Dementia is a global challenge – a new report asks if anyone is ready to meet it?

by University of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainA University of Birmingham report has concluded that national governments, health and social services, businesses, families and communities hav

Updated on: May 11,2024 5

Dementia is a global challenge – a new report asks if anyone is ready to meet it?

by University of BirminghamCredit: CC0 Public DomainA University of Birmingham report has concluded that national governments, health and social services, businesses, families and communities hav

Updated on:May 11,2024 5

Checklist of possible behavioral warning signs of dementia

by The Associated PressResearchers on Sundayoutlined a syndromecalled "mild behavioral impairment" that may be a harbinger of Alzheimer's or other dementias, and proposed a c

Updated on: March 07,2024 17

Checklist of possible behavioral warning signs of dementia

by The Associated PressResearchers on Sundayoutlined a syndromecalled "mild behavioral impairment" that may be a harbinger of Alzheimer's or other dementias, and proposed a c

Updated on:March 07,2024 17

Use of prescription analgesics differs significantly between persons with and without Alzheimer's

by University of Eastern FinlandApproximately one third of persons with Alzheimer's disease use prescription medicines for pain after their diagnosis, reports a recent study conducted at the

Updated on: March 07,2024 16

Use of prescription analgesics differs significantly between persons with and without Alzheimer's

by University of Eastern FinlandApproximately one third of persons with Alzheimer's disease use prescription medicines for pain after their diagnosis, reports a recent study conducted at the

Updated on:March 07,2024 16

Analyzing internal world models of humans, animals and AI

byUniversity of FreiburgCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of scientists led by Prof. Dr. Ilka Diester, Professor of Optophysiology and spokesperson of the BrainLinks-BrainTools research ce

Updated on: July 31,2024 0

Analyzing internal world models of humans, animals and AI

byUniversity of FreiburgCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of scientists led by Prof. Dr. Ilka Diester, Professor of Optophysiology and spokesperson of the BrainLinks-BrainTools research ce

Updated on:July 31,2024 0

Research suggests myelin fatty acid metabolism could serve as an energy reserve for the central nervous system

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressElectron microscopy image of optic nerve myelin. Credit: Wiebke Moebius, MPI Goettingen.The brains of mammals expend a significant amount of energy in the form of ade

Updated on: October 18,2024 0

Research suggests myelin fatty acid metabolism could serve as an energy reserve for the central nervous system

by Ingrid Fadelli , Medical XpressElectron microscopy image of optic nerve myelin. Credit: Wiebke Moebius, MPI Goettingen.The brains of mammals expend a significant amount of energy in the form of ade

Updated on:October 18,2024 0

Nutritional drink can help to conserve memory in case of prodromal Alzheimer's disease

by Saarland UniversityProfessor Tobias Hartmann, Saarland University. Credit: Saarland UniversityThe study did not find a significant benefit in broad cognitive function (the study primary endpoi

Updated on: February 28,2024 16

Nutritional drink can help to conserve memory in case of prodromal Alzheimer's disease

by Saarland UniversityProfessor Tobias Hartmann, Saarland University. Credit: Saarland UniversityThe study did not find a significant benefit in broad cognitive function (the study primary endpoi

Updated on:February 28,2024 16

Sensory interventions can benefit patients with dementia

(HealthDay)—For patients with dementia, there are many available sensory interventions that seem to have significant effects, according to a review published online March 31 in theJournal of Cli

Updated on: February 28,2024 12

Sensory interventions can benefit patients with dementia

(HealthDay)—For patients with dementia, there are many available sensory interventions that seem to have significant effects, according to a review published online March 31 in theJournal of Cli

Updated on:February 28,2024 12

Lost and found: Japan tags dementia sufferers with barcodes

A Japanese city has introduced a novel way to keep track of senior citizens with dementia who are prone to getting lost—tagging their fingers and toes with scan-able barcodes.A company in Iruma, north

Updated on: March 07,2024 20

Lost and found: Japan tags dementia sufferers with barcodes

A Japanese city has introduced a novel way to keep track of senior citizens with dementia who are prone to getting lost—tagging their fingers and toes with scan-able barcodes.A company in Iruma, north

Updated on:March 07,2024 20

FDA defends approval of controversial Alzheimer's drug

by Dennis ThompsonThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease in nearly two decades, in a controversial decision that left the agency defendi

Updated on: March 30,2024 13

FDA defends approval of controversial Alzheimer's drug

by Dennis ThompsonThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease in nearly two decades, in a controversial decision that left the agency defendi

Updated on:March 30,2024 13

Potential new biomarker for Alzheimer's discovered

by Max Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineThe Arl8b protein (turquoise) shows an accumulation around the amyloid-b aggregates (red). Cell nuclei are stained blue. The section was analyzed with

Updated on: April 20,2024 10

Potential new biomarker for Alzheimer's discovered

by Max Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineThe Arl8b protein (turquoise) shows an accumulation around the amyloid-b aggregates (red). Cell nuclei are stained blue. The section was analyzed with

Updated on:April 20,2024 10

Review finds no benefit to aspirin for preserving cognitive function

by WileyCoated aspirin tablets. Image: Wikimedia Commons.An analysis of published studies found no evidence that low- dose aspirin buffers against cognitive decline or dementia or improves cognit

Updated on: March 09,2024 13

Review finds no benefit to aspirin for preserving cognitive function

by WileyCoated aspirin tablets. Image: Wikimedia Commons.An analysis of published studies found no evidence that low- dose aspirin buffers against cognitive decline or dementia or improves cognit

Updated on:March 09,2024 13

Blueberries, the well-known 'super fruit,' could help fight Alzheimer's

by American Chemical SocietyA maturing 'Polaris' blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) Credit: Public DomainThe blueberry, already labeled a 'super fruit' for its power to potentially

Updated on: February 28,2024 16

Blueberries, the well-known 'super fruit,' could help fight Alzheimer's

by American Chemical SocietyA maturing 'Polaris' blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) Credit: Public DomainThe blueberry, already labeled a 'super fruit' for its power to potentially

Updated on:February 28,2024 16