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Griffith study aims to increase awareness of sexuality for people with dementia among health professionals

Improving the knowledge and attitudes concerning sexual expression of people with dementia amongst health professionals, has been the goal of a Griffith study.

15 Sep 2017

NRS Healthcare publishes new free Carer’s Guide to Alzheimer’s Disease

40% of family caregivers looking after someone with Alzheimer’s say they experience high or very high emotional stress levels. In support of World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, NRS Healthcare have released a Carer’s Guide to Alzheimer’s Disease in order to highlight the vital role that carers play and to offer some advice on dealing with specific situations carers may encounter.

15 Sep 2017

Research: Hospice referral at end of life should be based on older adult's pain, distressing symptoms

A team of researchers from Yale University has studied how soon older adults who were experiencing distressing symptoms and disability were admitted to hospice near the end of their lives . Their study was published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

14 Sep 2017

Researchers discover important link between Parkinson's and prion diseases

Parkinson's disease and prion diseases are very different from each other as regards both origins and course. Nonetheless, a research group of SISSA's, headed by Professor Giuseppe Legname, has discovered an unexpected and important link between the two pathologies.

14 Sep 2017

A rare dementia gene runs in the family, but he’s fine — so far

John Janda knows he takes after his mother. At 68, the graying building contractor is sentimental, just as she was. He smiles indulgently as he shows off photos of his 9-month-old grandson; he tears up at the memory of losing his dad in a construction accident more than 40 years ago.

11 Sep 2017

Retinal imaging may help doctors confirm or rule out frontotemporal degeneration

Frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that is present in tens of thousands of Americans, but is often difficult to diagnose accurately.

8 Sep 2017

Breakthrough research offers novel, non-invasive test to accurately diagnose Alzheimer's disease

In the largest and most conclusive study of its kind, researchers have analysed blood samples to create a novel and non-invasive way of helping to diagnose Alzheimer's disease and distinguishing between different types of neurodegenerative disorders.

6 Sep 2017

Researchers develop new tool to diagnose first signs of Parkinson's disease

Researchers have developed the first tool that can diagnose Parkinson's disease when there are no physical symptoms, offering hope for more effective treatment of the condition.

6 Sep 2017

New system for neural recording in mice avoids animal welfare concerns linked to existing approaches

NC3Rs funding for inter-disciplinary research which combines electrical engineering and neurophysiology has resulted in a new product for brain recordings in mice that avoids many of the welfare concerns associated with existing approaches.

5 Sep 2017

Mayo Clinic experts move closer to realizing clinical potential of senolytic drugs on aging

Researchers are moving closer to realizing the clinical potential of drugs that have previously been shown to support healthy aging in animals.

4 Sep 2017

Study suggests neural mechanism behind contagious yawning

A study named “A neural basis for contagious yawning” conducted at the University of Nottingham suggests that primitive reflexes that originate in the primary motor cortex, a section of the brain accountable for motor function, are responsible for automatically initiating the human tendency for contagious yawning.

1 Sep 2017

Human propensity for contagious yawning triggered by primitive reflexes in the brain, research suggests

Feeling tired? Even if we aren't tired, why do we yawn if someone else does? Experts at the University of Nottingham have published research that suggests the human propensity for contagious yawning is triggered automatically by primitive reflexes in the primary motor cortex -- an area of the brain responsible for motor function.

31 Aug 2017

Non-drug behavioral treatments to address symptoms may help older adults with multiple chronic conditions

When we have several chronic health conditions as we age, the symptoms we experience can reduce our quality of life.

31 Aug 2017

Most people with self-perceived memory problems experience severe stress

Stress, fatigue, and feeling like your memory is failing you. These are the symptoms of a growing group of patients studied as part of a thesis at Sahlgrenska Academy. Result - They may need help, but they are rarely entering the initial stages of dementia.

31 Aug 2017

Study: People with shorter LTL have more benefits on cognition following lifestyle intervention

Is telomere length associated with the cognitive response to a lifestyle intervention? Supporting evidence from the FINGER trial.

29 Aug 2017

Undergraduates earn top prize for developing new tool to detect Alzheimer’s disease

A team of seven University of Maryland A. James Clark School of Engineering undergraduates earned the top prize in this year's National Institutes of Health Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams challenge for their efforts to develop low-cost tools to diagnose Alzheimer's disease before patients show symptoms.

29 Aug 2017

Bioinformatics expert receives $12.8 million grant to continue to lead Diabetic Complications Consortium

Dr. Richard A. McIndoe, bioinformatics expert and associate director of the Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, has received a $12.8 million grant to continue to lead a national research initiative focused on reducing the complications of diabetes.

26 Aug 2017

Disease diagnostic tools win top honors in DEBUT challenge

Tools to diagnose Alzheimer's disease and latent tuberculosis are among the winning projects in the Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) challenge, a biomedical engineering design prize competition for teams of undergraduate students.

26 Aug 2017

NIH funds BU ADC with $5.4 million grant to advance research on Alzheimer's disease

The National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging has awarded the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center a three-year, $5.4 million grant to continue research on ways to reduce the human and economic costs of Alzheimer's disease (AD) through the advancement of knowledge.

26 Aug 2017

Review focuses on possible role of neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

In the journal Current Aging Science, a research team has reviewed modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.

26 Aug 2017

Dementia News and Research

Latest Dementia News and Research

Griffith study aims to increase awareness of sexuality for people with dementia among health professionals

NRS Healthcare publishes new free Carer’s Guide to Alzheimer’s Disease

Research: Hospice referral at end of life should be based on older adult's pain, distressing symptoms

Researchers discover important link between Parkinson's and prion diseases

A rare dementia gene runs in the family, but he’s fine — so far

Retinal imaging may help doctors confirm or rule out frontotemporal degeneration

Breakthrough research offers novel, non-invasive test to accurately diagnose Alzheimer's disease

Researchers develop new tool to diagnose first signs of Parkinson's disease

New system for neural recording in mice avoids animal welfare concerns linked to existing approaches

Mayo Clinic experts move closer to realizing clinical potential of senolytic drugs on aging

Study suggests neural mechanism behind contagious yawning

Human propensity for contagious yawning triggered by primitive reflexes in the brain, research suggests

Non-drug behavioral treatments to address symptoms may help older adults with multiple chronic conditions

Most people with self-perceived memory problems experience severe stress

Study: People with shorter LTL have more benefits on cognition following lifestyle intervention

Undergraduates earn top prize for developing new tool to detect Alzheimer’s disease

Bioinformatics expert receives $12.8 million grant to continue to lead Diabetic Complications Consortium

Disease diagnostic tools win top honors in DEBUT challenge

NIH funds BU ADC with $5.4 million grant to advance research on Alzheimer's disease

Review focuses on possible role of neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

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