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According to the results of a new scientific investigation, it would appear that people who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as adults tend to be more at risk of developing two common forms of dementia as seniors. The research found that individuals who displayed ADHD symptoms tended to go ... |
18 January 2011
08:41 GMT |
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Researchers from the Peninsula Technology Assessment Group (PenTAG), part of the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, carried out a review of research evidence, that played a very important role in the decision taken by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), to extend the availabili... |
18 January 2011
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Scripps Research Institute researchers developed a possible new method for detecting Alzheimer's disease with a simple blood test, thanks to a technology using thousands of synthetic molecules to fish for disease-specific antibodies.Thomas Kodadek and his team, used a large library of artificial molecules known ... |
7 January 2011
07:11 GMT |
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Newcastle University investigators determined in a new scientific research that people who drink green tea regularly are in fact less prone to developing forms of dementia such as Alzheimer's.In addition, it would appear that the active substance at work in this type of tea are also very effective at protecting ... |
6 January 2011
11:28 GMT |
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A group of French neurologists and neuropsychologists have identified which elements of the semantic memory are the first to be affected by dementia and discovered an explanation to hyperpriming – a phenomenon that appears in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.Semantic memory is the ability to remembe... |
20 December 2010
09:13 GMT |
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University of Cambridge researchers carried out a study that explains why people suffering from dementia have memory difficulties – the memories are not lost, but rather confused, since the brain forms incomplete memories that get mixed up.Until now, everyone thought that having memory problems means forgetting... |
7 December 2010
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People suffering from Alzheimer’s also have serious blood flow problems in the brain, and a team of scientists in Bristol might have just come up with a solution.They have discovered some of the processes responsible for the leaky blood vessels within the brain, and their findings could turn existing drugs into... |
7 December 2010
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While studying former professional athletes, a team of researchers discovered that MRS – a specialized imaging technique called magnetic resonance spectroscopy, could help diagnose a disorder caused by repeated head trauma called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).Until now, CTE could only be definitively ... |
1 December 2010
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A group of research scientists at the Mayo Clinic announces the discovery of a mechanisms underlying the development of an early form of dementia. The mechanisms is “powered” by two proteins, called progranulin and sortilin, whose interactions seem to cause FTLD.This condition, translated as frontotempora... |
30 November 2010
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In a new scientific study, experts argue that walking may be one of the most efficient method of reducing signs of cognitive decline in seniors exhibiting symptoms related to forms of dementia such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease.The work, presented on November 29 at the annual meetin... |
29 November 2010
05:55 GMT |
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A new investigation appears to indicate that the established drug Metformin, which has been used for years to treat people suffering from type II diabetes, may also be effective in combating symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The correlation puzzled scientists, as diabetes appears when sugar levels i... |
24 November 2010
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A thesis from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, revealed that there might be a connection between dementia and the size of the part of the brain called the hippocampus.In the case of Alzheimer’s disease, for example, the atrophy of the hippocampus is very common, and this thesis shows that the same area c... |
17 November 2010
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It could be that learning and speaking more than one language better prepares the brain to fight off degenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's later on in life, a new study shows. The onset of relevant symptoms may be postponed by as much as five years, scientists now believe. The research team that conducted t... |
9 November 2010
10:23 GMT |
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Well, all smokers know that cigarettes are bad for their health, so here is a new thing, that probably most nicotine-lovers did not know: heavy smoking (two packs a day) doubles the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia.A Kaiser Permanente study, using electronic records of 21,000 men and women for... |
26 October 2010
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A new research supports the idea that vitamin B12 helps reduce the risk of memory loss, by saying that it could protect against Alzheimer's disease.This conclusion came after a seven-year study, which focused on 271 Finnish people, aged 65 to 79, without any dementia problems at the beginning of the re... |
19 October 2010
06:24 GMT |
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A new research supported by the National Institute on Aging, suggests that people who walk at least six miles (9.65 km) per week preserve their memory as they age and also protect their brain size.The study focused on 299 people without dementia, and recorded the number of blocks they walked in one week.Nine years la... |
14 October 2010
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After about 25 years of using the same criteria for diagnosing the form of dementia known as Alzheimer's Disease, healthcare experts are beginning to call out for a new set of guidelines.Back in 1984, the US National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the Alzheimer's Disease and Rela... |
