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AFA welcomes inclusion of cognitive impairment screening in healthcare reform proposal

The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) today applauded Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), who spearheaded the provision, for including cognitive impairment screening for Medicare beneficiaries in Baucus' healthcare reform proposal, "America's Healthy Future Act of 2009."

18 Sep 2009

Study reveals that caregivers are unable to diagnose the pain levels affecting nursing home residents

Relatives and healthcare staff find it hard to diagnose pain levels in nursing home residents accurately, especially if they are cognitively impaired with illnesses such as dementia or unable to speak, according to a study in September issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing.

18 Sep 2009

Protein aggregation is linked to many conformational diseases

Researchers at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have revealed the process by which proteins with a tendency to cause conformational diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy, familial amyloidotic cardiomyopathy, etc. finally end up causing them.

17 Sep 2009

Coffe Break campaign by Alzheimer Society to raise funds to support people with dementia

Today the Alzheimer Society gives greater meaning to your daily dose of caffeine. By purchasing a cup of coffee during the Alzheimer Coffee Break(R) fundraiser you will be supporting critical programs and services for the half million Canadians living with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias.

17 Sep 2009

NIH to fund grants for epigenetic research

The National Institutes of Health announced today that it will fund 22 grants on genome-wide studies of how epigenetic changes -- chemical modifications to genes that result from diet, aging, stress, or environmental exposures -- define and contribute to specific human diseases and biological processes.

17 Sep 2009

eMed-Trac live instant tracking device launched

eMed-ID, the world's first emergency medical information device franchise, announced today the launch of eMed-Trac, a live instant tracking device designed for people with Alzheimer's, dementia and other cognitive impairments, or children who need to be closely supervised by parents for medical or other reasons.

16 Sep 2009

UJI's current research study on early detection of Alzheimer's Disease using fMRI

The Universitat Jaume I (UJI) of Castelló is working on the early detection of Alzheimer's Disease by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques. The study is being carried out within the framework of a national project called MIND, which approaches Alzheimer's disease from a multidisciplinary perspective and involves twelve biomedicine companies and the corresponding public research organisations associated with them.

16 Sep 2009

Legislation grants improve research and employment initiatives in Indiana University medical campus

Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have received more than $12 million in grants funded by the federal economic stimulus legislation, funding that has bolstered both research initiatives and research employment on the medical center campus.

16 Sep 2009

Youthful Aging celebrates 15th anniversary

A most unusual home health care firm is marking its 15th anniversary of helping seniors do more than they think they can do.

16 Sep 2009

USPTO grants a provisional patent to INVENT Pharmaceuticals' Alzheimer’s drug

American Diversified Holdings Corporation (Pink Sheets: ADHC) Strategic Alliance partner INVENT Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted its provisional patent application US 61/271,720 on novel drug candidates for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and age-related cognitive and memory impairment.

16 Sep 2009

Study reveals effectiveness of cognitive testing by telephone in elderly individuals

Cognitive testing by telephone in elderly individuals is generally as effective as in-person testing, according to a new study by Effie M. Mitsis, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and part of Mount Sinai's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. The study will appear in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

16 Sep 2009

Findings could lead to new neurological treatments

The power of the imagination is well-known: it's no surprise that scary music is scarier with your eyes closed. But now neuroscientist and psychiatrist Prof. Talma Hendler of Tel Aviv University's Functional Brain Center says that this phenomenon may open the door to a new way of treating people with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurological diseases.

16 Sep 2009

Researchers analyze how genome influences human health

Two recent studies by Dartmouth researchers use individual genetic data to reveal the powers and limits of our current understanding of how the genome influences human health and what genes can reveal about the ancestry of the people of New Hampshire.

15 Sep 2009

iMedicor and Transgenomic to develop an educational marketing program for NuroPro

iMedicor and Transgenomic today announced that they have signed an agreement to develop an educational marketing program for NuroPro, Transgenomic’s diagnostic tests for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

15 Sep 2009

Elan rectifies Tysabri Collaboration Agreement breach

Elan Corporation, plc (NYSE: ELN) today announced that it has cured an unintended breach of its Tysabri Collaboration Agreement with Biogen that had been identified by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

15 Sep 2009

Researchers study the degree of verbal impairment in AD patients

A postgraduate researcher at the University of Hertfordshire has found that Alzheimer's Disease (AD) results in greater language impairments in more highly-educated than less learned patients.

15 Sep 2009

Celebrity supports Alzheimer's Association

National Football League (NFL) wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills, Terrell Owens, will support the Alzheimer's Association this fall by having his own team for Memory Walk(R).

15 Sep 2009

New book on human genetics helps to unravel complex human diseases

Many human diseases-including Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, cancer, and cardiovascular disease-are caused by multiple genetic variants and the interaction of those variants with the environment. Because such diseases lack a clear-cut inheritance pattern, sophisticated technological approaches and statistical analyses are required to determine their underlying cause.

15 Sep 2009

Outreach and Registry Program to help combat and treat Alzheimer's disease

Today Senator Jay Rockefeller announced an unprecedented and powerful partnership to help combat and treat Alzheimer's disease in West Virginia.

15 Sep 2009

Excessive physical strain in dementia care linked to communication problems

Excessive physical strain in dementia care is not so much related to equipment or the resident's body weight as it is due to communication problems and misunderstandings. This is shown in a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

15 Sep 2009

Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

Latest Alzheimer's & Dementia News and Research

AFA welcomes inclusion of cognitive impairment screening in healthcare reform proposal

Study reveals that caregivers are unable to diagnose the pain levels affecting nursing home residents

Protein aggregation is linked to many conformational diseases

Coffe Break campaign by Alzheimer Society to raise funds to support people with dementia

NIH to fund grants for epigenetic research

eMed-Trac live instant tracking device launched

UJI's current research study on early detection of Alzheimer's Disease using fMRI

Legislation grants improve research and employment initiatives in Indiana University medical campus

Youthful Aging celebrates 15th anniversary

USPTO grants a provisional patent to INVENT Pharmaceuticals' Alzheimer’s drug

Study reveals effectiveness of cognitive testing by telephone in elderly individuals

Findings could lead to new neurological treatments

Researchers analyze how genome influences human health

iMedicor and Transgenomic to develop an educational marketing program for NuroPro

Elan rectifies Tysabri Collaboration Agreement breach

Researchers study the degree of verbal impairment in AD patients

Celebrity supports Alzheimer's Association

New book on human genetics helps to unravel complex human diseases

Outreach and Registry Program to help combat and treat Alzheimer's disease

Excessive physical strain in dementia care linked to communication problems

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eBook: Advancing neurodegenerative research with iPSC-derived microglia models eBook

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Prof. Dr. Kristina Kusche-Vihrog

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