Could a computer diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and dementia?
It takes a lot of time — and money — to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. After running lengthy in-person neuropsychological exams, clinicians have to transcribe, review, and analyze every response in detail. But researchers at Boston University have developed a new tool that could automate the process and eventually allow it to move online. Their machine […]
Isolation May Raise Odds for Dementia, Brain Study Suggests
Latest Alzheimer’s News THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) Staying connected to others may help protect your brain as you age, new research reveals. The study showed that social isolation — but not loneliness — can cause changes to certain brain structures and increase the risk of dementia. The findings suggest that social isolation could […]
What People With Early-Onset Dementia Want You to Know – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Alzheimer’s News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 An elevator encounter that happened to Laurie Waters highlights the daily plight faced by early-onset Alzheimer’s patients like her. Waters, 57, was stuck in an elevator at an Alzheimer’s convention with other folks who were growing loud and excited — and the situation […]
Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
Latest Alzheimer’s News FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) Dementia risk factors appear to shift with age, and experts say knowing that could help people make lifestyle changes to reduce their chances of developing the disease. “Dementia is a complicated disease and risk prediction scores need to be tailored to the individual,” said Emer McGrath […]
Live Healthy, Live Longer Without Dementia
Latest Alzheimer’s News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) Staving off Alzheimer’s disease might just take a healthy diet, exercise and an active mind, a new study suggests. Women and men who follow a healthy lifestyle live longer — and longer without Alzheimer’s or other dementias, researchers say. “Eating a […]
Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain
Latest Alzheimer’s News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) Certain personality traits may make older adults more or less vulnerable to waning memory and thinking skills, a new study suggests. The study, of nearly 2,000 older adults, found that those high on the “conscientious” scale — organized, self-disciplined and productive […]
New Insights Into Why Alzheimer’s Can Bring Drowsiness
Latest Alzheimer’s News FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) Alzheimer’s patients are often drowsy during the day, but it might not be because of poor sleep at night. Instead, a clinical trial that monitored patients’ sleep and then studied their brains after death discovered an entirely different reason for such sleepiness — they suffer a […]
Good Sense of Direction? Where You Grew Up Is Key
Latest Alzheimer’s News FRIDAY, April 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) Your ability to find your way around may be influenced by your childhood surroundings. Researchers in the United Kingdom and France have discovered that people raised in the country or suburbs are better navigators than those who grew up in cities, particularly those with grid-pattern streets. […]
Researchers discover intake of FDA-approved drug modulates disease progression in Alzheimer’s disease model
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers found that niacin limits Alzheimer’s disease progression when used in models in the lab, a discovery that could potentially pave the way toward therapeutic approaches to the disease. The study, recently published in Science Translational Medicine, investigates how niacin modulates microglia response to amyloid plaques in an Alzheimer’s disease […]
Is It ‘Pre-Alzheimer’s’ or Normal Aging? Poll Finds Many Americans Unclear
Latest Alzheimer’s News TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) You regularly can’t remember where you left your phone or your book. You keep missing appointments. You often lose your train of thought during conversation. Many older folks shrug off these instances as so-called “senior moments” — but experts say this isn’t typically part of normal […]