Tag: dementia

Study suggests late-in-life changes in walking speed may signal mild cognitive impairment

From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: A new study shows that changes in walking speed in late life may signal the early stages of dementia known… Read more »

Researchers suggests new treatment directions for Alzheimer’s based on its protein structure

From the Vanderbilt University press release via Newswise: The molecular structure of a protein involved in Alzheimer’s disease – and the surprising discovery that it binds cholesterol – could lead… Read more »

Researchers develop new dementia care model that reduces hospitalizations

From the Indiana University School of Medicine press release via EurekAlert!: An innovative model of dementia care that significantly reduces emergency department visits and hospitalizations, and encourages use of medications… Read more »

Study links lifelong depression with increased risk of vascular dementia, late-life depression with increased Alzheimer’s risk

From the Kaiser Permanente press release via HealthCanal: Depressive symptoms that occur in both midlife and latelife are associated with an increased risk of developing vascular dementia, while symptoms that… Read more »

Study suggests ability to imagine and plan future depends on brain regions that store general knowledge

From the Neuroscience Research Australia press release via MedicalXpress: Dr. Muireann Irish from Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) found that dementia patients who can no longer recall general knowledge – for… Read more »