dementia treatment

Computerized carer lessens dementia load

harminka — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:34:48 -0600

An artificial intelligence coaching system has been developed that will help carers of older adults with moderate dementia. The COACH system (Cognitive Orthosis for Assisting aCtivities in the Home), described in the open access journal BMC Geriatrics, uses a camera and computer to deliver interactive advice - lessening the workload on often-overburdened carers.

Hypnosis shown to reduce symptoms of dementia

harminka — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:17:15 -0500

A scientist at the University of Liverpool has found that hypnosis can slow down the impacts of dementia and improve quality of life for those living with the condition.

Prevalence of dementia in the developing world underestimated

harminka — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:18:37 -0500

Previous estimates of levels of dementia in the developing world may have substantially underestimated the problem, according to research published today. The findings suggest that policymakers in low-income and middle-income countries may need to re-examine the burden and impact that dementia places on their health services.

Dual treatment of dementia associated with functional decline

harminka — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:15:28 -0500

Older nursing home residents who took medications for dementia and incontinence at the same time had a 50 percent faster decline in function than those who were being treated only for dementia, according to a study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues.

Alzheimer's threatens senior Americans

seher — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:48:39 -0500

More Americans, primarily senior citizens or those about to retire, will likely develop Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia during their twilight years.

Folate deficiency associated with tripling of dementia risk

harminka — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:46:22 -0600

Folate deficiency is associated with a tripling in the risk of developing dementia among elderly people, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.

People with dementia survive on average 4.5 years after diagnosis

harminka — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:20:34 -0600

People with dementia survive an average of four and a half years after diagnosis, with age, sex, and existing disability all having an influence on life expectancy, finds a study published on bmj.com today.

1 in 7 Americans over age 70 has dementia

harminka — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:03:49 -0500

One in seven Americans over the age of 70 suffers from dementia, according to the first known nationally representative, population-based study to include men and women from all regions of the country.

More educated people who develop dementia lose their memory faster

harminka — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:18:30 -0500

People with more years of education lose their memory faster than those with less education in the years prior to a diagnosis of dementia, according to a study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, published in the October 23rd issue of the medical journal Neurology.

Editorial says primary care system must change how it approaches dementia

harminka — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:31:13 -0500

In an editorial in the November issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine, geriatrics researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine, the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. say that primary care doctors, the physicians seen by most older adults, cannot meet the needs of the growing number of older adults with dementia without changing how the primary care system approaches dementia.

Building efficient, effective, locally sensitive solutions for dementia care

harminka — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:03:02 -0500

Dementia is a growing burden for society, propelling patients and caregivers to increasingly use the health-care system. A year ago, local researchers, health-care professionals, and community advocates came together to form the Indianapolis Discovery Network for Dementia (IDND) to enhance dementia care in the nation’s twelfth largest city.

Antidepressant To treat agitation, psychotic symptoms of dementia

harminka — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:12:44 -0500

Researchers have found surprising evidence that an antidepressant (citalopram) may perform as well as a commonly-prescribed antipsychotic (risperidone) in the alleviation of severe agitation and psychotic symptoms of dementia.