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Lethal plans: When seniors turn to suicide in long-term care

When Larry Anders moved into the Bay at Burlington nursing home in late 2017, he wasn't supposed to be there long. At 77, the stoic Wisconsin machinist had just endured the death of his wife of 51 years and a grim new diagnosis: throat cancer, stage 4.

9 Apr 2019

Early nutritional intervention can help fight dementia

Trials have revealed significant advantages for patients who are treated with daily medical nutrient drinks, with 45 % less deterioration in the Clinical Dementia Rating Sum of Boxes.

9 Apr 2019

Vascular changes in the eye reveal early cognitive impairment

Reduced blood capillaries in the back of the eye may be a new, noninvasive way to diagnose early cognitive impairment, the precursor to Alzheimer's disease in which individuals become forgetful, reports a newly published Northwestern Medicine study.

5 Apr 2019

Scientists to investigate link between sleep and dementia at UEA’s new sleep unit

Sleep disturbances are common in dementia. But it is not yet known whether Alzheimer's causes sleep problems, or whether sleep problems could be an early predictor of the disease.

5 Apr 2019

Drug that looks at Alzheimer’s differently ready for its first in-human testing

Alzheimer's disease wreaks emotional havoc on patients, who are robbed of their memories, their dignity, and their lives.

4 Apr 2019

PET scans could be used to develop best practices for dementia

The application of positron emission tomography (PET) for amyloid plaques could aid clinical decision making for patients with dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

3 Apr 2019

Amyloid PET associated with changes in clinical management of patients with dementia

Amyloid (abnormal protein) plaques in the brain are a feature of Alzheimer disease and imaging the brain with positron emission tomography can detect them.

3 Apr 2019

Researchers explore rate of billed ACP conversations with hospitalized, older patients

As the U.S. population ages, hospitals and health systems around the country have been grappling with how to integrate advance care planning into routine practice.

2 Apr 2019

Scientists identify two, extremely rare genetic variants linked to Alzheimer disease

Researchers have identified two, extremely rare genetic variants linked to Alzheimer disease (AD) for the first time.

29 Mar 2019

Researchers develop new technology to mass produce cerebral cortex neurons

Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI, President Pann Ghill Suh) announced on Mar. 4 that its research team led by principal researcher Yoichi Kosodo developed a technology to mass produce cerebral cortex neurons utilizing Induced pluripotent Stem Cells.

28 Mar 2019

Brain can produce new cells even at the age of 90

For the first time, researchers have proven that the brain is capable of producing new nerve cells even at the age of 90 and above.

26 Mar 2019

New short-pulse ultrasound technique enhances drug delivery to brains of mice

Scientists currently use long-wave pulses of ultrasound to deliver drugs, which can cause side effects. These new findings from Imperial on shorter-wave pulses could have implications for how drugs are used to help patients of Alzheimer's and other neurological diseases.

26 Mar 2019

Symptomatic pharmacotherapy of elderly people should be regularly monitored

The prevalence of using antidepressants and proton pump inhibitors increases after the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a doctoral dissertation from the University of Eastern Finland.

26 Mar 2019

People with untreated diabetes develop signs of Alzheimer's disease at a faster rate

Patients on medication for type 2 diabetes may be keeping Alzheimer's disease away.

26 Mar 2019

States push for caregiver tax credits

Gloria Brown didn't get a good night's sleep. Her husband, Arthur Brown, 79, has Alzheimer's disease and had spent most of the night pacing their bedroom, opening and closing drawers, and putting on and taking off his jacket.

25 Mar 2019

New guideline focuses on strategies to improve health of older adults with diabetes

Simplifying medication regimens and tailoring glycemic targets in older adults with diabetes improves adherence and avoids treatment-related complications, according to a Clinical Practice Guideline issued today by the Endocrine Society.

25 Mar 2019

Cerveau announces research collaboration agreement with Eisai for novel tau imaging agent

Cerveau Technologies, Inc. today announced a research collaboration agreement with Eisai Inc., which will enable Eisai to use Cerveau's [F-18]MK-6240, an investigational imaging agent, in Positron Emission Tomography scans to assess the status and progression of neurofibrillary tangles in the brain.

25 Mar 2019

Exploring pathophysiological factors that link sleep problems and Alzheimer's disease

A new article explores the pathophysiological factors that link sleep disturbances and Alzheimer's disease.

22 Mar 2019

Hidden differences between pathology of CTE and Alzheimer's disease discovered

An international team of scientists at Indiana University School of Medicine, University of Kansas and the U.K. Medical Research Council have dismantled the belief that Alzheimer's disease and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy have identical pathology.

22 Mar 2019

Study: Perivascular spaces contribute to worse cognitive health in older adults

Seemingly harmless fluid-filled spaces around the cerebral small vessels, commonly seen on brain MRIs in older adults, are now thought to be associated with more compromised cognitive skills, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published in Neurology.

22 Mar 2019

Dementia News and Research

Latest Dementia News and Research

Lethal plans: When seniors turn to suicide in long-term care

Early nutritional intervention can help fight dementia

Vascular changes in the eye reveal early cognitive impairment

Scientists to investigate link between sleep and dementia at UEA’s new sleep unit

Drug that looks at Alzheimer’s differently ready for its first in-human testing

PET scans could be used to develop best practices for dementia

Amyloid PET associated with changes in clinical management of patients with dementia

Researchers explore rate of billed ACP conversations with hospitalized, older patients

Scientists identify two, extremely rare genetic variants linked to Alzheimer disease

Researchers develop new technology to mass produce cerebral cortex neurons

Brain can produce new cells even at the age of 90

New short-pulse ultrasound technique enhances drug delivery to brains of mice

Symptomatic pharmacotherapy of elderly people should be regularly monitored

People with untreated diabetes develop signs of Alzheimer's disease at a faster rate

States push for caregiver tax credits

New guideline focuses on strategies to improve health of older adults with diabetes

Cerveau announces research collaboration agreement with Eisai for novel tau imaging agent

Exploring pathophysiological factors that link sleep problems and Alzheimer's disease

Hidden differences between pathology of CTE and Alzheimer's disease discovered

Study: Perivascular spaces contribute to worse cognitive health in older adults

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