dementia

Margaret Thatcher Fights Dementia

erku — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:48:32 -0500

Former primer minister of UK Margaret Thatcher is fighting Dementia and in her worst days has difficult time to finishg sentences while battling the mental illness.

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.

Statins may protect against memory loss

harminka — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:34:22 -0500

People at high risk for dementia who took cholesterol-lowering statins are half as likely to develop dementia as those who do not take statins, a new study shows.

Statins may protect against memory loss

harminka — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:01:53 -0500

Commonly used cholesterol-fighting drugs called statins may protect against dementia and memory loss, according to a study published in the July 29, 2008, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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.

Angiotensin receptor blockers are lower incidence, progression of Alzheimer's disease

harminka — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:58:38 -0500

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have, for the first time, found that angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)—a particular class of anti-hypertensive medicines—are associated with a striking decrease in the occurrence and progression of dementia. Data from this study will be presented this weekend (July 27) at the 2008 International Conference on Alzheimer's disease in Chicago.

Heart disease is linked to worse mental processes

harminka — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:27:35 -0500

Coronary heart disease is associated with a worse performance in mental processes such as reasoning, vocabulary and verbal fluency, according to a study of 5837 middle-aged Whitehall civil servants. The study also found that the longer ago the heart disease had been diagnosed, the worse was the person's cognitive performance and this effect was particularly marked in men.

10 people killed by new CJD-like disease

harminka — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:58:44 -0500

A NEW form of fatal dementia has been discovered in 16 Americans, 10 of whom have already died of the condition. It resembles Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - with patients gradually losing their ability to think, speak and move - but has features that make it distinct from known forms of CJD.

Alzheimer's disease as a case of brake failure?

harminka — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:46:35 -0500

Rutgers researcher Karl Herrup and colleagues at Case Western Reserve University have discovered that a protein that suppresses cell division in brain cells effectively "puts the brakes" on the dementia that comes with Alzheimer's disease (AD). When the brakes fail, dementia results.

Use of bright lighting may improve dementia symptoms for elderly persons

harminka — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:11:06 -0500

The use of daytime bright lighting to improve the circadian rhythm of elderly persons was associated with modest improvement in symptoms of dementia, and the addition of the use of melatonin resulted in improved sleep, according to a study in the June 11 issue of JAMA.

Use of antipsychotics in adults with dementia linked to adverse events

harminka — Tue, 27 May 2008 08:43:58 -0500

Older adults with dementia who receive short-term courses of antipsychotic medications are more likely to be hospitalized or die than those who do not take the drugs, according to a report in the May 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Older persons with more schooling spend fewer years with cognitive loss

harminka — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:23:54 -0500

Those with at least a high school education spend more of their older years without cognitive loss – including the effects of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and dementia -- but die sooner after the loss becomes apparent, reveals a new study appearing in the June 2008 issue of the Journal of Aging and Health.