9 October 2010
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A new genetic study has revealed an interesting correlation between the early onset of Alzheimer's Disease and acne inversa, a condition that affects the skin in the armpit and inner thigh.The team that made the finding was investigating the genetic mechanisms underlying the peculiar form of acne when they stumb... |
8 October 2010
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A new scientific investigation has recently determined that a gene located on chromosome six plays can be used as an indicator for a person's risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease.This is the most common form of the condition, and it affects millions around the world. Alzheimer's is a form ... |
24 September 2010
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A new study reveals that the rate at which Alzheimer's disease progresses in patients can be predicted if healthcare experts look at a genetic variant that was recently discovered by a research team.The group, which features scientists from numerous research institutes around the world, was led by experts based ... |
18 September 2010
05:45 GMT |
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In a new scientific study, researchers managed to identify a new protein, which essentially acts as a “traffic policeman” inside nerve cells, directing and rerouting electrical signals,The discovery of this small molecules could have very important implications for experts conducting research into finding... |
9 September 2010
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In a new series of scientific studies, experts explain that men appear to be more at risk of forgetting things when they grow old than women area. The correlation could explain the higher incidence of Alzheimer's disease among men.The most common precursor to the dreaded condition is an affliction known as mild ... |
7 September 2010
02:26 GMT |
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A new study carried out by the National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, says that veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder have a greater risk of developing dementia as they age.Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD, is caused by traumatic and life-threatening experiences and the higher rat... |
2 September 2010
08:02 GMT |
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In a new study, researchers show that seniors who exercise their minds in order to keep Alzheimer's at bay experience a more rapid development of the condition, once it does set in.That is to say, while they may be delaying the first symptoms of this form of dementia, the disease sort of catches up in the end.Th... |
2 September 2010
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People that moderately drink alcohol, especially wine, have better performances at cognitive tests, a prospective study of 5033 men and women in the Tromsø Study in northern Norway reports.Wine has several antioxidants, or polyphenols, and other substances that help reduce cognitive decline caused by aging.Sci... |
18 August 2010
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A team of experts from the University of Gothenburg managed to discover an incredible correlation between the amount of stress people are subjected to, and their chances of developing various forms of dementia. The investigation was based on results obtained from studying about 1,415 women, all of which were tracked ... |
16 August 2010
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A new study has revealed that high levels of beta-amyloid protein fragments in the plasma are related to a more rapid cognitive decline even in people who do not suffer dementia. Excess beta-amyloid concentrations are generally the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. However, the research team behind the new work a... |
10 August 2010
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New research found out that a sleep disorder could predict dementia, Parkinson's or multiple system atrophy up to 50 years before the diagnosis. By analyzing the records of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, scientists found out that 27 people experienced REM sleep behavior disorders for at least 15 years ... |
29 July 2010
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Sirtuins are members of a class of proteins that play an important role in promoting longevity. They also help regulate stress responses in species ranging from mice and yeast to humans, and researchers believed they had a fairly good grasp on all effects these molecules elicited in the human body. However, a recentl... |
27 July 2010
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A group of experts from the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago has recently made a very interesting finding. The scientists learned that, in older patients, the presence of symptoms associated with depression can be a clear indicator of a person's chances of developing Alzheimer's disease. This is a ... |
21 July 2010
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Neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson’s are bad enough on their own, taking a huge toll on a patient's mental abilities. But researchers at the University of California in Irvine (UCI) have recently determined that their combined actions are even worst. The team says that the c... |
15 June 2010
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A new thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, in Sweden, reveals an interesting connection between the onset and development of dementia-related disorders and a patient's level of education. It would appear that the more education a person got in his or her early years, the more the ... |
31 May 2010
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Researchers looking into understanding the triggers that favor the onset and development of Alzheimer's disease recommend that people respect their normal sleeping times whenever possible. In new scientific studies, investigators determined that the lack of sleep could contribute to the production of a biomolecu... |
25 September 2009
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According to a report released today, more than 35 million people around the world will suffer from some form of dementia by early 2010. Forms of the disease include such conditions as Alzheimer's, and no effective course of treatment for such afflictions exists up to this point, which makes the predictions even... |
