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First Edition: August 8, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about the proposed rule released Wednesday by the Obama administration allowing the government to continue to pay for a significant portion of health insurance for lawmakers and Hill staffers.

8 Aug 2013

Study finds no evidence that retired NFL players suffer chronic traumatic encephalopathy

The media have widely reported that retired NFL players are at risk for a neurodegenerative disorder called chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which causes symptoms such as aggression, depression, suicidality and progressive dementia.

8 Aug 2013

UA students receive grant to implement team-based approach to improve patient's quality of life

University of Alabama students are learning the value behind the "two heads are better than one" concept when addressing the health-care needs of rural communities.

8 Aug 2013

Cognitive decline with age is natural part of life, OSU researchers find

If you forget where you put your car keys and you can't seem to remember things as well as you used to, the problem may well be with the GluN2B subunits in your NMDA receptors.

8 Aug 2013

Drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day may keep brains healthy

Drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day may help older people keep their brains healthy and their thinking skills sharp, according to a study published in the August 7, 2013, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

8 Aug 2013

Mothers who breastfeed may have lower risk of Alzheimer's

The report, newly published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, suggests that the link may be to do with certain biological effects of breastfeeding. For example, breastfeeding restores insulin tolerance which is significantly reduced during pregnancy, and Alzheimer's is characterised by insulin resistance in the brain.

6 Aug 2013

Study: Anemia may increase risk of dementia

Anemia, or low levels of red blood cells, may increase the risk of dementia, according to a study published in the July 31, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

1 Aug 2013

Article suggests socially-based approach for treating Alzheimer's, other cognitive disorders

In the article "The Challenges of Cognitive Aging: Integrating Approaches from Neuroscience to Intergenerational Relationships," published in the Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, author Peter Whitehouse suggests a more socially-based approach to treating Alzheimer's and other cognitive disorders.

31 Jul 2013

National health and social care charity, Community Integrated Care, launches new five year strategy

National health and social care charity Community Integrated Care is proud to announce the launch of its new five year strategy, in which the organisation has committed to becoming ‘The UK’s Leading Health and Social Care Charity’.

From Community Integrated Care 29 Jul 2013

IGTP, UAB discover first genetic biomarker to detect Lewy body dementia

The Germans Trias i Pujol Health Sciences Research Institute and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona have discovered the first genetic biomarker to detect Lewy body dementia, a disease that can be confused with Alzheimer's.

26 Jul 2013

Some warn of 'overwhelming' mental illness care cost without new research investment

Scientists warn health systems could face "overwhelming" costs of treating mental illness if no new money is invested in research.

26 Jul 2013

Study shows 90% of dementia cases in China go undetected; high level in rural areas

An international team of researchers has found that over 90 percent of dementia cases in China go undetected, with a high level of undiagnosed dementia in rural areas. The team of public health experts led by Dr Ruoling Chen at King's College London argues that more mental health education targeting high-risk populations is now needed to improve diagnosis rates, and increase support for sufferers and their families.

25 Jul 2013

Manchester scientists treat fatal genetic brain disease using stem cell gene therapy

Scientists from The University of Manchester have used stem cell gene therapy to treat a fatal genetic brain disease in mice for the first time.

From The University of Manchester 25 Jul 2013

Researchers identify key molecular pathways that lead to late-onset Alzheimer's disease

Key molecular pathways that ultimately lead to late-onset Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of the disorder, have been identified by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC).

25 Jul 2013

Results of post-mortem brain tissue study using Navidea's NAV4694 imaging agent presented at AAIC 2013

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on precision diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals, today announced that researchers at McGill Center for Studies in Aging, Douglas Research Institute and Montreal Neurological Institute presented results of a post-mortem brain tissue study using Navidea's investigational Fluorine-18 labeled β-amyloid imaging agent, NAV4694, during the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Boston, MA.

23 Jul 2013

Chinese herbal medicine appears to be an effective treatment for vascular dementia

Chinese herbal medicine, which has been used for thousands of years in China, has long been considered an effective treatment for vascular dementia. There are already meta-analyses of the effects of herbal extracts (ginkgo biloba and huperzine A) on vascular dementia.

23 Jul 2013

Research roundup: Eye care disparities; more complications for Medicaid patients after spine surgery; the cost to states opting against Medicaid expansion

After analyzing 2003-2004 data of patients who underwent spinal surgery at two medical institutions, they found that Medicaid beneficiaries were at much higher risk of experiencing any type of complication than patients who are privately insured. "The results of our study further support the growing body of literature that Medicaid patients have higher rates of complications," the authors write. When evaluating patients and considering the likelihood of complications, "Medicaid status should be considered as well," they concluded (Hacquebord et al., 7/15).

20 Jul 2013

Family caregivers of older adults with dementia willing to stop cancer screening: Research

Research from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research has found that many family caregivers of older adults with dementia are willing to consider stopping cancer screening of the elderly individual; they are also relieved when the older adult's physician brings it up.

20 Jul 2013

Viewpoints: Expanding abortion restrictions; Lift the ban on gay blood donors; Medicare's price schedules

What's going on in Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa ought to be a wake-up call to Minnesotans who prefer that physicians, not politicians, guide an individual's medical care. Minnesota's neighbors have moved with alarming alacrity to cripple women's access to a safe and legal medical procedure - abortion (7/18).

20 Jul 2013

Computerized cognitive testing plays a key role in therapy development for dementia, AD

Computerized cognitive testing is increasingly playing a key role in therapy development for dementia and Alzheimer's disease. This week at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference, Keith Wesnes Ph.D., Practice Leader of Bracket and founder of the CDR System-, discussed new data for novel therapies at two poster presentations at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference.

19 Jul 2013

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Latest Dementia News and Research

First Edition: August 8, 2013

Study finds no evidence that retired NFL players suffer chronic traumatic encephalopathy

UA students receive grant to implement team-based approach to improve patient's quality of life

Cognitive decline with age is natural part of life, OSU researchers find

Drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day may keep brains healthy

Mothers who breastfeed may have lower risk of Alzheimer's

Study: Anemia may increase risk of dementia

Article suggests socially-based approach for treating Alzheimer's, other cognitive disorders

National health and social care charity, Community Integrated Care, launches new five year strategy

IGTP, UAB discover first genetic biomarker to detect Lewy body dementia

Some warn of 'overwhelming' mental illness care cost without new research investment

Study shows 90% of dementia cases in China go undetected; high level in rural areas

Manchester scientists treat fatal genetic brain disease using stem cell gene therapy

Researchers identify key molecular pathways that lead to late-onset Alzheimer's disease

Results of post-mortem brain tissue study using Navidea's NAV4694 imaging agent presented at AAIC 2013

Chinese herbal medicine appears to be an effective treatment for vascular dementia

Research roundup: Eye care disparities; more complications for Medicaid patients after spine surgery; the cost to states opting against Medicaid expansion

Family caregivers of older adults with dementia willing to stop cancer screening: Research

Viewpoints: Expanding abortion restrictions; Lift the ban on gay blood donors; Medicare's price schedules

Computerized cognitive testing plays a key role in therapy development for dementia, AD

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