Pandemic adds to challenge of caring for loved one with dementia

by Amy NortonBefore the COVID-19 outbreak, Annette Adams-Brown's 87-year-old mother was an avid follower of TV news. Now Adams-Brown has to channel-surf for a less stressful pastime.Her mother, Be

Updated on: May 13,2024

Pandemic adds to challenge of caring for loved one with dementia

by Amy NortonBefore the COVID-19 outbreak, Annette Adams-Brown's 87-year-old mother was an avid follower of TV news. Now Adams-Brown has to channel-surf for a less stressful pastime.Her mother, Be

Updated on:May 13,2024

Diagnosis of Alzheimer's and related dementias reduces social activity

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite the belief that early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias is crucial, a new Rutgers study found that the diagnos

Updated on: April 20,2024

Diagnosis of Alzheimer's and related dementias reduces social activity

by Rutgers UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite the belief that early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias is crucial, a new Rutgers study found that the diagnos

Updated on:April 20,2024

'Care Chair' helps detect patients' movements, mental state

by Joe Mccune,Missouri University of Science and TechnologyDebraj De, a postdoctoral fellow at Missouri S&T, and S&T professor Sajal Das developed a chair sensor device that can detect a

Updated on: March 09,2024

'Care Chair' helps detect patients' movements, mental state

by Joe Mccune,Missouri University of Science and TechnologyDebraj De, a postdoctoral fellow at Missouri S&T, and S&T professor Sajal Das developed a chair sensor device that can detect a

Updated on:March 09,2024

Molecular alterations in neuronal trophic regulation in Alzheimer's pathology

by Jason Clement,McGill UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor decades researchers have known that Alzheimer's disease (AD) causes the atrophy of a system of neurons and synapses hi

Updated on: April 02,2024

Molecular alterations in neuronal trophic regulation in Alzheimer's pathology

by Jason Clement,McGill UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor decades researchers have known that Alzheimer's disease (AD) causes the atrophy of a system of neurons and synapses hi

Updated on:April 02,2024

Aduhelm: Will Medicare cover the controversial Alzheimer's drug?

by Dennis Thompson(HealthDay)—Following a months-long and unprecedented review, Medicare officials expect to announce within the next couple of weeks whether the program will cover the controversial A

Updated on: March 26,2024

Aduhelm: Will Medicare cover the controversial Alzheimer's drug?

by Dennis Thompson(HealthDay)—Following a months-long and unprecedented review, Medicare officials expect to announce within the next couple of weeks whether the program will cover the controversial A

Updated on:March 26,2024

Lecanemab: Experimental drug is a ray of hope for Alzheimer's disease

by Frederic Calon and Étienne Aumont,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageOn Nov. 30, Eisai and Biogen announced theresults of their latest phase 3 clinical trial in Alzheimer's d

Updated on: March 30,2024

Lecanemab: Experimental drug is a ray of hope for Alzheimer's disease

by Frederic Calon and Étienne Aumont,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageOn Nov. 30, Eisai and Biogen announced theresults of their latest phase 3 clinical trial in Alzheimer's d

Updated on:March 30,2024

Risk factors for faster aging in the brain revealed in new study

by University of OxfordTo the left of the figure, the red-yellow color denotes the regions that degenerate earlier than the rest of the brain, and are vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease. These

Updated on: March 30,2024

Risk factors for faster aging in the brain revealed in new study

by University of OxfordTo the left of the figure, the red-yellow color denotes the regions that degenerate earlier than the rest of the brain, and are vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease. These

Updated on:March 30,2024

Inflammatory changes in the brain twenty years before Alzheimer onset

by Karolinska InstitutetSome of the researcher's PET-images.Roughly twenty years before the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease appear, inflammatory changes in the brain can be seen, ac

Updated on: February 27,2024

Inflammatory changes in the brain twenty years before Alzheimer onset

by Karolinska InstitutetSome of the researcher's PET-images.Roughly twenty years before the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease appear, inflammatory changes in the brain can be seen, ac

Updated on:February 27,2024

Most caregivers of people with dementia are family members, and they need help

by Alan Stevens, Carole White, Marcia G. Ory And Sandhya Sanghi,The ConversationCredit: Kindel Media from PexelsFamily care of an older adult has emerged as an essential element of the U.S. heal

Updated on: May 13,2024

Most caregivers of people with dementia are family members, and they need help

by Alan Stevens, Carole White, Marcia G. Ory And Sandhya Sanghi,The ConversationCredit: Kindel Media from PexelsFamily care of an older adult has emerged as an essential element of the U.S. heal

Updated on:May 13,2024

Alzheimer's disease: Viagra is seen as a potential treatment, but the research shows contradictory findings

by Ian Maidment and Hayley Gorton,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainArecent study reportedthat sildenafil, sold under the brand name Viagra, and other medicines from the same

Updated on: March 22,2024

Alzheimer's disease: Viagra is seen as a potential treatment, but the research shows contradictory findings

by Ian Maidment and Hayley Gorton,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainArecent study reportedthat sildenafil, sold under the brand name Viagra, and other medicines from the same

Updated on:March 22,2024

30 years on, are we winning the fight against Alzheimer's?

by Suzanne Leigh, University of CaliforniaA set of 16 brain PET scans, with orange areas representing Alzheimer's progression. Credit: UC San FranciscoUC San Francisco experts say that we have rea

Updated on: March 13,2024

30 years on, are we winning the fight against Alzheimer's?

by Suzanne Leigh, University of CaliforniaA set of 16 brain PET scans, with orange areas representing Alzheimer's progression. Credit: UC San FranciscoUC San Francisco experts say that we have rea

Updated on:March 13,2024

Hard physical work significantly increases the risk of dementia

by University of CopenhagenCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe muscles and joints are not the only parts of the body to be worn down by physical work. The brain and heart suffer too. A new study

Updated on: June 01,2024

Hard physical work significantly increases the risk of dementia

by University of CopenhagenCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe muscles and joints are not the only parts of the body to be worn down by physical work. The brain and heart suffer too. A new study

Updated on:June 01,2024