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Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. Alzheimer's disease (AD), is one form of dementia that gradually gets worse over time. It affects memory, thinking, and behavior.Memory impairment, as well as problems with la...
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THURSDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have discovered that the mutation of a gene associated with early onset Alzheimer's may block a key recycling process necessary for brain cell survival -- a finding that points the way to possible
Accumulation of amyloid beta-protein (A-beta) plaques in the brain plays a major ro
Researchers asked more than 2,100 New York
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Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic t
Dr. Rachel Schindler. Vice President, Clinical Disease Area and expert in Alzheimer's disease for Pfizer, Inc. Dr. Rachel Schindler is a neurologist with subspecialty training in Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Neurology. After completing her training
MONDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged adults whose parents have Alzheimer's disease are at increased risk for high blood pressure, evidence of arterial disease and markers of inflammation -- all of which may be
Laboratory research led by a team from Northwestern University found that insulin acts as a shield that defl
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Florida researchers report that a d
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Women who don't smoke appear to gain th
In the study, researchers analyzed data from almost 15,000 Alzheimer's disease patients in the United
In tests on rats, they found that humanin, which may pre
But the drug donepezil (Aricept), commonly prescribed for people
Researchers looked at which ty
WEDNESDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Amyloid protein deposits in the brain play a role in disrupting the memory formation process long before a person shows symptoms of the memory impairment of Alzheimer's disease, a n
SUNDAY, July 12 (HealthDay News) -- A gene that may offer a highly accurate prediction of the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and the age at which people will begin to show symptoms has been identified by U.S. res
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This gene is involved in immune and inflammatory responses, and may be yet
Scientists have long known that nerve cells in people with Alzheime
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SUNDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- The identification of five new genes associated with Alzheimer's disease is a major advance that will help improve understanding of what causes the condition, say the scientists who pi
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The five-year effort will look at drug and exercise treatments for patients with early stage disease, tes
In a study in th
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago followed 9
The brain's entorhinal cortex, which supports mem
Researchers found t
The results suggest that bexarotene could
THURSDAY, April 25 (HealthDay News) -- Insight into genes that play a key role in disrupting immune system pathways in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease could offer a potential target for new drugs against the disease, two new studies
In addition, people who live in nursing homes or assisted
Dr. Gary Small, M.D. Director of the UCLA Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and the UCLA Longevity Center. Gary Small, M.D., is a professor of psychiatry and aging at UCLA, and director of the UCLA Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and the UCLA Longevi
Sea squirts are marine organisms that have a hard outer tunic with a soft body inside. Adult se
MONDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have pinpointed how vitamin D3 works with some of the body's cells to help clear the brain of amyloid beta, the main component of plaques that are seen in Alzheimer's disea
The research included 64 Alzheimer's patients, 44 people with mild cogniti
University of Gothenburg researchers analyzed cerebrospi
The proteins -- SRF (serum response factor) and myoca
People with Alzheimer's are already known to suffer from loss of smel
Australian researchers analyzed hemoglobin, iron and other blood-based measurements in 211 Alzheimer's patien
The U.S. National Library of Medicine offers this list of trea
MONDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Searching for a better screen for early Alzheimer's disease, researchers think they have found a marker of change in the brain that precedes the onset of the disease by five to 10 years
Researchers from Washington Uni
MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Noting that brain scans suggest that a new drug reduces plaque deposits in the brains of certain Alzheimer's patients by 25 percent compared to a placebo, researchers say the scans could become a useful tool to
Previous research has shown that the FTO gene affects body mass index (BMI)
THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged adults who live alone are twice as likely to develop dementia or Alzheimer's disease later in life compared to those who are married or live with a partner. And the risk is three times higher among
In many cases, demen
The estimate includes dire
FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A series of specific "yes" or "no" questions could help doctors distinguish between people who have normal memory loss that comes with age and those with a condition known as amnestic mild cognitive impairment, a
THURSDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to the onset of early Alzheimer's disease, a person's family and close friends are better able to spot the initial signs of trouble than traditional screening by docto
The studies were done because of "a long his
The research doesn't prove that being confined to the house causes dementia, and
The risk was most pronounced in women with the
The key change would put more focus on
New research suggests that an abnormal form of a protein -- amyloid precursor protein, or
The research
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"We have long sought a clearer pi
(HealthDay News) -- Getting a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease doesn't mean life as you know it is ending. People with Alzheimer's can lead a purposeful and productive life if they take steps to care for their physical and mental health, the Alzhe
They found that cellular proteins cal
The brains of people in their m
The findings from MRI brain scans of dementia patients suggest that it
The disease, the most common form of dementia among th
They add that the finding
MONDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Mild cognitive impairment -- marked by a loss in short-term memory in particular -- may be a stronger predictor of Alzheimer's disease than so-called "biomarkers," which include things
