Matthew F. Watto, MD; Paul N. Williams, MD June 14, 2021 Matthew F. Watto, MD: Welcome back to The Curbsiders. I’m Dr. Matthew Watto, here with my good friend, Dr. Paul Williams. We are going to talk about “dementia made simple” from a great conversation we had recently with Dr. Josh Uy. He’s a geriatrician and he...
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Largescale brain epigenetics study provides new insights into dementia
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER The largest study of its kind has unveiled new insights into how genes are regulated in dementia, including discovering 84 new genes linked to the disease. Led by the University of Exeter, the international collaboration combined and analyzed data from more than 1,400 people across six different studies, in a meta-analysis published...
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Bacterial meningitis and dementia: Different diseases with common aspects
by Karolinska Institutet Credit: Public Domain Researchers at Karolinska Institutet describe the relationship between infectious agents and dementia in an article recently published in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. Bacterial infections of the brain and neurodegenerative diseases represent two pathologies that are commonly considered far away from each other. “The article sheds light on the relationship between infectious diseases,...
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New drug to halt dementia after multiple head injuries
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA IMAGE: THE RED AREA SHOWS WHERE THE BRAIN IS INFLAMED AFTER CONCUSSION. CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA A world-first international study led by the University of South Australia has identified a new drug to stop athletes from developing dementia after sustaining repeated head injuries in their career. The link between concussion...
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Study: Suicide risk higher for older adults diagnosed with dementia
by Christopher Gardner, Yale University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Adults over age 65 who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia are more than twice as likely to die from suicide compared to older adults who do not suffer from dementia, according to a new study led by a Yale Department of Psychiatry researcher....
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New insight into protein production in brain could help tackle dementia
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON A pioneering new study led by UCL scientists has revealed, for the first time, a layer of genetic material involved in controlling the production of tau; a protein which plays a critical role in serious degenerative conditions, such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. The international research, conducted in mice and cells, also revealed...
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Study of 70,000 individuals links dementia to smoking and cardiovascular disease
by The Translational Genomics Research Institute Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the largest study of the associations between smoking and cardiovascular disease on cognitive function, researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, found both impair the ability to learn and memorize; and that the effects of smoking are more...
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Partially sighted may be at higher risk of dementia
ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY Older people with vision loss are significantly more likely to suffer mild cognitive impairment, which can be a precursor to dementia, according to a new study published in the journal Ageing Clinical and Experimental Research. The research by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) examined World Health Organisation data on more than 32,000 people and found that...
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New algorithm for the diagnostics of dementia
by University of Eastern Finland Credit: CC0 Public Domain Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and the University of Oulu in collaboration with an international team have created a new diagnostic biomarker-based algorithm for the diagnostics of dementia. The team is led by Professor Barbara Borroni from the University of Brescia, Italy. The article was published...
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Short sleep durations in midlife linked to dementia later in life
By Rich Haridy A long-term study found persistent sleep durations of less than six hours in middle age were linked with a 30-percent increased risk of developing dementia later in life [email protected]/Depositphotos A new long-term observational study is reporting a link between short sleep durations of under six hours in midlife and an increased risk...