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Alzheimer's Disease: Home Safety Information
Title: Alzheimer's Disease: Home Safety InformationCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 8/26/2008Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2008
Title: Alzheimer's Disease: Home Safety InformationCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 8/26/2008Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2008
Initiatives Seek To Reduce Salt Intake Among Blacks, Offer Health Benefits Assistance To Hispanics, Examine Caring For People With Alzheimer's Disease
Baltimore: The city in September will launch a six-month awareness campaign about salt intake associated with high blood pressure, particularly among blacks, the Baltimore Sun reports. According to the Sun, "In a city that is nearly 65% black, the risks of hypertension, which can lead to heart attack, kidney failure and stroke, are especially high.
Baltimore: The city in September will launch a six-month awareness campaign about salt intake associated with high blood pressure, particularly among blacks, the Baltimore Sun reports. According to the Sun, "In a city that is nearly 65% black, the risks of hypertension, which can lead to heart attack, kidney failure and stroke, are especially high.
Potential Alzheimer's Treatment From The Humble Potato
A virus that commonly infects potatoes bears a striking resemblance to one of the key proteins implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and researchers have used that to develop antibodies that may slow or prevent the onset of AD.
A virus that commonly infects potatoes bears a striking resemblance to one of the key proteins implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and researchers have used that to develop antibodies that may slow or prevent the onset of AD.
Alzheimer's Society Comment On The Announcement By Carol Thatcher That Baroness Thatcher Has Dementia, UK
Alzheimer's Society comment on the announcement by Carol Thatcher that Baroness Thatcher has dementia. The sad news that Baroness Thatcher has dementia has highlighted a condition that is desperately under recognised and underfunded in the UK. One in three people over 65 will die with a form of dementia. Dementia is not a natural part of ageing; it is caused by diseases of the brain and robs people of their lives.
Alzheimer's Society comment on the announcement by Carol Thatcher that Baroness Thatcher has dementia. The sad news that Baroness Thatcher has dementia has highlighted a condition that is desperately under recognised and underfunded in the UK. One in three people over 65 will die with a form of dementia. Dementia is not a natural part of ageing; it is caused by diseases of the brain and robs people of their lives.
Older Adult Caregivers Of Dementia Sufferers Have Worse Sleep Than Noncaregivers
A study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the sleep patterns of older adults who live with and provide direct care during the night for a person with dementia are significantly worse than other older adults. When sleep was measured objectively, and after adjusting for depressive symptoms, age, health condition and education, adults who take care of a person suffering from dementia took longer to fall sleep and had less total sleep than noncaregivers.
A study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the sleep patterns of older adults who live with and provide direct care during the night for a person with dementia are significantly worse than other older adults. When sleep was measured objectively, and after adjusting for depressive symptoms, age, health condition and education, adults who take care of a person suffering from dementia took longer to fall sleep and had less total sleep than noncaregivers.
Alzheimer's Society Comment On Panorama
During the programme Terry Pratchett criticises the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's (NICE) decision to limit Alzheimer's drugs. Terry Pratchett is right. It's an absolute disgrace that people with early-stage Alzheimer's continue to be denied access to the only drugs proven to treat the disease. Time and quality of life is being snatched away from thousands of vulnerable people who are unable to pay privately for their own treatment.
During the programme Terry Pratchett criticises the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's (NICE) decision to limit Alzheimer's drugs. Terry Pratchett is right. It's an absolute disgrace that people with early-stage Alzheimer's continue to be denied access to the only drugs proven to treat the disease. Time and quality of life is being snatched away from thousands of vulnerable people who are unable to pay privately for their own treatment.
Alzheimer's Disease Patient Caregiver Guide
Title: Alzheimer's Disease Patient Caregiver GuideCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 8/26/2008Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2008
Title: Alzheimer's Disease Patient Caregiver GuideCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 8/26/2008Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2008
Even Without Dementia, Mental Skills Decline Years Before Death
A new study shows that older people's mental skills start declining years before death, even if they don't have dementia. The study is published in the August 27, 2008, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. "These changes are different and separate from the changes in thinking skills that occur as people get older," said study author Valgeir Thorvaldsson, MSc, of Goteberg University in Sweden.
