Forget the Mediterranean! The Japanese Diet is the new nutrition plan that could beat dementia, according to new research
Researchers from Japan found that eating traditional food protected women's brains better than eating a western diet. This could help stave off dementia. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Heart Disease Research Still Favors Men
Published in partnership with The Fuller Project, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to the coverage of women’s issues around the world.
Katherine Fitzgerald had just arrived at the party. Before she could even get a drink, she threw up and broke out in a sweat. “I was dizzy. I couldn’t breathe. I had heart pain,” Fitzgerald says.
She knew she was having a heart attack.
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What she didn’t know then was that the heart attack could have been prevented. Fitzgerald, a health-conscious, exercise-loving lawyer, should have been taking statin drugs to s...
Source: TIME: Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Maggie Fox Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Early Menopause, Heart Disease a Bad Combo for Women's Brains
THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 -- Women who enter menopause before their 50s and who also have heart disease risk factors may be at especially high risk for thinking declines and later dementia, new research shows.“While cardiovascular risk factors... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 4, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Smartphone App Detects Early Signs of FTD Smartphone App Detects Early Signs of FTD
Cognitive assessments administered via a smartphone app proved accurate and reliable in detecting frontotemporal dementia in high-risk individuals.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 4, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Thousands of Britons to receive cheap blood tests for Alzheimer's in landmark trials to improve 'shocking' NHS diagnosis rates
Researchers from Oxford and University College London , will use the cheap tests to detect proteins in the blood linked to the disease and other forms of dementia. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Thousands to be offered blood tests for dementia in UK trial
More than 50 clinics will offer tests to about 5,000 people who are worried about their memory in five-year trialThousands of people across the UK who are worried about their memory will receive blood tests for dementia in two trials that doctors hope will help to revolutionise the low diagnosis rate.Teams from the University of Oxford and University College London will lead the trials to research the use of cheap and simple tests to detect proteins for people with early stages of dementia or problems with cognition, with the hope of speeding up diagnosis and reaching more people.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 4, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Mabel Banfield-Nwachi Tags: Dementia Alzheimer's Medical research Society Science Mental health Neuroscience UK news Source Type: news
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
Understanding the risks of surgery in older adults
Yi Wang discusses his research identifying frailty and dementia before surgery and his goal to help older persons stay healthy and independent. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - April 3, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Expert reveals the five things you should do now to slash your dementia risk
Around 40 percent of dementia cases could be prevented by making certain lifestyle changes. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jay Leno's wife Mavis Leno sometimes 'does not know' him due to dementia, lawyer says
Mavis Leno is battling 'advanced dementia' and 'sometimes does not know her husband, Jay [Leno], nor her date of birth,' her court-appointed attorney reported. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nardine Saad Source Type: news
Delirium Increases Risk for Subsequent Death, Dementia in Older Adults
TUESDAY, April 2, 2024 -- Delirium is a strong risk factor for death and incident dementia among older adult patients, according to a study published online March 27 in The BMJ.Emily H. Gordon, M.B.B.S, Ph.D., from the University of Queensland... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 2, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Caffeine and Parkinson's; Brutally Honest Look at Dementia; Three MS Subtypes
(MedPage Today) -- Coffee intake and caffeine metabolites in plasma samples were inversely associated with incident Parkinson's disease. (Neurology)
A Mendelian randomization study did not find a causal relationship between Parkinson's and irritable... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - April 2, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Simple change to your diet can slash the risk of dementia, new study finds
Around 70 percent of Britons consume this drink on a weekly basis. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Smartphone Tests Detect Frontotemporal Dementia
(MedPage Today) -- Cognitive tests administered through a smartphone mobile application (app) accurately and reliably detected frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), also known as frontotemporal dementia (FTD), an observational study showed... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - April 1, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Smartphone app could help detect early-onset dementia cause, study finds
App-based cognitive tests found to be proficient at detecting frontotemporal dementia in those most at riskA smartphone app could help detect a leading cause of early-onset dementia in people who are at high risk of developing it, data suggests.Scientists have demonstrated that cognitive tests done via a smartphone app are at least as sensitive at detecting early signsof frontotemporal dementia in people with a genetic predisposition to the condition as medical evaluations performed in clinics.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 1, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Linda Geddes Science correspondent Tags: Dementia Apps Smartphones Health Technology Society Mental health Science Medical research Neuroscience Source Type: news
