Archive: alzheimers
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Sep 06, 2010
No CommentsDementia Research Receives £1.5 Million Boost, UK
Research that could take scientists a step closer to discovering the cause of Alzheimer's and a study on how to improve care for people with dementia in hospitals are two of nine projects announced. The nine research projects have been made possible following a £1.5 million grant jointly from Alzheimer's Society and the Bupa...
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Sep 06, 2010
No CommentsDementia Research Receives £1.5 Million Boost, UK
Research that could take scientists a step closer to discovering the cause of Alzheimer's and a study on how to improve care for people with dementia in hospitals are two of nine projects announced. The nine research projects have been made possible following a £1.5 million grant jointly from Alzheimer's Society and the Bupa...
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Sep 05, 2010
No CommentsCamp For Alzheimer’s Patients Isn’t About Memories
An unusual sleepover camp brings together about 20 people who have dementia for a weekend of music, dance, reminiscing and other activities that emphasize strengths instead of losses. While the campers typically won't remember details of the retreat, it lifts their mood, camp staffers say.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and...
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Sep 04, 2010
No CommentsBrain freeze, senior moment or just exhaustion – CNN video
From CBS News:A 2006 study questioned the acceptability of minor episodic memory loss in older adults as normal. Episodic memory loss includes things such as forgetting the name of a new acquaintance, a recent conversation, or an upcoming appointment.People commonly undergo an age-related slowing of the ability to retrieve information. They might forget where they...
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Sep 04, 2010
No CommentsDisturbances of the Mind
by Douwe Draaisma is a book regarding various illnesses ranging from Bonnet Syndrome to Alzheimerâs, with an entire range of brain diseases in between. It provides an interesting narrative about how each disease came to be identified, by whom, the disease’s symptoms, and how it came to be named. This book provides a historical background...
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Sep 04, 2010
No CommentsDementia research receives £1.5 million boost
New research projects are being funded as part of an exciting new partnership between Alzheimer's Society and the Bupa Foundation. (Source: Alzheimers...
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Sep 03, 2010
No CommentsMental Stimulation Postpones, Then Speeds Dementia
Keeping an active mind helps stave off the development of dementia. But being mentally active might speed up Alzheimer's once it hits, according to new research from Chicago's Rush University Medical Center.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and...
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Sep 03, 2010
No CommentsInflammation in Neurological Disorders: A Help or a Hindrance?
Inflammation of the central nervous system (CNS) (neuroinflammation) is now recognized to be a feature of all neurological disorders. In multiple sclerosis, there is prominent infiltration of various leukocyte subsets into the CNS. Even when there is no significant inflammatory infiltrates, such as in Parkinson or Alzheimer disease, there is intense activation of microglia with...
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Sep 03, 2010
No CommentsNitric Oxide Signaling in Brain Function, Dysfunction, and Dementia
Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling molecule that is widely used in the nervous system. With recognition of its roles in synaptic plasticity (long-term potentiation, LTP; long-term depression, LTD) and elucidation of calcium-dependent, NMDAR-mediated activation of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), numerous molecular and pharmacological tools have been used to explore the physiology and...
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Sep 03, 2010
No CommentsComplex calculations: ethical issues in involving at-risk healthy individuals in dementia research
In dementia research evidence is mounting that therapeutic strategies that target moderate and even mild Alzheimer's disease may be missing the ‘therapeutic window’. Given that the neuropathology that leads to Alzheimer's disease probably begins somewhere between 10 and 15 years before symptoms manifest, many believe that the optimal therapeutic strategy would target persons in the earliest...
