| Study Sheds Light On Causes Of HIV Dementia |
| .A new study led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has clarified how two major variants of HIV differ in their ability to cause neurologic complications. The finding, published in Journal of Neuroscience, highlights a new target for drugs that could prevent HIV-associated dementia, an incurable and increasingly common complication in people with AIDS.
12/04/2008
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| Treating Sleep Apnea In Alzheimer's Patients Helps Cognition |
| Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment seems to improve cognitive functioning in patients with Alzheimer's disease who also suffer from obstructive sleep apnea, according to the results of a randomized clinical trial conducted at the University of California, San Diego. The study led by Sonia Ancoli-Israel, Ph.D.
12/04/2008
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| Link Between Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers In Healthy Adults Identified By New Study |
| A study published in the November issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease provides an insight into normal, physiological levels and association between proteins involved in development of Alzheimer's disease.
12/03/2008
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| Mendip Mental Health Ward Is Recognised For Highest Professional Standards, UK |
| A Mendip mental health facility which assesses elderly people with dementia has received a much coveted accreditation award for its standards of care and management. St Andrews Ward, located on the Priory Health Park in Wells, is a 26 bedded assessment / treatment unit for older adults and is managed by the county's lead provider of mental health services, Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
12/03/2008
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| Postal Program Brings Good News For Carers, Australia |
| Looking after a loved one with dementia is never easy, but a new UQ program could help carers better cope with the burden. School of Psychology professional doctorate student Zoe Barnett from Taringa is trialling the Coping with Caring Program, which is distributed via the post and aims to help carers identify early warning signs of low mood and anxiety.
12/02/2008
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| Fast Food A Potential Risk Factor For Alzheimer's |
| Mice that were fed a diet rich in fat, sugar and cholesterol for nine months developed a preliminary stage of the morbid irregularities that form in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. The study results, published in a doctoral thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet (KI), give some indications of how this difficult to treat disease might one day be preventable.
11/29/2008
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| Alzheimer Society's Online Registry And Free Training Courses Help To Save Lives |
| When someone with Alzheimer's disease becomes lost, finding them quickly is key to preventing a tragedy. In fact, research has shown that if the person is not found within 12 hours of last being seen, there is a 50 per cent chance that they will be found injured or dead from dehydration, drowning or hypothermia. To help speed up search and rescue efforts, the Alzheimer Society, in partnership with the RCMP, developed a nationwide wandering registry.
11/26/2008
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| Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation Funds Varinel To Develop Drugs For Neurodegenerative Disease |
| The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announced today that it provided a grant of $185,000 to Varinel, Inc., an emerging pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing drugs that can prevent neuronal degeneration and improve brain function. The grant will assist Varinel in advancing the preclinical development of its multifunctional lead compounds, VAR10300 (also known as M30).
11/26/2008
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| Dementia Care Event: Considerations And Innovative Alternatives, UK |
| World renowned dementia care expert David Sheard is hosting a one day event on Dementia Care Innovation at Richmond Villages Northampton on Thursday 4th December. The meeting will cover best practice based on person-centred care, introduce a new alternative in dementia care and establish a focus group to develop ideas to meet future challenges.
11/26/2008
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| Reliability Of Cognitive Assessment Tool Varies Widely According To Study |
| A study published in the November issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (Volume 15:3) suggests the reliability of the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - Cognitive (ADAS-Cog) may vary and possess the ability to affect clinical trial outcomes. Moreover, this study further suggests that ADAS-Cog rater training and experience are factors that contribute to variances seen in this assessment tool.
11/25/2008
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| Alzheimer's Society Comment On King's Fund Call For Major Overhaul Of Key Government Health Reform, UK |
| The King's Fund has published the findings from a two-year audit of one of the government's central health policy reforms - practice based commissioning. The report concludes that the policy has so far proved to be expensive and delivered little in terms of better services for patients or financial savings for the NHS.
11/24/2008
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| Alzheimer's Society Comment On JAMA Study That Shows Gingko Biloba Is Not An Effective Remedy For Dementia |
| Use of the herb Ginkgo biloba, claimed to have beneficial effects on memory and cognition, was not effective in reducing the rate of dementia or Alzheimer's disease a study found. The study, published in the November 19 issue of JAMA, had more than 1,500 participants who used Gingko biloba over several years. Alzheimer's Society research shows that there is no benefit to taking Gingko biloba.
11/24/2008
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| Researchers Discover How Compounds Found In Red Wine Thwart Alzheimer's Disease In Mice |
| Scientists call it the "French paradox" - a society that, despite consuming food high in cholesterol and saturated fats, has long had low death rates from heart disease. Research has suggested it is the red wine consumed with all that fatty food that may be beneficial - and not only for cardiovascular health but in warding off certain tumors and even Alzheimer's disease. Now, Alzheimer's researchers at UCLA, in collaboration with Mt.
11/24/2008
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| White Paper Outlines Roles For Pharmacists In Assisting Patients AndTheir Families Dealing With Alzheimer's Disease |
| The November/December issue of the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (JAPhA) features an article titled: White paper on expanding the role of pharmacists in caring for individuals with Alzheimer's disease. The white paper presents a summary discussion from a meeting held on March 5-6, 2008 convened by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation.
11/21/2008
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| Scientists Are High On Idea That Marijuana Reduces Memory Impairment |
| The more research they do, the more evidence Ohio State University scientists find that specific elements of marijuana can be good for the aging brain by reducing inflammation there and possibly even stimulating the formation of new brain cells. The research suggests that the development of a legal drug that contains certain properties similar to those in marijuana might help prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
11/20/2008
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