A new study shows that older people's mental skills start declining years before death, even if they don't have dementia. The study is published in the August 27, 2008, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. "These changes are different and separate from the changes in thinking skills that occur as people get older," said study author Valgeir Thorvaldsson, MSc, of Goteberg University in Sweden.
Cognitive Score Changes Over Time May Hint At Dementia
Title: Cognitive Score Changes Over Time May Hint at DementiaCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/20/2008 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/20/2008
Title: Cognitive Score Changes Over Time May Hint at DementiaCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/20/2008 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/20/2008
LSUHSC Research Reports New Method To Protect Brain Cells From Diseases Like Alzheimer's
New research led by Chu Chen, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, provides evidence that one of the only naturally occurring fatty acids in the brain that has the ability to interact with the receptors originally identified as the targets of THC (the psychoactive component of marijuana) can help to protect brain cells from neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
New research led by Chu Chen, PhD, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, provides evidence that one of the only naturally occurring fatty acids in the brain that has the ability to interact with the receptors originally identified as the targets of THC (the psychoactive component of marijuana) can help to protect brain cells from neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Health Tip: Exercise Your Brain
Title: Health Tip: Exercise Your BrainCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/27/2008 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/27/2008
Title: Health Tip: Exercise Your BrainCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/27/2008 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/27/2008
Cocoa Flavanols Linked To Improved Brain Blood Flow
Cocoa flavanols, the unique compounds found naturally in cocoa, may increase blood flow to the brain, according to new research published in the Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment journal. The researchers suggest that long-term improvements in brain blood flow could impact cognitive behavior, offering future potential for debilitating brain conditions including dementia and stroke.
Cocoa flavanols, the unique compounds found naturally in cocoa, may increase blood flow to the brain, according to new research published in the Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment journal. The researchers suggest that long-term improvements in brain blood flow could impact cognitive behavior, offering future potential for debilitating brain conditions including dementia and stroke.
Antipsychotic Drug Use Up In Elderly Despite Warnings
Title: Antipsychotic Drug Use Up in Elderly Despite WarningsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/26/2008 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2008
Title: Antipsychotic Drug Use Up in Elderly Despite WarningsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/26/2008 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/26/2008
Mental Skills Decline Years Before Death, Even Without Dementia
A new study shows that older people's mental skills start declining years before death, even if they don't have dementia. The study is published in the August 27, 2008, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. "These changes are different and separate from the changes in thinking skills that occur as people get older," said study author Valgeir Thorvaldsson, MSc, of Goteberg University in Sweden.
A new study shows that older people's mental skills start declining years before death, even if they don't have dementia. The study is published in the August 27, 2008, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. "These changes are different and separate from the changes in thinking skills that occur as people get older," said study author Valgeir Thorvaldsson, MSc, of Goteberg University in Sweden.
Scientists Track Hourly Changes In Alzheimer's Protein
Title: Scientists Track Hourly Changes in Alzheimer's ProteinCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/29/2008 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/29/2008
Title: Scientists Track Hourly Changes in Alzheimer's ProteinCategory: Health NewsCreated: 8/29/2008 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/29/2008
Impending Generic Competition Forces Innovation In Alzheimer's Treatments
As the Baby Boomer generation reaches retirement age, the number of Americans suffering from Alzheimer's disease is expected to jump from 5 million to about 14 million in 2050.
As the Baby Boomer generation reaches retirement age, the number of Americans suffering from Alzheimer's disease is expected to jump from 5 million to about 14 million in 2050.
3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'
Title: 3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'Category: Health NewsCreated: 8/22/2008 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/22/2008
Title: 3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'Category: Health NewsCreated: 8/22/2008 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 8/22/2008
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