News articles tagged with 'dementia'
Alzheimer's-like brain changes found in cognitively normal elders with amyloid plaques
— 30 Mar 2011 17:22 | HealthResearchers using two brain-imaging technologies have found that apparently normal older individuals with brain deposits of amyloid beta - the primary constituent of the plaques found…
Other mental health medications no safer than atypical antipsychotics in nursing home residents
— 29 Mar 2011 16:46 | HealthConventional antipsychotics, antidepressants and benzodiazepines often administered to nursing home residents are no safer than atypical antipsychotics and may carry increased risks,…
Researchers identify new biomarker for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human form of mad cow disease
— 10 Mar 2011 18:46 | HealthNeena Singh, MD, PhD and colleagues at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified the first disease-specific biomarker for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease…
Chronic disease care poorer in nursing and residential homes under GP target scheme
— 9 Mar 2011 19:59 | HealthThe quality of chronic disease care under the GP pay for performance system is poorer for residents of care homes than those living in the community, according to a study published…
Stroke survivors with irregular heartbeat may have higher risk of dementia
— 8 Mar 2011 13:32 | HealthStroke survivors who have an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation may be at higher risk of developing dementia than stroke survivors who do not have the heart condition, according…
Dementia risk is higher in people with both stroke and irregular heartbeat
— 8 Mar 2011 13:29 | HealthStroke patients who also suffer from an irregular heartbeat are at double the risk of developing dementia, according to a new study by the University of East Anglia (UEA)…
Storytelling program improves lives of people with Alzheimer's
— 26 Feb 2011 17:00 | HealthNearly 16 million Americans will be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia by 2050, according to the Alzheimer's Association. Symptoms include mood and behaviour…
Alzheimer's disease may be easily misdiagnosed
— 24 Feb 2011 19:26 | HealthNew research shows that Alzheimer's disease and other dementing illnesses may be easily misdiagnosed in the elderly, according to early results of a study of people in Hawaii who had…
Look after your brain
— 21 Feb 2011 17:48 | HealthAs the average life span becomes longer, dementia becomes more common. Swedish scientist Laura Fratiglioni has shown that everyone can minimise his or her risk of being affected. Factors…
Financial planning a key but neglected component of Alzheimer's care, say researchers
— 17 Feb 2011 17:54 | HealthPatients newly diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias, and their families, need better guidance from their physicians on how to plan for the patient's progressive loss…