U.S. Experts Publish Brain Health 'Road Map'
Experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Alzheimer's Association are releasing their brain health "road map," designed to maintain and improve the cognitive performance of American adults.
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Heart Disease a Risk Factor for Alzheimer's
There's more evidence that cardiovascular problems help drive Alzheimer's disease, scientists say, and that treating the heart might help protect the brain. The findings "represent hope that interventions with well-known drugs can interfere with the disease's progression," said lead investigator Yan Deschaintre, a neurologist and research fellow at the University Regional Hospital Center in Lille, France.
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New Techniques Could Spot Alzheimer's Early
Three groups of researchers are reporting progress on the early detection of Alzheimer's disease -- advances that, if validated, could aid patients and drug developers alike, experts said. In one study, a Norwegian team identified a gene expression "signature" that distinguishes people with Alzheimer's from healthy individuals with an up-to-85 percent accuracy.
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Alzheimer's Drug Trials Offer Promising Results
Decades of work in the laboratory may finally be paying off for Alzheimer's disease patients, as clinical trials show a variety of drugs making headway against the illness. Two drugs, Dimebon and the diabetes medication Avandia, may help curb Alzheimer's in different ways. And close to five years of follow-up data suggest that an "Alzheimer's vaccine" might someday harness the power of the immune system to protect against dementia.
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New Tests, Treatments Close in on Alzheimer's
Doctors may soon have new tests to detect Alzheimer's early on, as well as better medications to help treat the mind-wasting disease, researchers say. A number of advances against the disease were highlighted Monday at the Alzheimer's Association's International Conference on Prevention of Dementia in Washington, D.C.
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Study to Assess Hormone Therapy Before Menopause
Researchers at eight locations across the United States plan to examine the safety and effectiveness of estrogen therapy during perimenopause, the few years just prior to menopause.
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Sharpening Your Wits Could Outwit Alzheimer's
Doing plenty of mentally-stimulating activities -- such as playing chess, reading a newspaper, or attending a play -- in old age helps reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study of more than 700 elderly Americans. The Chicago residents, who averaged 80 years of age at the start of the study, underwent annual cognitive testing for up to five years. During the study, 90 people developed Alzheimer's disease, and 102 died.
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Experts Offer Advice to Caregivers of Elderly
Geriatrics experts are offering a new easy-to-understand information sheet designed to help prevent burnout in people caring for elderly parents or other older loved ones. The new information sheet, Caring for Mom and Dad, How to Avoid Caregiver Burnout, is available online from the American Geriatrics Society's Foundation for Health in Aging
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First Skin Patch Sanctioned for Alzheimer's
The Exelon skin patch (rivastigmine transdermal system) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat dementia associated with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease, maker Novartis Pharmaceuticals said Monday.
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Dementia Gene Mutation Identified
Researchers have discovered a new gene mutation linked to frontotemporal dementia, a disease that affects language abilities and socially appropriate behavior in the people who have it.
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Poor Memory Tied to Sleep Woes in Aging Women
Older women with memory problems are more likely to have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep than those without memory loss, a U.S. study finds. The study included almost 2,500 women, average age 69, with no signs of memory problems at the start of the study. They underwent cognitive tests over a period of 15 years and, at the end of the study, were assessed for sleep problems.
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Curry Spice Chemical Could Curb Alzheimer's
A chemical found in curry may help the immune system clear away brain plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests. The findings build on previous research linking curry consumption to reduced Alzheimer's risk, including one study that found that only 1 percent of elderly Indians developed the disease -- a quarter of the rate seen in the United States.
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Uncanny Kitty Senses Patients' Death
When he curls up beside a frail, elderly patient in a Rhode Island dementia-care unit, Oscar the cat is telling the staff that death is near. The two-year-old tabby has done so with almost perfect accuracy 25 times since he was brought into the ward as a kitten. He tends to ignore patients until the moments when his comfort is perhaps needed the most, staff members say.
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Aricept Eases Symptoms of Severe Alzheimer's
A drug that's been a mainstay of treatment for mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease symptoms is also safe and effective for people with more advanced stages of the disease, a new study suggests
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