By Isabella Cueto The descent into dementia can feel like traversing a minefield, coming across new symptoms without the hope of a cure. But some dementia patients, even up to 10% of people diagnosed with the condition, might actually have undiagnosed liver disease and accompanying neurological problems, a new study in JAMA Open Network suggests. Most...
by University of Cambridge Credit: CC0 Public Domain People with dementia struggle to adapt to changes in their environment because of damage to areas of the brain known as “multiple demand networks,” highly-evolved areas of the brain that support general intelligence, say scientists at the University of Cambridge. There are many different types of dementia,...
by University of Eastern Finland Fibroblasts of C9-HRE carriers show unaltered C9orf72 levels, express RNA foci, but do not display DPR proteins. a TaqMan assay from fibroblast RNA for C9orf72 all variants. b TaqMan assay from fibroblast RNA for isoform A specific transcript levels. For (a) and (b), data are shown as mean of data points...
Megan Brooks November 25, 2020 Fractures, falls, and stroke are all risks for patients with dementia who take higher dose “Z-drugs,” including zopiclone, zaleplon, and zolpidem for sleep disturbances, results of a large observational study show. The risks with higher doses of Z-drugs were similar or greater in magnitude than those for higher dose benzodiazepines. Dr Chris Fox Z-drugs “should...
