Binge Drinking Causes Dementia in Older Adults
Binge drinking can cause cognitive decline- such as dementia- among the older adults, suggested two studies presented in the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2012 in Vancouver. View Full Image. Reuters Researchers from the Peninsula …
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Tau-Buster Slows Brain Atrophy in Rare Dementia
VANCOUVER — Researchers said they were encouraged by an oral drug targeting tau deposits in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia, even though it failed to show clinical benefit in a 1-year trial. The drug, a kinase inhibitor called …
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Signs of Alzheimer's may show up 25 years earlier
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. By 2050, numbers of dementia sufferers in Australia has been estimated to rise to nearly one million, and in the U.S., the figure will be 13 million. Diagnosis of Alzheimer's usually follows …
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Too much or lack of sleep causes dementia
Too much or lack of sleep causes dementia. Posted on: 18 Jul 2012, 01:30 PM. « Previous · Next ». Sleep impairment triggers dementia Loading image. Please wait. Sleep impairment triggers dementia. Washington: Those who restrict themselves to seven …
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Study: A timetable for Alzheimer's Disease has been discovered
Each generation who carries the mutation is stricken with full-blown Alzheimer's dementia at about the same age. So the team used the age of symptom onset in participants' parents to estimate when they, too, would have full-blown Alzheimer's. The …
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Alzheimer's and Humor, Part II — More Amusing Stories
Alzheimer's disease is a deadly serious topic, and deservedly so. But sometimes laughter is the best medicine. I recently posted some funny stories about things my Romanian soul mate, Dr. Edward Theodoru, did when he had dementia. Today, I'm going to …
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New Research Reported At The Alzheimer's Association International …
These guidelines separate the progression of Alzheimer's into three phases: (1) pre-clinical (or pre-symptomatic) Alzheimer's disease, (2) mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer's disease, and (3) Alzheimer's disease dementia. Phases (1) and …
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Causes of Dementia
What causes dementia? From genetic to head trauma to diseases, there are many causes. Learn more.
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Kedzie appointed to committee to develop legislation for Alzheimer's care
MADISON — State Sen. Neal Kedzie will participate in a study committee charged with developing legislation to clarify the care of Alzheimer's and other dementia patients. The Legislative Council Committee consists of legislators and private sector …
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Potential Cause of HIV-Associated Dementia Discovered
Potential Cause of HIV-Associated Dementia Discovered Researchers may have solved the mystery of why some patients infected with HIV, who are using antiretroviral therapy and show no signs of AIDS, develop serious depression as well as problems with …
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Clark: Safer care for those living with Alzheimer's
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that as many as 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia among older adults. And beyond those individuals, this disease affects the lives of millions of family …
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