News tagged with advanced dementia
Dying from dementia: NEJM editorial advocates for palliative care
A growing number of older adults are dying from dementia. In an editorial in the October 15, 2009 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Greg Sachs, M.D., professor of medicine and director of the Division of Genera ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Robot seals heal hearts of Japan tsunami survivors
High-tech fluffy seals that respond to human touch are the latest weapon in the battle against depression for survivors of Japan's tsunami disaster.
Feb 17, 2012 |
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Statistically significant
When the statistician for UC Irvine’s innovative Down syndrome program retired last year, its researchers were left in a bind. The group is studying ways to prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer’s-type ...
Nov 30, 2011 |
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Study shows elderly drivers support competency tests
Researchers studying driving habits and accident rates among the elderly found a majority surveyed supported mandatory retesting of drivers based on age while saying they would hand over the keys if a doctor or loved one ...
May 25, 2011 |
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Early warning system for Alzheimer's disease
Scientists at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow are developing a technique based on a new discovery which could pave the way towards detecting Alzheimer's disease in its earliest stages - and could ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Apr 21, 2011 |
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Study finds link between chronic depression and accelerated immune cell aging
(PhysOrg.com) -- Certain cases of major depression are associated with premature aging of immune cells, which may make people more susceptible to other serious illness, according to findings from a new UCSF-led study.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Five new genes linked to Alzheimer's
Scientists said Sunday they had uncovered five genes linked to the onset of Alzheimer's disease, doubling the number of genetic variants known to favour the commonest form of dementia.
Apr 03, 2011 |
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Placing value, price on new drugs: The challenge facing new UK policy, say Hopkins bioethicists
The United States should pay close attention to how the United Kingdom carries out plans to assess a new drug's worth using factors that go beyond clinical and cost effectiveness, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 01, 2011 |
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High blood pressure linked to steeper decline in walking speeds in seniors
Researchers have found a link between high blood pressure and a greater drop in average walking speeds in older adults, according to results from a new National Institutes of Health-funded study. The drop seems to occur even ...
Mar 16, 2011 |
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Fast, accurate test for Alzheimer's
Scientists at the National Institute for Health Research’s (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health at the King’s College London Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation ...
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Mar 08, 2011 |
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Loss of key protein boosts neuron loss in ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as ALS or more popularly, Lou Gehrig's disease, is a notorious neurodegenerative condition characterized by the progressive deterioration of brain and spinal cord neurons, resulting in ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 04, 2011 |
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