A caregivers guide to dementia: How to take care of yourself and support a loved one with dementia
Every post on AlzConnected, a message board for individuals caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's and dementia, is heartfelt and authentic. (Is it normal for an Alzheimer’s patient to wave to himself in the mirror? What’s the best way to handle fantastical delusions? Is there a checklist for…#alzconnected #aarp #monicamoreno #sarahdulaney #careecosystem #noneschedule #noneconnect #noneplan #nonecaregiver #nonebooming (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Higher Education May Protect Functioning With Alzheimer Disease
WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2024 -- Cognitive reserve, as measured by educational attainment (EA), is associated with functional performance in African American individuals with Alzheimer disease (AD) pathology, according to a study published online March... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 3, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
World's most powerful MRI produces unseen images of human brain
The world's most powerful MRI scanner, Iseult, located in France's Plateau de Saclay, has captured its first images of human brains. With an 11.7 tesla magnetic field, ten times more powerful than hospital MRIs, it reveals unprecedented detail, potentially advancing brain research and treatment for diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. While not for clinical use yet, its insights may inform future medical practices. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lipid drops in on Alzheimer ’s disease | Science Signaling
Microglial lipid droplet accumulation leads to increased neurotoxicity in an APOE-dependent manner. (Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment)
Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - April 2, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Sweet surprise! Chocolate may help you LOSE weight, boost your brain and protect it from age-related decline
Scientists say a chemical called theobromine, found in cocoa beans and abundant in milk and dark chocolate, has a range of potential health benefits a could even be used to treat Alzheimer's disease. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Falls and Alzheimer disease - Kehrer-Dunlap AL, Keleman AA, Bollinger RM, Stark SL.
Falls are the leading cause of injury, disability, and injury-related mortality in the older adult population. Older adults with Alzheimer disease (AD) are over twice as likely to experience a fall compared to cognitively normal older adults. Intrinsic and... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Changes in brain structure and function in a multisport cohort of retired female and male athletes, many years after suffering a concussion: implications for neuroplasticity and neurodegenerative disease pathogenesis - Turner M, Belli A, Castellani RJ.
BACKGROUND: Cumulative effects of traumatic brain injury is of increasing concern, especially with respect to its role in the etiology and pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Is Alzheimer's Transmissible Through Bone Marrow Cells?
(MedPage Today) -- A mouse experiment suggested familial Alzheimer's disease may be transmitted through bone marrow stem cells, but the implications of the findings were limited.
The research involved transplanting bone marrow stem cells from... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - March 30, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Drug Company's Libel Lawsuit Against Scientists Dismissed
From yesterday's decision by Judge Gregory Woods (S.D.N.Y.) in Cassava Sciences, Inc. v. Bredt: Cassava Sciences, Inc. ("Cassava") is a biotechnology company that is conducting clinical trials for an Alzheimer's drug called simufilam. Following the second phase of the simufilam clinical trials,…#gregorywoods #sdny #cassavasciencesinc #cassava #fda #firstamendment #plaintiff #defendants #defendant #magistrate (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mutation Helps Even Carriers of'Alzheimer's Gene' Avoid Alzheimer's
FRIDAY, March 29, 2024 -- A genetic mutation that boosts cell function could protect people against Alzheimer ’s disease, even if they carry another gene mutation known to boost dementia risk.The newly discovered mutation appears to protect people... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Alzheimer's Transmissible Via Stem Cell Transplantation? Alzheimer's Transmissible Via Stem Cell Transplantation?
Animal research suggests that a rare, familial form of Alzheimer ' s disease can be transmitted via bone marrow transplantation, but experts urge caution in interpreting this finding.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - March 28, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Alzheimer's may be able to SPREAD to organ transplant patients, study suggests - as experts call for dementia screening for ALL donors
Researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada found that mice who received bone marrow transplants containing faulty genes developed Alzheimer's almost twice as quickly. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Saudi investors found their way into an East Bay biotech targeting epilepsy
Hevolution ’s first Bay Area investment, in a Berkeley company, could help the company target Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 28, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
Is your brain fog menopause or Alzheimer's? 3-minute test could have far-reaching implications
From the San Francisco Business Times.
When Joanna Strober lost track of her car in parking lots, her mind raced to her grandfather with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. She turned to a fellow entrepreneur at the Rock Health med-tech incubator who was developing a test for the memory-robbing condition.
Long story short: The test indicated Strober did not have Alzheimer's. But as she started Midi Health, a Menlo Park menopause care startup, she turned once again to her friend Elli Kaplan and Kaplan's … (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news
I'm a dementia expert - here's why this weekend could be tough for people with Alzheimer's
From struggling when the clocks go forward to losing interest in life, dementia slowly robs us of our loved ones - but there are ways to handle the ongoing loss (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
