Stories tagged "alzheimers"

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A new statewide Silver Alert program is designed to help find missing seniors with cognitive disabilities such as Alzheimer's disease.

Inflammation in the brain resulting from infection or injury may accelerate the progress of dementia, new research suggests. The findings may have implications for the treatment and care of those living with dementia.

Researchers in the United Kingdom are joining forces to develop a simple blood test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease.

Our memory is like an ear of corn. At least, thats what Valerie Reyna was taught in graduate school. Its Forrest Gumpish feel notwithstanding, the metaphor seemed scientifically sound. After all, researchers had already concluded there are two distinct ty

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have discovered that a simple blood test might have major implications for the detection and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease, before symptoms even occur.

Deep brain stimulation employs electricity to jolt the brain in pinpointed locations. Already in use to treat Parkinson's disease, the therapy is being tested in Chicago for patients with severe depression, chronic pain and Alzheimer's disease.

In the US every company with over 200 (two hundred) employees is required to provide full health insurance coverage to its employees. Sum years back, when the US FDA allowed "Big Pharmacy" to advertise directly to the American consumer.

Researchers have found that regular weekly exercise reduces the rate of cognitive decline in older adults at risk of Alzheimer's, according to the results of a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

At the 21st Congress of the ECNP 2008 in Barcelona, Dr. Ingmar Skoog, a renowned Swedish researcher in neuroscience from Göteborg University, evaluated the latest findings about the effect of antihypertensive treatment on cognitive function and dementia

You're not demented, you're in "terminal decline." You're not demented, you're in "terminal decline." You're not demented, you're dying In Practice