'I'm a nutritionist - these are the 3 foods that will slash your risk of dementia'
Each food you choose to "nourish rather than neglect your brain" is an investment in your future well-being, according to a nutritionist. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Millions of dementia patients my actually have 'very treatable' liver disease that has been misdiagnosed, according to 'unexpected' study
A new study of US veterans diagnosed with dementia found that many of them had liver disease, suggesting millions of people diagnosed with dementia could actually have a treatable condition. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mild Cognitive Impairment: What Can We Do in Primary Care? Mild Cognitive Impairment: What Can We Do in Primary Care?
Biomarkers, expanded disease definitions, and new drugs could change the approach to mild cognitive impairment and dementia among older patients.Medscape Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news

AAN: Dementia More Common With Essential Tremor Than in the General Population
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 -- Dementia rates are substantially higher among people with essential tremor than the general population, according to a study scheduled for presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, to be held... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Tremor Could Point to Higher Odds for Dementia
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 -- Dementia could three times more common among people suffering from essential tremor, a movement disorder that causes involuntary shaking, a new study suggests. “Not only do tremors affect a person’s ability to complete... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 8, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Experts warn a noticable change in someone's mood could be an early sign of dementia
According to the NHS, it is estimated that around 676,000 people in England have the disease. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Whose house is it, anyway? The growing problem of inheritance
With ageing populations and dementia rates rising fast, the family home — worth more than ever before — is increasingly the focus of discord (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - March 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Dementia More Common in People With Essential Tremor
(MedPage Today) -- Dementia was more common in people with essential tremor than in the general population, a prospective cohort study found. Over 5 years, the cumulative prevalence of dementia was 18.5% and the average annual conversion rate... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - March 6, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Lucid Moments in Late Dementia; Seizure Dogs and Epilepsy; Wildfire Smoke Effects
(MedPage Today) -- Researchers characterized lucid episodes among people with late-stage Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. (Alzheimer's & Dementia) Seizure dogs reduced seizure frequency in adults with medically refractory epilepsy... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - March 5, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

AI May Help Predict Mortality in Dementia Patients
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 -- Artificial intelligence models may enable the flagging of dementia patients at risk for mortality, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in Communications Medicine. Jimmy Zhang, M.D., from the Icahn School of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Roche and Alnylam report positive topline results from the Phase II KARDIA-2 study in people with hypertension, demonstrating clinically significant blood pressure reductions with zilebesiran when added to standard of care
KARDIA-2 study met its primary endpoint, demonstrating clinically significant systolic blood pressure reductions in each treatment arm at month threeZilebesiran added to a standard of care hypertension medication demonstrated an encouraging safety and tolerability profile in adults with mild to moderate uncontrolled hypertension, and results support the potential for twice-yearly dosingRoche and Alnylam have initiated the Phase II KARDIA-3 study in adults with uncontrolled hypertension at high cardiovascular riskKARDIA-2 study results will be presented as a late-breaking abstract in April at the 2024 American College of Ca...
Source: Roche Investor Update - March 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Roche and Alnylam report positive topline results from the Phase II KARDIA-2 study in people with hypertension, demonstrating clinically significant blood pressure reductions with zilebesiran when added to standard of care
KARDIA-2 study met its primary endpoint, demonstrating clinically significant systolic blood pressure reductions in each treatment arm at month threeZilebesiran added to a standard of care hypertension medication demonstrated an encouraging safety and tolerability profile in adults with mild to moderate uncontrolled hypertension, and results support the potential for twice-yearly dosingRoche and Alnylam have initiated the Phase II KARDIA-3 study in adults with uncontrolled hypertension at high cardiovascular riskKARDIA-2 study results will be presented as a late-breaking abstract in April at the 2024 American College of Ca...
Source: Roche Media News - March 5, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

'My son is UK's youngest dementia sufferer - he's 22 but has brain of 70-year-old'
Andre Yarham, 22, from Norwich, Norfolk, was diagnosed with dementia after his mum Sam Fairbairn noticed he was struggling to get through the working day. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Who Is Shawn Zanotti? Wendy Williams' Publicist Defends Herself After Controversial Doc
Who Is Shawn Zanotti? Wendy Williams' Publicist Defends Herself After Controversial Doc Shortly before the premiere of the Lifetime docuseries, "Where is Wendy Williams?" it was reported that the former talk show host had been diagnosed with dementia and aphasia. The show itself further delved…#shawnzanotti #wendywilliams #defendsherself #wendywilliamsshow #tombrady #hertz #zanotti (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Wendy Williams Show's Turmoil Was Worse Than Fans Think, According To DJ Boof
Learn More The Wendy Williams Show's Turmoil Was Worse Than Fans Think, According To DJ Boof The news surrounding the diagnosis of Wendy Williams, who has primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, a condition similar to what Bruce Willis was diagnosed with, has fans worried about…#wendywilliams #brucewillis #djboof #wendywilliamsshow (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news