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Alzheimer’s treatment may be counter indicated for other forms of dementia
Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe various cognitive degenerative diseases. A common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. A relatively rare hereditary form of dementia is frontotemporal dementia (FTD) with parkinsonism-17. Both of these forms of dementia share a common pathology–an over accumulation of tau proteins, which form tangled lesions in the brain’s neurons [...]
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0 Comment » Anesthesia with low oxygen levels linked to Alzheimer’s protein
Every year over 200 million are anesthetized while undergoing surgery. A concern has been if the widely used anesthetic desflurane contributes to increased production of amyloid-beta protein (an indicator of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers Bin Zhang, Yuanlin Dong, Rudolph Tanzi, Zhongcong Xie, Genetics and Aging Research Unit, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical [...]
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Alzheimer - Dementia Heavy drinking, smoking, and bad genes increases risk of early Alzheimer’s
A new report shows that there is a link between the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease and heavy smoking and drinking. Ranjan Duara, MD, Wien Center for Alzheimer’s Disease, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, studied 938 people age 60 and older. All participants had been diagnosed with possible/probable Alzheimer’s disease. Information of the [...]
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Alzheimer - Dementia Dementia linked to hypertension and diabetes
Dr. Thomas Montine, University of Washington, autopsied the brains of 3,400 men and women who had experienced cognitive decline and dementia. 45% of the risk for dementia was associated with pathologic changes of Alzheimer’s disease. 10% of dementia risk was associated with Lewy bodies (neocortical structural changes that indicate a degenerative brain disease known as [...]
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Alzheimer - Dementia Alzheimer’s risk increases with frequent depressive symptoms
Recent studies have linked depression with Alzheimer’s disease. The question is if the depression is a result of the Alzheimer’s or a the cause of it. Robert S. Wilson, PhD, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, and colleagues studied 917 older Catholic nuns, priests, and monks–all of which were free from signs of dementia. At the beginning [...]
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Alzheimer - Dementia Process for Alzheimer’s plaques better understood
Researchers move one step closer to understanding the process of Alzheimer’s disease. One of the key areas of research for Alzheimer’s is amyloid beta and the plaque that it forms. Researchers believe that a process called endocytosis is involved in the increase of amyloid beta. John Cirrito, PhD, research instructor in neurology, Washington University School [...]
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Alzheimer - Dementia Alzheimer’s vaccine helps little with memory
For some time the Holy Grail of Alzheimer’s disease was thought to be a medication to clear beta-amyloid plaques from the brain, but current research suggest that isn’t going to be enough. An study by the University of California, Irvine, has been testing an Alzheimer’s drug designed to clear the beta-amyloid plaques. Unfortunately, clearing the [...]
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Alzheimer - Dementia Alzheimer’s prevention — drink coffee and eat donuts?
Studies have shown that high levels of cholesterol break down the blood-brain barrier (BBB), reducing it effectiveness against damage by blood borne contamination to the central nervous system (CNS). Researchers from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences gave rabbits 3 mg of caffeine each day–equivalent to a daily cup of [...]
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Alzheimer - Dementia Alzheimer’s animal model treated with umbilical cord blood cell therapy
Researchers used an unique approach to target immune suppression with human umbilical cord blood cells to improve the pathology and cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease–based on a study involving mice genetically engineered for the neurodegenerative condition. Jun Tan, PhD, MD, and colleagues, performed a series of low-dose infusions of human umbilical cord blood cells [...]
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Alzheimer - Dementia Caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients expected to increase
There is an estimated 5.7 million Americans who care for an aging relative and also have children under 21 who still live at home; they are termed ‘sandwich caregivers’. As baby-boomers age there will be a marked increase of sandwich caregivers. A recent survey of sandwich givers concludes: 70% of sandwich caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients said [...]
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