In this new study, researchers found that Alzheimer's
"Hopefully, in 10 or 15 years this may be one of many agents that we use to r
One expert thinks these papers, published in t
WEDNESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- A protein that can protect brain cells from dying has been identified by U.S. researchers, who said their finding may lead to new drugs to protect against Alzheimer's disease and ot
It included 87 older people with
An allele is one of two or more forms of a g
That's in contrast to dementia in people w
The drugs, olanzapine and
WEDNESDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that they've discovered how tiny blood vessels remove blood clots from the brain in mice -- a finding that could help scientists gain a better understanding of how to treat people who suffer
If the findings are confirmed in humans, they could solve part of the
MONDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Sociable people who don't sweat the small stuff may be more likely to remember the small stuff as they age, suggests new research exploring the link between personality and the inciden
WEDNESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- Giving scientists insight into the origins of a devastating illness, new research suggests that people with a genetic propensity to develop Alzheimer's disease start experiencing me
2010 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and
FRIDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Family caregivers' greatest concerns about the progression of a loved one's Alzheimer's disease are memory loss (41 percent), personal safety (33 percent) and confusion (27 percent), f
MONDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of Alzheimer's disease is accelerating at a rapid pace, and by next year 35.6 million people around the world will suffer from dementia -- a 10 percent increase since 2
Researchers looked at the ass
WEDNESDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- MRI brain scans may help predict which adults with mild cognitive impairment -- early-stage memory problems that don't interfere with daily living -- are more likely to develop full-blown Alzheimer's disease,
The U.S. National Library of Medicine offers this list of common reasons for sleep prob
One-third of these peopl
The agency mentions these potential causes of unusual behav
The Epilepsy Foundation says epilepsy can be ca
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However, most people with the cond
This is a phase III clinical trial to evaluate an investigatio
As participants in this study of an investigational medicine for Alzheimer's
TUESDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) -- A drug commonly used to treat patients with Alzheimer's disease does not appear to be effective for people older than 40 years who have Down syndrome and Alzheimer's, according to a n
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The study included close to 700 Swedis
An emerging field known as gender-specific medicine has shown pronounced differences among the sexes in terms of h
The investigato
As the population ages and dementia becomes a m
WEDNESDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Research has suggested that older people who want to avoid Alzheimer's disease might want to take daily doses of painkillers such as ibuprofen and naproxen, but a new study suggests that might not be the bes
The presence of atrial fibrillation al
The finding contradicts several earlier studies that suggested more education lowered
WEDNESDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- New British research provides more evidence that the bits of gunk in the brain known as plaques and tangles don't necessarily lead to Alzheimer's disease, as many experts have long b
Using a comb
This is a study for people aged 50 to 88 who have probable Alzheimer's dise
If someone you care about is taking Namenda (memantime), you may be interes
The condition, called endothelial dysfunction, inv
In addition, they confirmed earlier reports that a variation in the v
The small study included 16 women aged 60 and older who walked briskly for
TUESDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Checking levels of certain biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid may help predict the rate of cognitive decline in people with very mild dementia, and this information could be used to imp
According to a new animal study
According to the Alzheimer's Association, early diagnosi
MONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Women fear Alzheimer's disease more than any other illness except cancer, and they are more often on the front lines of providing care for loved ones battling the disease, new research
Beta-amyloid protein plaques, which clutter the b
Now, new cognitive tests may help doctors de
The large trial, schedule
As Alzheimer's progresses, patients lo
MONDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) -- While there's still no definitive means of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease in living patients, PET scan technology may help suggest the onset of the disease. Now, experts are issuing new guidance on which patient
The guidelines,
A drug called Dimebon seems to
"We think it
In general, the elderly should be especially careful to watch h
The team at the Gladstone Institutes in San
This study is for African Americans who have high blood pres
This study is for people with osteoarthritis of the hip or kn
The medical implications of male DNA and male cells in women's brai
This study seeks female candidates who
This study is for people aged 55 to 80 with "flu-like" symptoms. If y
If you or your child is 12 or older with uncontrolled allergic asthma, you or the chi
This finding runs counter to conventional wisdom that m
WEDNESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- A new test that evaluates cognitive ability -- and which you can give yourself -- appears to be faster and more accurate than current tests in detecting early dementia, according to
THURSDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- People with Alzheimer's who are losing their language skills may see some improvement by using a technique called repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), early research
The ApoE4 gene is linked to the risk of developing Alzheimer's, heart disease
The findings are signi
THURSDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- People with Alzheimer's disease who take the antipsychotic drug risperidone (Risperdal) to help curb their agitation and aggression may see a return of these troublesome symptoms if they stop taking the medica
MONDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have long noticed a curious phenomenon among primates: Humans get the devastating neurological disorder known as Alzheimer's disease, but their closest evolutionary cousins d
But patients with the progressive brain
