Category: Alzheimer’s & Dementia
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Karen Roberto and Tina Savla, both core faculty members of Virginia Tech's Center for Gerontology, are leading a five-year, $2.14 million study that will examine the role of extended family caregivers and their service use, needs, and challenges. The National Institute on Aging -- part of the National...
The approximately 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK have been badly affected by COVID-19. Many live in care homes, which have arguably been hit hardest by the pandemic, experiencing a heavy death toll during the first wave. The pandemic has also caused significant global disruption, affecting...
Air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of progressive and irreversible sight loss, known as age related macular degeneration (AMD), reveals a large long term study led by UCL researchers. They found that people in the most polluted areas were at least 8% more likely to report...
© iStock/MarianVejcik Over half of medical cannabis patients with Parkinson’s Disease have reported clinical benefits when using the products for their condition. According to a new survey, conducted in Germany, over 8% of patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) are using cannabis based medicinal products (CBMPs), and over half...
TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2021 - - "You snooze, you lose" may not be true when it comes to your brain: A new study finds that napping in the afternoon may actually boost mental agility. The study couldn't prove cause and effect, but a midday nap was associated with...
TUESDAY, Jan. 26, 2021 -- While researchers continue to try to find the key that unlocks the cause of Parkinson's disease, new research suggests that what a person eats could make a difference. Researchers in Canada found a strong correlation between eating either a Mediterranean diet or the...
Special immune cells found in the brain, microglia, play a key role in the processes that make you feel uneasy and depressed in correlation with inflammation. This is the conclusion of a study using mice carried out by researchers at Linköping University, Sweden. The results have been published...
What do we currently know about the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the brain? In this feature, we round up the emerging evidence.How does SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, affect the human brain? Recent studies have given us clues, shedding light on why COVID-19 can be so severe...
Immediately after a traumatic brain injury and as long as one year later, there are increased levels of immune cells called ILCs in the brain promoting inflammation, which can worsen brain damage, scientists report. They also report for the first time that the cell energy sensor AMPK is...
People living with Alzeheimer's or dementia are finding the pandemic is placing an increased burden on their lives. Isolation brought on by the lack of social interaction is one of the causes. Faye Forbes is a board member with the Alzheimer's Society of Nova Scotia. She lives with...
January 25, 2021 4 min read Source/Disclosures Source: Healio Interviews Disclosures: Cordeiro reports she is the named inventor on patents for DARC and the discussed algorithm and is co-founder and shareholder of Novai Ltd. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are posted on...
Accounting for two-third of cases in older people, Alzheimer's disease occurs when two proteins – amyloid and tau – build up in the brain. This isn't a normal part of ageing, and the proteins in effect cause brain damage. The Alzheimer's Society identified the earliest warning sign of...