21 September 2009
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Many experts believe that the average human brain starts shrinking with old age, and that the trend continues until death. But a new study comes to disagree with them, stating that, in healthy individuals, no such regression can be found, regardless of age. The same paper hints at the fact that the diminishing of the... |
15 September 2009
10:43 GMT |
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A new scientific study has recently uncovered a worrying correlation between high blood pressure and the risk of developing memory problems in adults beyond the age of 45. Experts determined that people with high diastolic blood pressure were more likely to experience forms of cognitive impairment and memory loss in ... |
25 August 2009
09:14 GMT |
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Dementia is a family of diseases that includes some terrible conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). The very structure of the brain is undergoing transformations because of these diseases, and experts have tried to gain a better understanding on how this happen... |
21 August 2009
08:39 GMT |
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Neurobiologists have known for a long time that new memories accumulated in the brain change the organ's very structure, causing it to change its shape in order to accumulate the knowledge. But exactly how this is done, and where new memories are stored is a puzzle. Now, a groundbreaking new study from experts a... |
13 August 2009
16:51 GMT |
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Experts from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, in Bronx, NY, have recently published a new research paper, which shows that people could potentially avoid the risk of developing dementia later on in life if they keep their brain active throughout the day. Activities such as reading, writing, solving crosswords... |
4 August 2009
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According to a new medical study, seniors that are self-satisfied and are not easily stressed are 50 percent less likely to develop dementia than those who have a negative vision on life and take everything to heart. The researchers also showed that each person's social network played a crucial role in this stat... |
20 January 2009
04:43 GMT |
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People at midlife who drink coffee and tea responsibly may be at a lower risk of developing dementia in their senior years, a new prolonged scientific study, conducted in Finland, showed. Some of the test subjects in the new research had been under survey for more than 37 years, starting 1972, so experts from the Uni... |
15 January 2009
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Fat, sugar and cholesterol are the three main "ingredients" that cause the brain tangles associated with some forms of dementia, including Alzheimer's. Karolinska Institutet's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center scientist, Susanne Akterin, announced on Friday that mice fed with fast food products for n... |
1 December 2008
05:38 GMT |
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Vitamin B3 seems to hold many surprises in store for researchers, as evidenced by the latest discovery related to it, when scientists learned that a compound of the vitamin, named nicotinamide, showed an incredible potential in stopping the development of severe Alzheimer's symptoms, such as acute memory loss an... |
5 November 2008
06:22 GMT |
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A new scanning device may hold the key to doctors being able to identify early signs of dementia, even before the disease sets in. The positron emitter tomography (PET) offers conclusive evidence about the signs that characterize the illness, but the problem with it is that only trained professionals can read and int... |
4 November 2008
02:15 GMT |
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The human brain is designed since birth to begin reducing its volume on its own, past a certain age. The process usually shows a 1.9 percent decrease over approximately ten years, in a regular person. But studies conducted on moderate drinkers revealed that the decrease is much more accelerated in their brains, and a... |
14 October 2008
09:20 GMT |
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The number of dementia cases in developing countries could be twice the one previously estimated, says a study involving about 15,000 participants, which might be related to the lack of standard techniques for diagnosing dementia in these particular areas. The findings come in contradiction with similar studies that ... |
28 July 2008
05:16 GMT |
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A review regarding the findings of the 90+ Study in the United States, the biggest study on dementia and other health factors in the country, found recently that women with ages over 90 years are more likely to have dementia than men. The original study involved the investigation of 911 people with ages over 90 and i... |
3 July 2008
03:59 GMT |
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Alzheimer's disease if the most common form of dementia, affecting over 24 million people worldwide. It is degenerative, terminal and there's no known cure for it at the moment, which makes it an even scarier prospect than many of the other frightening demons of modern times, cancer and AIDS among them. Los... |
31 May 2008
05:09 GMT |
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Being called "shorty" is hard to stand as it is. But this is probably the least of concerns: people with shorter arms and legs are more prone to Alzheimer's disease, probably because of a low quality of nutrition in childhood, as revealed by a new study published in the Neurology journal. "Arm span and knee heig... |
7 May 2008
14:06 GMT |
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Beer or wine? A new Swedish research carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg and published in BJS bets on the wine. Started in 1968 and made on 1,458 women, the survey revealed this alcoholic beverage protects against dementia. At the beginning of the study, the subjects rated how much win... |
11 April 2008
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