The Future Of Cognitive Health: This Is How Digital Health Can Help
According to this study, digital healthcare technologies offer ways to manage and slow down the progression of conditions like dementia and mild cognitive impairment. However, choosing the right technology is difficult because there’s no comprehensive review that covers the various types of digital technology for cognitive impairment, including their effects and limitations.
The goal of the study was to identify different types of digital health technologies used for dementia and mild cognitive impairment and evaluate how the results are measured and aligned with their intended purposes.
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Source: The Medical Futurist - January 16, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Andrea Koncz Tags: TMF cognitive health Source Type: blogs
Caregiving and Families
Alan S. Gutterman, Caregiving and Families (2023): Due to the onset of chronic conditions that occur as people age, as well as illnesses such as dementia and cancer, older people often need more assistance with the basic and essential activities... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - January 16, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, January 15th 2024
In conclusion, FMD cycles have high potential to be effective in increasing the toxicity of a range of therapies against ALL and other blood cancers and should be tested in randomized clinical trials, especially in combination with immunotherapy and low toxicity cancer therapies.
In summary, we present a new strategy for improving leukemia treatment by combining FMD with chemotherapy to promote the killing of ALL cells in part by an immune-dependent mechanism. Fasting/FMD has been shown to reduce chemotherapy-associated toxicity in pre-clinical and clinical studies and thus represents a safe and potentially effectiv...
Source: Fight Aging! - January 14, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
This Lively Pursuit Beats Cycling And Walking To Keep Your Brain Young
This pursuit slows and can even reverse age-related physical and mental decline. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - January 12, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Dementia Source Type: blogs
Another Large Study of Hearing Aid Use Shows Deafness Increases Dementia Risk
You might compare the research noted here with another similar study published a year ago. In both cases, data on hearing aid use in large patient populations is used to demonstrate that hearing loss contributes to the onset and progression of dementia. This data doesn't favor any specific theory regarding the mechanism, such as atrophy of brain structures resulting from disuse versus some form of maladaptive compensatory activity in the brain. Greater understanding of the mechanisms involved will require further research.
Hearing loss has been suggested as a risk factor for dementia, but there is still a need for...
Source: Fight Aging! - January 10, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
These Supplements Slow Cognitive Decline By 60%
Participants who took the supplements for three years had brains that were almost two years younger. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - January 8, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Dementia Source Type: blogs
2 Personality Traits That Protect Against Dementia (M)
Some people who have quite extensive damage to their brains from dementia can continue to function well, perhaps because of these personality traits. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - January 7, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Dementia Personality subscribers-only Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features – January 7, 2024 – New executives at CitiusTech, MultiPlan, and NextGen, plus 15 other stories
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
News and Studies
A study from Epic Research found women screened for breast cancer annually have a 17% lower risk of mortality after a breast cancer diagnosis than those screened every two years. Women who are Black, over 60, o...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - January 7, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: Healthcare IT ACO REACH Amenities Health Arcadia Healthcare Solutions athenahealth Atropos Health BioProcure Bloomlife CitiusTech Corti Deciphex directtrust Epic Research Equality Health Eric Meizlish Healthcare IT Today Bonu Source Type: blogs
2 Personality Traits That Are Linked To Dementia Risk
People high in one trait are less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment, which can be a precursor to dementia. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - January 5, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Personality Source Type: blogs
A Vitamin-Like Nutrient Linked To 28% Lower Dementia Risk
People with the highest intakes had a 28 percent lower risk of dementia, the study found. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - January 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Dementia Source Type: blogs
The Surprising Link Between ‘ Good Cholesterol ’ And Dementia Risk
The type and amount of cholesterol that may increase risk of dementia. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - December 31, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mina Dean Tags: Cholesterol Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, January 1st 2024
Discussion of What is Need to Speed the Pace at which Drugs to Treat Aging Arrive in the Clinic
Cellular Senescence in the Aging Brain, a Contributing Cause of Cognitive Decline
Reviewing What is Known of the Mechanisms of Taurine Supplementation Relevant to Aging and Metabolism
Blunt Thoughts on Calculating the Revealed Value of Human Life
A Look Back at 2023: Progress Towards the Treatment of Aging as a Medical Condition
Towards Adjustment of the Gut Microbiome to Slow Aging
Gene Therapy Enhances Object Recognition Memory in Young and Old Mice
Benefits of Sem...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 31, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
A Look Back at 2023: Progress Towards the Treatment of Aging as a Medical Condition
The market has been in the doldrums and it has been a tough year for fundraising, both for non-profits and biotech startups. The conferences have exhibited more of an academic focus as companies tightened belts and postponed investment rounds, while investors stayed home. Not that this halts the flow of hype for some projects, and nor has it slowed media commentary on the longevity industry as it presently stands. A few of the articles in that commmentary are even interesting to read! The field has grown and is more mature now than has ever been the case. Biotech of all forms is a challenging field with a high failure rate...
Source: Fight Aging! - December 29, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Of Interest Source Type: blogs
Lifestyle Matters: Let ’s optimize cognition, health and life in 2024
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains e‑newsletter, featuring fascinating research findings on lifestyle, protective brain structures, Internet access, mental health, brain imaging, and more.
#1. Lifestyle matters: What we can do in 2024 to optimize cognition and life, delaying cognitive problems even dementia
“Actor Chris Hemsworth…watched his grandfather live with Alzheimer’s and is making lifestyle changes after learning he has two copies of the APOE4 gene. This gene is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s, and having two copies significantly increases his risk of developing the same condition.” (Smart move reg...
Source: SharpBrains - December 27, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health SharpBrains Monthly eNewsletter Technology & Innovation adhd Alzheimer’s APOE4 gene Brain-Imaging dementia symptoms frontotemporal dementia lifestyle Neurophet Source Type: blogs
