Wendy Mitchell obituary
Writer and dementia campaigner who believed that people should have the right to choose their own deathThe writer-activist Wendy Mitchell, who has died aged 68, won hearts and minds by advocating for living positively with dementia. She was determined to remind people that those living with the disease are not “sufferers” and that there is “a beginning, a middle and an end to the disease – with so much life to be lived in between”. She held strong beliefs that people should have the right to choose their own death, and campaigned for assisted dying laws in Britain – one of the subjects of her final book.Wendy w...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 26, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Anna Wharton Tags: Dementia Books Mental health Society Assisted dying Alzheimer's Medical research Yorkshire Source Type: news
E2F1 mediates traumatic brain injury and regulates BDNF-AS to promote the progression of Alzheimer's disease - Ding Y, Luan W, Shen X, Wang Z, Cao Y.
In this study, we showed that the abnormal pr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Is the 100-year old TB vaccine a new weapon against Alzheimer ’s?
Studies suggest the BCG jab discovered a century ago could provide a cheap and effective way of boosting the immune system to protect people from developing the conditionScientific discoveries can emerge from the strangest places. In early 1900s France, the doctor Albert Calmette and the veterinarian Camille Gu érin aimed to discover how bovine tuberculosis was transmitted. To do so, they first had to find a way of cultivating the bacteria. Sliced potatoes – cooked with ox bile and glycerine – proved to be the perfect medium.As the bacteria grew, however, Calmette and Gu érin were surprised to find thateach generatio...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 25, 2024 Category: Science Authors: David Robson Tags: Alzheimer's Immunology Science Society Health Medical research Biochemistry and molecular biology Tuberculosis Vaccines and immunisation Dementia Source Type: news
I took the now-defunct Alzheimer's medication for seven years and it 'paused' my disease - without it there's no hope
Geri Taylor was a top executive at a large long-term care facility in New York City when she began to experience signs of cognitive decline. She faced her disease with defiance for years. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘I'm a psychiatrist - here are the four most common types and causes of dementia'
Alzheimer's disease might be the most common type of dementia, but it's also worth knowing about other causes and their tell-tale symptoms. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Alzheimer's Supplements Fail Compared With Generic Drugs
(MedPage Today) -- Galantamine sold as prescription generic drugs was labeled accurately and free of contamination, but galantamine sold as dietary supplements was not, an analysis showed.
Across 10 brands of dietary supplements, the actual quantity... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - February 24, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Neuroscientist shares three 'huge causes’ of Alzheimer's disease - and how to prevent them
A common condition is one of the major risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Harmful Association Identified Between Traffic Pollution, Amyloid Plaques
THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- Traffic-related fine particulate matter (PM2.5) affects the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer ' s Disease (CERAD) score, according to a study published online Feb. 21 in Neurology.Grace M. Christensen, Ph.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Dirty Air Could Be Raising Your Alzheimer's Risk
THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- People exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution are more likely to have more amyloid plaques in their brain, a condition associated with Alzheimer ’s disease, a new study finds.Seniors were nearly twice as... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 22, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
A meta-analysis of fall risk in older adults with Alzheimer's disease - Mahmoudzadeh Khalili S, Simpkins C, Yang F.
OBJECTIVES: Falls are the leading cause of injuries in older adults. Although it is well recognized that Alzheimer's disease (AD) increases the fall risk of older adults, the reported fall risk in people with AD varies drastically. The principal purpose of... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Researchers find possible solutions to reverse Alzheimer & #039;s Disease impact
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have developed a new drug delivery platform that harnesses helical amyloid fibers designed to untwist and release drugs in response to body temperatures.
A new research paper published on Jan. 26 in Nature Communications reveals groundbreaking structural details into how diseases form much like Alzheimer's disease. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - February 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
Alzheimer's Biomarkers Show Specific Changes 20 Years Before Diagnosis
(MedPage Today) -- Biomarkers evolved in a temporal sequence over 20 years in people who developed Alzheimer's disease, a nested case-control study in China showed.
Over a median follow-up of 19.9 years, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and imaging biomarkers... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - February 21, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Silent brain changes precede Alzheimer's. Researchers have new clues about which come first
A study of older adults in China offers a closer look at the dominolike sequence of brain changes that lead to Alzheimer's (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Timing of CSF Biomarker Divergence for Alzheimer Disease, Normal Cognition Varies
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and other biomarkers differ for individuals with Alzheimer disease and cognitively normal controls, with the estimated times of divergence varying from 18 to six years before diagnosis,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 21, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Air pollution could be significant cause of dementia – even for those not predisposed
People in areas of high PM2.5 concentrations had higher amounts of amyloid plaques in brainAir pollution from traffic is linked to some of the more severe forms of dementia, and could be a significant cause of the condition among those who are not already genetically predisposed to it, research suggests.Research carried out in Atlanta, Georgia, found that people with higher exposure to traffic-related fine particulate matter air pollution were more likely to have high amounts of the amyloid plaques in their brains that are associated with Alzheimer ’s.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 21, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Damien Gayle Tags: Air pollution Environment US news Dementia Alzheimer's World news Source Type: news
