Patients with dementia and other neural diseases show physical symptoms such as stumbling and confusion, but identifying the problem isn’t as simple as taking an X-ray. A group of researchers at Purdue University are designing data-driven tools that will help clinicians better understand the progression of neurodegenerative diseases by identifying and tracking changes in the brain. A...
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New screening tool could help diagnose early cognitive decline in dementia from home
June 19, 2018 by George Wigmore, City University London An international team of scientists have developed a new way to screen for age-related cognitive decline at home using a test which asks people to detect sounds and flashes on their laptop or phone. Credit: leungchopan/Shutterstock.com Developed by researchers from Switzerland and the UK, the study shows...
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Gout in the elderly linked to higher risk of dementia
Results from a study including over 1.23 million Medicare beneficiaries EUROPEAN LEAGUE AGAINST RHEUMATISM The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) suggest that gout is associated with a 17-20% higher risk of dementia in the elderly. Gout is a very common condition. It is caused by...
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New leads on treating dementia and Alzheimer’s
A new study by scientists in Australia and the US provides an explanation for why clinical trials of drugs targeting proteins in the brain that were thought to cause dementia and Alzheimer’s have failed. The study has opened the way for potential new treatments with existing drugs. Published online in the journal Human Molecular Genetics, the researchers...
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Ibuprofen could stop Alzheimer’s, say researchers
You may have taken ibuprofen today, be it to ease a headache or alleviate back pain. But there might be more to this common medication than pain relief; a new paper suggests that a daily dose of ibuprofen could prevent Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers say that ibuprofen could ward off Alzheimer’s if taken every day. Led...
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Stroke prevention drugs may help reduce dementia risk for atrial fibrillation patients
Patients with atrial fibrillation could reduce the risk of dementia by taking stroke prevention medications, according to recommendations published online today in EP Europace, a European Society of Cardiology journal, and presented at EHRA 2018. The international consensus document was also published in HeartRhythm, the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), and Journal...
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Physically fit women nearly 90 percent less likely to develop dementia
Women with high physical fitness at middle age were nearly 90 percent less likely to develop dementia decades later, compared to women who were moderately fit, according to a study published the March 14, 2018, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study measured the women’s cardiovascular fitness...
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Breakthrough sees new drug for dementia patients which could spell the end to the dangerous ‘chemical cosh’ meds to keep sufferers sedated
Alzheimer’s victims suffer from psychotic episodes and terrifying hallucinations As a result, they are often prescribed anti-psychotic drugs and tranquillisers But in many cases patients are sedated to stop them from wandering off – a practice dubbed the ‘chemical cosh’ A new drug could spell the end of the scandal of dementia patients being prescribed dangerous...
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Major cause of dementia discovered
A montage of three images of single striatal neurons transfected with a disease-associated version of huntingtin, the protein that causes Huntington’s disease. Nuclei of untransfected neurons are seen in the background (blue). The neuron in …more An international team of scientists have confirmed the discovery of a major cause of dementia, with important implications for...
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Preliminary stages of dementia reduce human face memorization ability
[LEFT] Patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have a significantly reduced ability to memorize faces in comparison to healthy controls (HCs). [RIGHT] The gaze pattern of MCI patients (yellow) is focused over a greater area of the …more A Japanese research group has revealed that elderly people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have a particularly...