A U.S. research team examined gene variations across the human g
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs used to treat Alzheimer's patients' cognitive symptoms are also a safe and effective therapy for behavioral and psychological symptoms such as aggression, wandering and paranoia, according to U.S. resea
The finding about the entorhinal cortex -- whic
Such strokes, which may not cause any noticeable symptoms, result in small pockets of dead b
The study included 2,050 people, aged 70 to 89, in Olmsted County, Minn., who were inter
If you have type 2 diabetes, are 18 or older, have an HbA1C of 7 to 10, and have
Some leading scientists, in fact,
The finding builds on previous indicat
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The drug, DBZ, currently in clinical trials for treatment of Alzheimer's disease, is known to have side effects on
This study will evaluate whether an investigational
MONDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Being in good shape during your 40s may help lower your risk for Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia in your senior years. And the better shape you're in, the lower this risk may be, a large new study
THURSDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Caring for people with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia will cost the United States about $200 billion this year, a total that includes $140 billion paid by Medicare and Medicaid, new statistics
While the finding
Conducted in France, Germany, Poland, Spain an
Longer-lasting radioactive "tracers" used in the brain-scanning process could allow wider use of the imagi
The keys to the safety of the drug, bapineuz
But the tool, which involves both simple questions as well as complex physiologi
It was already known that amyloid pl
The researchers said th
THURSDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- Less than one year after revealing that she had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, celebrated women's basketball coach Pat Summitt is stepping aside as head coach of the University of Tennes
TUESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) --Generic versions of the drug Aricept (donepezil hydrochloride) that will dissolve instantly on the tongue have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat dementia resulting from Alzheimer's
THURSDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- For years, doctors have been saying that keeping your cholesterol levels in check as you age is good for your brain as well as your heart, but a new study suggests the connection between cholesterol and dement
FRIDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- An advisory panel's recommendation that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approve a new chemical that can highlight the telltale signs of Alzheimer's in brain scans may one day help doctors diagnose the neur
Defining "moderate"
Mild cognitive impairment -- which includes problems with memory, languag
The findings may help doctors diagnose which ty
Uridine, choline and the omega-3 fatty a
Reporting in the Feb. 6 online issue of
FRIDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A recent report linking professional football to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease set off alarms in locker rooms across the nation, but the news for aging athletes isn't all bad. Retired pro football play
WEDNESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Women with greater language abilities in early adulthood were less likely to have Alzheimer's disease later in life, even when autopsies revealed the clear brain changes that are hal
Because there is no cure for Alzheime
According to previous epidemiological research, th
THURSDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis (MS) and other brain disorders, finding a specialist to treat their condition may be increasingly difficult, according to a new s
Science Tr
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The process, called direct brain s
TUESDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Until now, scientists could only identify a sign of brain damage -- called tau protein tangles -- during an autopsy. Considered a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, tau tangles also occur in a devastating brain c
The study author
The study, by researchers from t
This study is for people aged 50 to 88 with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's wh
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- With the Alzheimer's epidemic predicted to reach crisis proportions as the U.S. population ages, a panel of experts is meeting for two days to draft a plan to combat a disease that is fast emerging as one of
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"There is a lot of fear among peopl
New research finds that losing your train of thought or forgetting where y
FRIDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Medical research often involves a great deal of creativity, finding unique ways to solve challenging problems. But scientists can face skepticism when using creative methods to research human diseases, particula
TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Several new studies to be presented Tuesday at a major Alzheimer's conference describe progress in a series of immune-based therapies that target the tau protein, one of the two major proteins implicated in Alz
The team at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine analyze
With a growing array of tests available to predict your odds of developing the degenerative
If you have a history of ankle sprains, have weak ankles, and ha
If you wake twice or more during the night to go to the bathroo
This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of
This study if for people with overactive bladder. To
If you are an adult with opioid-induced constipation, you m
Happily, it's a mechanism that is amenable to change: risin
This study is being conducted across the Unite
Building on prior research on the
This study seeks people who have high cholesterol. Parti
TUESDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors who perform poorly on tests of language, memory and concentration are more likely to be suffering from the early stages of age-related macular degeneration, a major cause of vision loss, a new study sugg
If you are an adult with high blood p
WEDNESDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) -- A Congressional investigation of dietary herbal supplements has found trace amounts of lead, mercury and other heavy metals in nearly all products tested, plus myriad illegal health claims made by supplement m
Researchers found that people wi
A potential new drug for Alzheimer's disease failed to slo
5 Numbers Everyone Should Know. Blood Pressure. About one in three people has high blood pressure, the driving force behind heart disease, stroke and kidney failure. Because high blood pressure often has no symptoms, you'll need to keep track of your
THURSDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's disease is one of the most dreaded afflictions of old age, but the announcement by celebrated women's basketball coach Pat Summit of her Alzheimer's diagnosis at age 59 has put a spotlight on the l
A new study has found that taking hormone replacement therapy within five years of me
"Amongst cognitively normal adults, one to two alcoholic drinks a day is associated with a 37 percent decreased risk of
TUESDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- One of the main components of fish oil doesn't help slow the development of symptoms in patients with early Alzheimer's, although experts aren't ruling out the possibility that supplementation given earlier migh
SUNDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Physical activity and adequate levels of vitamin D appear to reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia, according to two large, long-term studies scheduled to be presented Sunday at the International Con
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The new study included more than 4,000 Japanese participants, 65 and older, wh
TUESDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. and Canadian scientists say they've devised a potential new method of promoting recovery from chronic stress disorders by utilizing the natural dynamics of the body's "fight or f
In a study of nearly 2,200 Medicare recipients aged 65 and older
University of Iowa researchers showed clips of happy and sad movies to five patien
This study is for people who have skin pain af
In the study, University of Kansas researchers compare
Researchers at Duke University Me
FRIDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- One in six people in the United States is affected by a brain disease such as stroke, dementia, epilepsy or multiple sclerosis, and more research is required to find new treatments, says the American Academy of
People who live i
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Researchers from the University of Kansas Medical Center divided 70 healthy adults, ag
Learning more about ho
THURSDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- In an effort to quickly develop drugs that could prevent or slow Alzheimer's, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it plans to relax the approval process for experimental medications for the memory-robb
Researchers assessed the health of more than
THURSDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- No effective way to prevent or treat delirium in hospital patients has yet been developed, even though the problem causes major health and financial burdens, say U.S. experts who conducted a review of the scien
Structural damage was found even in the brains of young middle-aged people who had pre-hypertension,
Their finding comes from a study involving 679 peo
In a study of 200 breast cancer survivors, avera
Brain scans showed an approximate 10 percent shrinkage in the volume of the hippocampus and a lower proporti
The study included 131 people, aged 6 to 54, including those who did and d
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have found that nicotine, the addictive component in cigarettes, "tricks" the brain into creating memory associations between environmental cues and smoking behavior. Th
The researchers said their work with mice may help settle
The research effort included 614 vineyard workers in France who were in
The team at Rush University Medical Center found that elderly people with the highest levels of social activity -- doing th
The study from Rush University in Chicago looked at 954 elderly people, average age 82,
Symptoms of post-concussion syndrome, w
SUNDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Two international teams of scientists have uncovered three gene variants that up the risk for Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia among the elderly and the seventh-leading cause of death in the
The other condition, normal pressure hydroceph
"Levels of the Alzheimer lesions wer
"It appears there may be a very high rate of cognitive
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Former professional football players suffer from Alzheimer's disease or other memory-related conditions at rates far higher than the general population, a new study commissioned by
Former Vice President Dick Chene
People 70 and older who eat between 2,100 and 6,000 calories a day may be at double the ri
In contrast, eating more "good" mono
While the short-term use of antipsy
Physical activity may cut dementia risk by 40 percent and decline of thinking
Meanwhile, U.S. death rates dropped half a percent between 2009 an
THURSDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Late December wouldn't be the same without the uplifting sound of holiday choirs, but there's a unique chorus in New York City, called "The Unforgettables," that's bringing new harmony to singers and audiences
The study in rodents found that when mice had a particular gene -- SIRT
U.S. researchers
A protective mechanism used by cells to stay alive when oxygen levels are low (called a
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- The memories and emotions that people associate with familiar songs can be traced to the medial prefrontal cortex, a part of the brain where the wiring for memories and thoughts abo
Research
WEDNESDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults who say they've had a life-changing religious experience are more likely to have a greater decrease in size of the hippocampus, the part of the brain critical to learning and memory, new research
In the study, researchers examined medical rec
Misdiagnosis of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob d
The new study included young recruits at the Swedish Armed Forces Interpreter Academy who went
Using data from th
An inherited and incurable condi
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a more than threefold increased risk of developing a common form of degenerative dementia called dementia with lewy
The findings of a new study, published in the November issue o
These patients face an increased risk of complications and may not live long eno
Women are more likely to buy clingy clot
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- The way to reduce the chances of developing dementia such as Alzheimer's disease after a stroke is to prevent a second stroke by concentrating on all the known stroke risk factors, a new British study sugges
MONDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- Genetics may predispose some people who live in so-called "hazardous" neighborhoods -- where fear and stress are a fact of daily life -- to face a higher risk for age-related cognitive decline, new research warn
In an analysis o
These products prey on people's desires for easy solutions to difficu
"These results were unexpected because other studies have s
An experimental drug called solanezumab will
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