Alzheimers News
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Financial Missteps Could Signal Future Dementia
Older people diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's were more likely to miss credit card payments as early as six years before their diagnosis, compared with similar people without dementia (about 8% versus 7%), the researchers found.
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Can Some Vaccines Reduce Your Alzheimer’s Risk?
Could vaccines play a role in preventing Alzheimer’s disease? Researchers are looking at that question more broadly after finding that the flu and pneumonia vaccines might also help protect against the devastating memory loss of Alzheimer's disease.
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Anxiety Might Speed Alzheimer's: Study
Older adults with memory problems may progress to Alzheimer's more quickly if they are also suffering from anxiety symptoms, a preliminary study suggests.
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Boy With Alzheimer's-like Illness Races For Time
The boy already has lost some of what he's learned in his short time on Earth, and every day he loses a little more.
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Low Brain Blood Flow May Spur Alzheimer's Hallmark
Offering fresh insight into the deep-seated roots of dementia, new research finds that diminished blood flow to the brain is tied to buildup a protein long associated with Alzheimer's disease.
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Is Apathy an Early Sign of Dementia?
The nine-year study of more than 2,000 older adults -- average age 74 -- found that people with severe apathy (a lack of interest or concern) were 80% more likely to develop dementia during the study period than those with low apathy.
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Diabetes Drug Metformin May Protect Aging Brains
New research suggests that people taking the drug appear to have significantly slower declines in thinking and memory as they age.
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Genetic Testing for Alzheimer's Has Emotional Risk
Many people who carry the risky variants never develop the disease; and many people who have Alzheimer’s don’t carry these genes. Knowledge of your status, then, can be unnecessarily frightening or falsely comforting.
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Blood Test Heralds New Era in Alzheimer's Diagnosis
A study led by Swedish researchers found the test did more than differentiate between Alzheimer's and other types of dementia.
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Could the Flu Shot Lower Your Risk for Alzheimer's?
Two new studies being presented Monday at this summer's virtual Alzheimer's Association International Conference found a lower incidence of Alzheimer's in people who got flu and pneumonia vaccines.
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Middle-Age Obesity May Increase Odds for Dementia
Dorina Cadar, lead researcher on the new study, said the goal is to identify risk factors that are influenced by lifestyle so steps can be taken to prevent mental decline.
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Fruits, Tea May Help Fend Off Alzheimer's Disease
New research suggests that eating more fruits or drinking more tea or red wine might help protect your brain.
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Losing a Spouse Could Speed Brain's Decline
In fact, people who are widowed and have high levels of beta-amyloid plaque, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, appear to experience cognitive decline three times faster than similar people who have not lost a spouse, the researchers added.
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One Night of Bad Sleep May Raise Alzheimer's Risk
A small group of young, healthy men deprived of just one night of sleep had higher blood levels of tau protein, which is linked to Alzheimer's disease, than when they had a full and uninterrupted night of rest.
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Drug Reduces Delusions in Dementia Patients
The drug eases hallucinations that can cause anxiety, aggression and physical and verbal abuse.
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New Results for Experimental Alzheimer's Drug
Studies on aducanumab were halted earlier this year because the drug didn't appear to be effective. But the new results suggest it's effective at a high dose, the Associated Press reported.
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Mutant Gene Kept Woman From Getting Alzheimer's
Researchers report on a potentially groundbreaking case of a woman whose genetic mutation staved off dementia for decades, even though her brain had already been damaged by Alzheimer's disease.
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New Alzheimer’s Drug from China: Hope or Hype?
Some are urging caution about a new drug approved in China that claims to improve brain function in people with Alzheimer's disease.
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Number of Americans With Dementia Will Double by 2040: Report
The number of women with dementia is expected to rise from 4.7 million next year to 8.5 million in 2040. The number of men with dementia is projected to increase from 2.6 million to 4.5 million.
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For Seniors, Financial Woes Can Be Forerunner to Alzheimer's
In the early stages of the disease, people with undiagnosed Alzheimer's are at high risk of making foolish and dangerous decisions about their finances, mostly because families may not know they need help, researchers say.
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Banned Trans Fats Linked to Higher Dementia Risk: Study
Most trans fats were banned in the United States last year. But foods with less than a half-gram of trans fats can be labeled as containing zero, so some foods still contain them.
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Your Personality as a Teen May Predict Your Risk of Dementia: Study
Being calm and mature as teen were each associated with roughly a 10% reduction in adult dementia risk.
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What Helps Calm Agitated Dementia Patients?
Health care professionals rely on several medications to lessen symptoms of agitation and aggression, but these medications carry significant risks. One, ironically, is worsening memory and thinking, the researchers said.
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Give Seniors a Memory Check at Annual Checkups
To help doctors get a better handle on their patients' mental state, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is urging physicians to assess patients aged 65 and older at least once a year.
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Getting Married Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia
Married people have a far lower chance of being diagnosed with this dreaded disorder than those who are divorced or separated, widowed, or never married, according to the study. And marriage is more protective than cohabitation, the study revealed.
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