A monthly recap of the latest news about Alzheimer’s and dementia Study on caregivers finds brief bouts of lucidity are common among people with dementia By conducting in-depth interviews with family caregivers of people with severe dementia, researchers have documented how many of those caregivers witnessed paradoxical lucidity, an unexpected return of mental clarity in
Alzheimer's Orange County Board Member, Dr. Dung Trinh and President and CEO, Jim McAleer discuss recent Alzheimer's disease breakthroughs and research updates in this entry of the "Health Talks with Dr. Trinh" series airing on OC Talk Radio. Watch the full interview below.
April 1, 2022 A monthly recap of the latest news about Alzheimer’s and dementia Damage early in Alzheimer’s disease ID’d via novel MRI approach A new method has the potential for helping diagnose Alzheimer’s before symptoms develop. Read more here. APOE ε4 is not associated with increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and
March 2, 2022 A monthly recap of the latest news about Alzheimer’s and dementia UCI biologists discover how a protective mutation may reduce Alzheimer's risk While the word "mutation" may conjure up alarming notions, a mutation in brain immune cells serves a positive role in protecting people against Alzheimer's disease. Now University of California,
February 3, 2022 A monthly recap of the latest news about Alzheimer’s and dementia At least 9 Alzheimer’s vaccines in trials right now Stanford immunologist Mark Davis, PhD, once called vaccines “the single most life-saving medical innovation ever in the history of medicine.” Vaccines are not only key for protecting against infectious diseases —
January 5, 2022 A monthly recap of the latest news about Alzheimer’s and dementia Viagra associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease People who took the drug sildenafil were less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. In cultured human neurons, sildenafil enhanced growth and reduced Alzheimer’s biomarkers. The findings support further investigation of sildenafil as a
December 15, 2021 A monthly recap of the latest news about Alzheimer’s and Dementia Alzheimer’s: Study reveals how disease progresses in the brain New research has tracked the replication and spread of the protein tau for the first time. Read more here. USC Viterbi students develop ai-based Alzheimer’s diagnosis tool A student team developed machine
October 28, 2021 A monthly recap of the latest news about Alzheimer’s and Dementia Scientists use human-derived brain cells to develop more realistic ‘disease-in-a-dish’ models of Alzheimer’s A pair of studies published recently report the creation of new “disease-in-a-dish” models of Alzheimer’s disease, the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States. Read more here.
Brough to you by the ASPECT™ clinical research study Alzheimer’s dementia is most commonly associated with memory loss, but this form of dementia causes other significant symptoms as well. One of the most prevalent of these symptoms is agitation. If you care for someone with agitation associated with Alzheimer’s dementia, you understand the challenges involved
July 2, 2021 A monthly recap of the latest news about Alzheimer’s & Dementia Exergaming and dementia: Can exercise video games slow cognitive decline? Can exergaming — combining exercise and cognitive training in a video game — reduce dementia symptoms in older adults? Read more. Mouse study suggests that repairing brain protein production could counteract
