Updated August 26, 2008
Anti-psychotic Drug Use In The Elderly Increases Despite Drug Safety Warnings
Three regulatory warnings of serious adverse events slowed the growth of use of atypical antipsychotic drugs among elderly patients with dementia, but they did not reduce the overall prescription rate of these drugs
Science Daily (press release) - USA
August 26, 2008
Advances In Conceptualizing Disease Progression In Alzheimer's Disease
A hallmark of this year's ICAD meeting was the wealth of new clinical trials information in Alzheimer's Disease.
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
August 26, 2008
Thatcher's Daughter Reveals Britain's Ex-Premier Has Dementia
The daughter of Margaret Thatcher has disclosed that Britain's former prime minister is suffering from dementia
Washington Post - United States
August 25, 2008
Healthy Volunteers Are Key To Understanding Alzheimer's
As the baby boomer population gets older, experts say finding prevention strategies for Alzheimer's disease is more critical than ever
NY1 - NY,USA
August 24, 2008
Alzheimer's Disease: Compounds Have Potential For Diagnosis, Treatment
New research suggests that a select group of compounds that interact with a protein in the brain might be used in the early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other dementia disorders
August 23, 2008
Testing to predict dementia
Neuropsychological testing could be used to predict the likelihood of the on-set of dementia in a person as they age, according to new research.
Craegmoor News - UK
August 22, 2008
MIT zeroes in on Alzheimer's structures
MIT engineers report a new approach to identifying protein structures key to Alzheimer's disease, an important step toward the development of new drugs that could prevent such structures from forming.
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
August 21, 2008
Compounds Have Potential for Diagnosis, Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
New research suggests that a select group of compounds that interact with a protein in the brain might be used in the early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia disorders.
Newswise (press release) - USA
August 20, 2008
Scientists examine 'better ways to predict dementia'
Researchers say a variety of tests may offer a more complete picture.
Barchester Healthcare - London,UK
August 20, 2008
Caregivers take longer to fall asleep
U.S. researchers say they were surprised to find caregivers of dementia patients took longer to fall asleep.
United Press International - USA
August 18, 2008
Coffee 'may reduce risk of Alzheimer's disease'
Report examines claims that coffee may carry health benefits as well as unwanted effects.
Barchester Healthcare - London,UK
August 19, 2008
Thousands of jobless to care for German dementia patients
Up to 10,000 long-term unemployed Germans will be trained to care for people suffering from dementia, after a change in the law gave care homes budgets to employ more care workers.
The Local - Hamburg - Hamburg,Germany
August 17, 2008
Potatoes may hold key to Alzheimer's treatment
A virus that commonly infects potatoes bears a striking resemblance to one of the key proteins implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and researchers have used that to develop antibodies that may slow or prevent the onset of AD.
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
August 15, 2008
Study shows that older adult caregivers of people with dementia have worse sleep than noncaregivers
Results show objective and subjective differences in sleep patterns of older adults with and without caregiver status
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
August 15, 2008
Breakthrough in dementia research
Scientists say they have made a crucial breakthrough in understanding a common type of dementia and Parkinson's disease.
InTheNews.co.uk - London,UK
August 13, 2008
Case Western Reserve University study finds caregivers of spouses with dementia enjoy life less
Spouses of husbands and wives with dementia pay an emotional toll as they care for their ailing spouse.
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
August 12, 2008
New Drug May Help Combat Alzheimer's
The effects of perispinal administration of etanercept in dementia
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
August 11, 2008
Blood testing for Alzheimer's is in the works
People with Alzheimer's face an awkward juncture in the near future. They'll be able to learn early whether they have Alzheimer's disease — even if they can't do much about it.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
August 11, 2008
Fish helps prevent dementia and stroke, but not if eaten fried
A study in Neurology this week has found that people who eat grilled or baked fish three or more times per week have a 26 per cent lower risk of having brain lesions
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
August 09, 2008
Avoiding 'baby-talk' reduces people with dementia's resistence to care workers' actions
Caring Business - London,UK
August 8, 2008
'Tau Is Not Cause Of Alzheimer's, It Is Effect' Note Experts At Anavex
Experts at Anavex Life Sciences Corp. have provided clarification that Tau, like Amyloid-Beta, is an effect of Alzheimer's, not the cause
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
August 6, 2008
Exercise versus Alzheimer's
Doctors not ready to prescribe it to those with the disease
Chicago Tribune - United States
August 5, 2008
Life with a partner minimizes Alzheimer’s risk
Men and women living with a partner in mid-life are less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of age-related dementia
Tehran Times - Iran
August 4, 2008
Treating Alzheimer's
The article "A new approach to caring for Alzheimer's patients; Don't treat them like children, study suggests"
Chicago Tribune - United States
August 2, 2008