Dementia News

Posted May 8, 2008:

• Plants' Flavonoids Have Beneficial Effect On Alzheimer's Disease, Study In Mice Suggests

Posted May 7, 2008:

• Obesity Can Increase Dementia Risk By Up To 80 Percent, Study Suggests

Posted May 6, 2008:

• Short Arms And Legs Linked To Risk Of Dementia, Study Shows
• Ibuprofen Linked To Reduced Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease

Posted May 2, 2008:

• Alzheimer's Disease Risks Gender Specific: Women With Depression, Men With Stroke
• Diabetes Link To Alzheimer's Disease Explained
• Dual Treatment Of Incontinence And Dementia Associated With Functional Decline

Posted April 25, 2008:

• Anesthesia And Alzheimer's Disease

Posted April 23, 2008:

• New Insight Into The Development Of Alzheimer's Disease
• One Protein, Opposite Effects: Beneficial In Alzheimer's Disease, Detrimental To Some Forms Of Dementia

Posted April 22, 2008:

• Using Anti-cholinergic Drugs May Increase Cognitive Decline In Older People

Posted April 18, 2008:

• Men More Likely To Have Problems With Memory And Thinking Skills

Posted April 17, 2008:

• How Big Is Your Brain? Its Size May Protect You From Memory Loss

Posted April 16, 2008:

• High Cholesterol In Your 40s Increases Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease
• What Are The Concerns For People With Epilepsy As They Age?

Posted April 11, 2008:

• Closing In On Origins Of Main Ingredient Of Alzheimer's Plaques
• How Neural Sludge Accumulates In Alzheimer's Disease

Posted April 10, 2008:

• Diabetes In Mid-life Linked To Increased Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease
• Depression Increases Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease, Study Suggests
• Depression Is A Risk Factor Rather Than Early Sign Of Alzheimer's Disease, Study Suggests

Posted April 9, 2008:

• One Third Of Risk For Dementia Attributable To Small Vessel Disease, Autopsy Study Shows

Posted April 8, 2008:

• Redox-active Iron Is A Sensor Of Cognitive Impairment Associated With Alzheimer's Disease

Posted April 6, 2008:

• New Technologies Help Determine Whether Cognitive Impairment Will Lead To Alzheimer's

Posted April 5, 2008:

• Alzheimer's Vaccine Clears Plaque But Has Little Effect On Learning And Memory Impairment

Posted March 31, 2008:

• No Benefit Found From Continuing Neuroleptic Drugs In Alzheimer's Patients, Study Shows

Posted March 28, 2008:

• New Compound Identifies Alzheimer's Disease Brain Toxins, Study Shows

Posted March 27, 2008:

• Umbilical Cord Blood Cell Therapy May Treat Cognitive Decline Of Alzheimer's Disease, Animal Study Suggests
• Larger Belly In Mid-life Increases Risk Of Dementia, Study Suggests

Posted March 19, 2008:

• Link Between Alzheimer's And Stroke Illuminated
• One In Six Women, One In Ten Men At Risk For Alzheimer's Disease In Their Lifetime

Posted March 18, 2008:

• Potential Alzheimer's Disease Drug Target Identified
• Memory Of One In Three People Over 70 Is Impaired, Study Shows

Posted March 17, 2008:

• Light Waves Can Detect Alzheimer's Disease Early On, Study Suggests

Posted March 16, 2008:

• Paradoxical Alzheimer's Finding May Shed New Light On Memory Loss

Posted March 11, 2008:

• Offspring Of Parents Who Both Have Alzheimer's Disease May Be More Likely To Develop The Illness

Posted March 7, 2008:

• PET's Targeted Imaging May Lead To Earlier Diagnosis Of Dementia And Alzheimer's Disease

Posted March 1, 2008:

• Does Gingko Biloba Affect Memory?

Posted February 27, 2008:

• Antibiotic Use High Among Nursing Home Patients With Advanced Dementia

Posted February 25, 2008:

• Computers Could Be Used To Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease

Posted February 23, 2008:

• Memory Loss And Other Cognitive Impairment Becoming Less Common In Older Americans

Posted February 19, 2008:

• Alzheimer's Care: Second Generation Memory Care Debuts

Posted February 8, 2008:

• Alzheimer's-associated Plaques Can Form In A Day, And Alzheimer's Symptoms Soon Follow

Posted February 5, 2008:

• Folate Deficiency Associated With Tripling Of Dementia Risk, Study Shows

Posted January 29, 2008:

• Mental And Physical Exercise Delays Dementia In Fatal Genetic Disease

Posted January 28, 2008:

• New Alzheimer's Treatment Completes First Phase Of Testing

Posted January 27, 2008:

• Less Education May Lead To Delayed Awareness Of Alzheimer's Onset

Posted January 26, 2008:

• New Research Could Help Reverse The Biological Clock For Dementia Patients

Posted January 25, 2008:

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