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(Source: Science Blogging.Com) - Lavado cocoa is primarily composed of polyphenols, antioxidants also found in fruits and vegetables. Some studies have suggested that they prevent degenerative diseases of the brain and a new study in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease found that a specific preparation of Lavado may reduce damage to nerve pathways seen in Alzheimer's disease patients' brains long before they develop symptoms. Read more...
(Source: Global News) -Doctors can diagnose patients with Alzheimer’s disease but right now, the only method for a definitive diagnosis is through an autopsy after death; Dr. Sultan Darvesh is looking to change that. Read more...
(Source: RedOrbit.Com) - As part of a German-French research project, a team led by Dr. Christa E. Müller from the University of Bonn and Dr. David Blum from the University of Lille was able to demonstrate for the first time that caffeine has a positive effect on tau deposits in Alzheimer’s disease. Read more..
(Source: Medical News Today) - Protein fragments that comprise Alzheimer's lesions have been implicated as a hallmark of the disease, but until now, why they accumulate or cause brain cells to die has not been understood. Now, researchers have used giant X-ray centers - called synchrotrons - to investigate and have found that biological material may contribute to the build-up of toxic iron in the brain. Read more....
(Source: NBC News) Frontotemporal dementia or FTD is a dementia that generally strikes at an earlier age than Alzheimer’s disease. And its symptoms are different – at least in the beginning – from Alzheimer’s because it originates in a different part of the brain. Read more....
(Source: NPR) - Alzheimer's disease isn't what it used to be. After 30 years of having doctors diagnose the disease by symptoms alone, researchers and advocacy groups are calling for new diagnostic criteria that recognize changes in the brain as well as changes in behavior. Read more...
(Source: Health Day News) - People who develop type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure in middle age appear more likely to suffer brain damage that can contribute to dementia as they grow older, a new study finds. Read more...
(Source: NBC News) - Women are carrying the bigger burden of Alzheimer’s disease in the U.S., according to a new report — making up not only most of the cases, but paying more of the cost of caring for the growing population of people with the mind-destroying illness. Read more...
(Source: ABC News) Actor, Seth Rogen tells a Senate committee in Washington about his mother-in-law's struggle with the disease.
(Source: Space Coast Daily.Com) - Florida House Health Care Appropriations Chairman Matt Hudson, R-Naples, filed a proposal that would create a new state Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research program and take steps to ensure care for Alzheimer’s patients.The proposal (HB 709) would set up a program to help pay for research aimed at preventing or curing the disease with necessary funding allocated by the Legislature and awarded through a peer-review process. Read more...
(So
urce: Morning Sentinel) - U.S. Sen. Susan Collins spent Wednesday morning touring the Alzheimer’s unit of Bay Square, an assisted living facility in Yarmouth, where she met a woman who served in the same sorority as her mother. She met another who recently celebrated her 100th birthday. She passed a group doing light calisthenics and another group doing puzzles. Read more...
(Source: Medscape) - Alzheimer disease (AD) is an acquired disorder of cognitive and behavioral impairment that markedly interferes with social and occupational functioning. It is an incurable disease with a long and progressive course. Read more...
(Source: Everyday Health) - Americans spend at least $157 billion a year on dementia care, researchers reported today — more than on heart disease or cancer, with most of the money going to pay for custodial, non-medical expenses. And the costs are expected to rise dramatically as the U.S. population ages.Read more...
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