dementia
Common anticholinergic drugs like Benadryl linked to increased dementia risk
A report published in JAMA Internal Medicine several years ago highlighted a link between long-term use of anticholinergic medications like Benadryl and dementia. While this study and other observational studies have also found this association, it doesn’t prove that these drugs cause dementia. But we do know that anticholinergic drugs can cause confusion and increase fall risk …
NIH Supports U of U Health Effort to Develop Online Dementia Advance Care Planning Tool
Jul 06, 2022 12:55 PM University of Utah Health scientists are developing a website to help guide individuals who are in the early stages of, dementia through crucial end-of-life conversations with their care partners. Photo credit: Getty Images Thinking about disease, disability, and death is difficult at any age. But it becomes ever more important …
Quanterix’ Simoa Technology Powers Largest and Most Diverse Global Investigation of Plasma Neurofilament Light’s Role in Dementia Diagnosis
BILLERICA, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Quanterix Corporation (NASDAQ: QTRX), a company digitizing biomarker analysis with the goal of advancing the science of precision health, today announced that its Simoa® technology has been used in a worldwide collaborative study of the plasma neurofilament light (NfL) biomarker to evaluate its utility for a range of neurological conditions. Published in Nature …
Technology And Innovative Ideas At Center Of Alzheimer’s Foundation Of America’s New Dementia-Friendly Apartment – CBS New York
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America has just unveiled what’s called “The Apartment.” It’s a full-scale model of a home, designed with amenities to help people living with dementia, CBS2’s Cindy Hsu reported Wednesday. The Apartment was created to make life easier for people with dementia. It is filled with technology and …
Karen Garner arrest: 3 Loveland police officers involved in violent arrest of elderly woman with dementia resign
Karen Garner was arrested in June for walking out of a Walmart with $13.88 worth of items, according to a federal lawsuit filed earlier this month. She was arrested and left with multiple injuries, including a broken humerus, a dislocated shoulder and a sprained wrist, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit includes video showing Hopp, …
Machine Learning Technology May Help Decipher Biological Language of Cancer, Parkinson Disease
Algorithms similar to those used by Netflix, Amazon, and Facebook may lead to better comprehension of the biological language of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson disease (PD) and Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a research article published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers highlight that intracellular phase separation of proteins …
Jack Hanna, beloved animal expert, stepping away because of dementia
“Doctors have diagnosed our dad, Jack Hanna, with dementia, now believed to be Alzheimer’s disease,” Hanna’s family wrote in a statement posted to his verified Twitter account. “His condition has progressed much faster in the last few months than any of us could have anticipated,” the statement read. “Sadly, Dad is no longer able to …
Record-breaking grandfather who rowed Atlantic encourages others to ‘find a challenge’
Record-breaking grandfather who rowed Atlantic encourages others to ‘find a challenge’ Updated: 2:20 PM CST Feb 8, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript good. Good we owe on. I think a lot of people a lot of people don’t see to use the skills to do things they could with hobbies on. Duh thing should do. …
Could cold water hold a clue to a dementia cure?
By Justin RowlattChief environment correspondent Cold water swimming may protect the brain from degenerative diseases like dementia, researchers from Cambridge University have discovered. In a world first, a “cold-shock” protein has been found in the blood of regular winter swimmers at London’s Parliament Hill Lido. The protein has been shown to slow the onset of …
CDC Selects Alzheimer’s Association as National Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Risk Reduction | News
CHICAGO, Sept. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Alzheimer’s Association announced today that it has been selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as the BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence (PHCOE) on Dementia Risk Reduction. The Association will lead a national effort to develop and disseminate public health strategies and resources aimed at …
