeneity in study methods and patients make it difficult to determine the impact Parkinson’s disease has on mortality, UK researchers report.

6 Jun 2014

Study: The brain controls cellular process that leads to glaucoma

Findings from a new study published in Translational Vision Science & Technology show the brain, not the eye, controls the cellular process that leads to glaucoma. The results may help develop treatments for one of the world's leading causes of irreversible blindness, as well as contribute to the development of future therapies for preserving brain function in other age-related disorders like Alzheimer's.

6 Jun 2014

Novel diagnostic tool helps differentiate between dementia diseases

A new diagnostic tool helps clinicians to differentiate between Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia and mild cognitive impairment. Presented in the doctoral thesis of MD Miguel ángel Muñoz Ruiz at the University of Eastern Finland, the new method consists of a Disease State Index combining data from multiple sources, and of a Disease State Fingerprint showing the findings in a visual format.

5 Jun 2014

Variety of lifestyle and health factors increase memory complaints among young adults

If you're depressed, don't get enough exercise or have high blood pressure, you may find yourself complaining more about memory problems, even if you're a young adult, according to a new UCLA study.

5 Jun 2014

Researchers examine how high blood pressure in middle age affects memory and thinking in old age

New research suggests that high blood pressure in middle age plays a critical role in whether blood pressure in old age may affect memory and thinking.

5 Jun 2014

Tailored light treatment can improve sleep and behavior in people with Alzheimer's disease

A new study suggests that light treatment tailored to increase circadian stimulation during the day may improve sleep, depression and agitation in people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia.

5 Jun 2014

Citing patient danger, Minn. takes over nursing home

The state health department says it took over the Camden Care Center because of serious violations that endangered patients and a high number of regulatory violations.

5 Jun 2014

New gene involved in Parkinson's disease, find researchers

A team of UCLA researchers has identified a new gene involved in Parkinson's disease, a finding that may one day provide a target for a new drug to prevent and potentially even cure the debilitating neurological disorder.

5 Jun 2014

Synthetic peptide carrier delivers drugs through blood-brain barrier for cancer treatment

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have demonstrated in a mouse model that their recently developed synthetic peptide carrier is a potential delivery vehicle for brain cancer chemotherapy drugs and other neurological medications. The findings appear in PLOS ONE.

4 Jun 2014

UAB launches personalized dementia risk assessment clinic

Neurologist David Geldmacher, M.D., who leads the University of Alabama at Birmingham memory disorders program, sees a lot of older patients with memory loss, dementia or Alzheimer's disease.

4 Jun 2014

Elderly Americans are most likely to own gun that presents medical and legal problems

In the United States the debate around gun ownership often focuses on teenagers; however, research shows that elderly Americans are the most likely to own a gun and that presents both medical and legal problems for physicians and carers.

4 Jun 2014

AFFiRiS releases positive study results of AD04 therapeutic drug in Alzheimer patients

AFFiRiS announced today the results of a phase II study in Alzheimer patients. AFFiRiS' proprietary compound AD04 is the first drug ever to demonstrate clinical and biomarker effects consistent with disease modification in Alzheimer patients.

4 Jun 2014

Unsterile living conditions, untrained caregivers contribute to infections in home health settings

Millions of Americans depend on home health care services to recover from surgeries and hospital stays, as well as to manage daily life with chronic conditions.

4 Jun 2014

Researchers reveal potential new drug target for dementia

Researchers at King's College London have discovered how a molecular 'scaffold' which allows key parts of cells to interact, comes apart in dementia and motor neuron disease, revealing a potential new target for drug discovery.

4 Jun 2014

Scientists design search engine to identify functionally linked genes

Our bodies are as vast as oceans and space, composed of a dizzying number of different types of cells. Exploration reaches far, yet the genes that make each cell and tissue unique have remained largely obscure.

4 Jun 2014

NYU Langone scientists identify promising treatment target for Alzheimer's disease

Scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have identified a compound, called 2-PMAP, in animal studies that reduced by more than half levels of amyloid proteins in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease.

3 Jun 2014

Study warns against use of resveratrol supplements by pregnant women

A widely available dietary supplement that had been considered safe - and that some claim provides anti-aging and other health benefits - caused significant developmental abnormalities in the pancreas of offspring of pregnant monkeys who were given the supplement, according to a study published today in the FASEB Journal, from the Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology.

3 Jun 2014

Scientists use a flash of light to erase and restore memory

Using a flash of light, scientists have inactivated and then reactivated a memory in genetically engineered rats. The study, supported by the National Institutes of Health, is the first cause-and-effect evidence that strengthened connections between neurons are the stuff of memory.

2 Jun 2014

Individuals who speak more languages may slow down cognitive decline from aging

New research reveals that bilingualism has a positive effect on cognition later in life. Findings published in Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association and Child Neurology Society, show that individuals who speak two or more languages, even those who acquired the second language in adulthood, may slow down cognitive decline from aging.

2 Jun 2014

Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

New mathematical models seem to explain processing in medial temporal lobes

Study heterogeneity hinders mortality predictions in Parkinson’s disease

Study: The brain controls cellular process that leads to glaucoma

Novel diagnostic tool helps differentiate between dementia diseases

Variety of lifestyle and health factors increase memory complaints among young adults

Researchers examine how high blood pressure in middle age affects memory and thinking in old age

Tailored light treatment can improve sleep and behavior in people with Alzheimer's disease

Citing patient danger, Minn. takes over nursing home

New gene involved in Parkinson's disease, find researchers

Synthetic peptide carrier delivers drugs through blood-brain barrier for cancer treatment

UAB launches personalized dementia risk assessment clinic

Elderly Americans are most likely to own gun that presents medical and legal problems

AFFiRiS releases positive study results of AD04 therapeutic drug in Alzheimer patients

Unsterile living conditions, untrained caregivers contribute to infections in home health settings

Researchers reveal potential new drug target for dementia

Scientists design search engine to identify functionally linked genes

NYU Langone scientists identify promising treatment target for Alzheimer's disease

Study warns against use of resveratrol supplements by pregnant women

Scientists use a flash of light to erase and restore memory

Individuals who speak more languages may slow down cognitive decline from aging

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