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Living with a dementia sufferer may affect spouse

In a new study researchers have revealed that partners of patients suffering from dementia or degeneration of memory and other mental faculties are six times more likely to develop the condition themselves.

4 May 2010

Hartford Foundation awards $800,000 grant for training in geriatric social work

The prestigious Hartford Doctoral Fellows and Hartford Faculty Scholars programs have awarded $800,000 in combined new grants to ten researchers in the field of geriatric social work.

4 May 2010

UCSF transgenic mouse model first to display earliest signs of Parkinson's disease

UCSF researchers have created the first transgenic mouse to display the earliest signs of Parkinson's disease using the genetic mutation that is known to accompany human forms of the disease.

4 May 2010

Algal DHA improves memory function in healthy aging adults: MIDAS

The Memory Improvement with Docosahexaenoic acid Study published online this week in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association showed that algal DHA improved memory function in healthy aging adults, providing a benefit roughly equivalent to having the learning and memory skills of someone three years younger.

4 May 2010

Research roundup: Managing nursing home patients, streamlining medical billing, financial disclosures

Saving Billions Of Dollars--And Physicians' Time--By Streamlining Billing Practices - "The U.S. system of billing third parties for health care services is complex, expensive, and inefficient," write the authors, who analyzed Massachusetts General Physicians Organization staffing and cost data in fiscal year 2006.

3 May 2010

FIESTY acronym to improve cognitive function, reduce chances of developing dementia

As researchers learn more about how we age, they're finding that genetics are only half of the story when it comes to developing Alzheimer's disease.

28 Apr 2010

A first step in the long road to health reform

Australia provides good health care to the majority of its citizens most of the time and compares well with like countries. The capacity for illness to destroy families financially, seen in the US and in many less economically advanced countries where governments make small or no contributions to the cost of health care, is much diminished by Medicare, public hospitals and subsidised pharmaceuticals.

27 Apr 2010

Aton Pharma acquires the U.S. marketing rights to LODOSYN tablets from BMS

Aton Pharma, Inc., a diversified specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has acquired the U.S. marketing rights to LODOSYN (carbidopa) tablets from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

26 Apr 2010

Intellect Neurosciences completes restructuring of balance sheet

Intellect Neurosciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on development of disease-modifying therapeutic agents for Alzheimer's disease, announced today it has completed a restructuring of its balance sheet. The result is the extinguishment of approximately $24 million of aggregate face amount plus accrued interest of debt and preferred stock through the issuance of common stock.

26 Apr 2010

Elderlink offers personalized referral lists for senior citizens and their families

Elderlink, Inc., a free senior care referral service serving California since 1994, is offering senior citizens and their families the ability to find the care they need via personalized referral lists based upon their individual needs.

26 Apr 2010

Long telomeres in non-demented adults and seniors associated with poorer memory: Researchers

A team of collaborating researchers from the Swedish universities of Umeå, Stockholm, and Linköping is now publishing data showing that long telomeres in non-demented adults and seniors can be associated with poorer memory.

26 Apr 2010

Heritage Club Mountain View to host intense competition and educational event

A dynamic culinary competition among area professional senior living chefs highlights healthy cooking, wellness and quality of life for older adults. During the culinary cook-off, the culinary professionals from Brookdale Senior Living, industry-leading owners and operators of senior living communities, will entertain and showcase their culinary talents to compete for the chance to win the "Ultimate Chef America" title.

26 Apr 2010

World’s largest study on the safety of using mobile phones

Health experts have been saying that mobile phones are bad for us for a long time. Now they are getting set to prove it beyond any doubt. Researchers in London recently launched the world’s largest study on the safety of using mobile phones. A quarter of a million mobile phone users will be tracked through their medical records for more than 20 years. This is the largest study in the world on the health effects of using mobile phones and is being called Cosmos.

25 Apr 2010

People who provide care to family members with dementia experience stress, depression: Researchers

Family members who provide care to relatives with dementia, but do not have formal training, frequently experience overwhelming stress that sometimes leads to breakdowns or depression, according to Penn State and Benjamin Rose Institute researchers. Interventions to alleviate this stress are not always effective, leaving caregivers isolated to deal with their stresses.

23 Apr 2010

Alzheimer's Association's hosts conference to educate and support NH people with the disease

Alzheimer's disease can be devastating to families who become caregivers. Anyone seeking more information about Alzheimer's is invited to attend the Alzheimer's Association's "Care to Cure: the latest in research and care giving" conference on Saturday, May 22 in Concord.

23 Apr 2010

Mild Cognitive Impairment Symposium is now 'Symposium on Early Alzheimer's Disease'

This year, the Miami Beach symposium kicked off on a rainy Friday with a new name and a new focus on biomarkers. For seven years, the meeting has been called the Mild Cognitive Impairment Symposium, but that changed this year to the Symposium on Early Alzheimer's Disease. The change comes as a nod to a recent and dramatic shift in how Alzheimer disease is perceived, and what researchers increasingly see as the most promising angle of attack for future therapeutics.

22 Apr 2010

OPAL study: Fish oil supplements offer no benefits for cognitive function in older people

The largest ever trial of fish oil supplements has found no evidence that they offer benefits for cognitive function in older people.

22 Apr 2010

CSTE receives $1M gift from NFL to research long-term effects of repetitive brain trauma in football players

The National Football League (NFL) will give a $1 million unrestricted gift to the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) at Boston University School of Medicine to support the Center's research.

21 Apr 2010

Mental exercises: do they work?

It has been long believed and aggressively drilled into our brains that computer programs and games that are targeted towards memory enhancement improve memory, mental health, intelligence and prevent age related memory loss and dementia. In a new study such claims have been found to be empty.

21 Apr 2010

Obesity related FTO gene linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

If you are an American of European origin and carry the FTO gene which causes obesity, you have a much higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. A recent study conducted at the University of California, Los Angeles claimed that 'A commonly carried allele of the obesity-related FTO gene is associated with reduced brain volume in healthy elderly'.

21 Apr 2010

Dementia News and Research

Latest Dementia News and Research

Living with a dementia sufferer may affect spouse

Hartford Foundation awards $800,000 grant for training in geriatric social work

UCSF transgenic mouse model first to display earliest signs of Parkinson's disease

Algal DHA improves memory function in healthy aging adults: MIDAS

Research roundup: Managing nursing home patients, streamlining medical billing, financial disclosures

FIESTY acronym to improve cognitive function, reduce chances of developing dementia

A first step in the long road to health reform

Aton Pharma acquires the U.S. marketing rights to LODOSYN tablets from BMS

Intellect Neurosciences completes restructuring of balance sheet

Elderlink offers personalized referral lists for senior citizens and their families

Long telomeres in non-demented adults and seniors associated with poorer memory: Researchers

Heritage Club Mountain View to host intense competition and educational event

World’s largest study on the safety of using mobile phones

People who provide care to family members with dementia experience stress, depression: Researchers

Alzheimer's Association's hosts conference to educate and support NH people with the disease

Mild Cognitive Impairment Symposium is now 'Symposium on Early Alzheimer's Disease'

OPAL study: Fish oil supplements offer no benefits for cognitive function in older people

CSTE receives $1M gift from NFL to research long-term effects of repetitive brain trauma in football players

Mental exercises: do they work?

Obesity related FTO gene linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

Dementia News and Research

Latest Dementia News and Research

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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