Where Does Alzheimer’s Treatment Go From Here? – Flatland (blog)


Flatland (blog)

Where Does Alzheimer's Treatment Go From Here?
Flatland (blog)
The company has pressed on with tests of solanezumab, despite mixed results in earlier studies. The latest test, involving more than 2,000 patients, found the drug didn't significantly slow cognitive decline in patients with mild dementia from Alzheimer's.

Maja Daniels’ photos show what life is like living with Alzheimer’s – Metro


Maja Daniels' photos show what life is like living with Alzheimer's
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... difficult to understand what Alzheimer's is really like. Swedish photographer Maja Daniels wants to help us understand life with Alzheimer's a little more. Her project, called Into Oblivion, captures the lives of patients living with dementia in an ...

Angela Rippon ‘humbled’ by CBE in New Year’s Honours list – Alzheimer’s Society


Angela Rippon 'humbled' by CBE in New Year's Honours list
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The broadcaster, journalist and presenter is a dedicated supporter of Alzheimer's Society and became an official Ambassador of the charity in 2009. Angela co-chairs The Prime Minister's Champion Group on Dementia Friendly Communities, alongside ...

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Keeping your New Year’s exercise resolution can help your brain too, study says – Miami Herald


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Keeping your New Year's exercise resolution can help your brain too, study says
Miami Herald
As people age, they become more susceptible to dementia and Alzheimer's. Each year, 7.7 million people are diagnosed with dementia, and by 2050, there are expected to be an estimated 115.4 million with dementia worldwide. The study also examined the ...

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11 football greats who have suffered with dementia – Telegraph.co.uk


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11 football greats who have suffered with dementia
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Another of Tottenham's Double-winning side who battled the disease, Mackay also managed Derby County to the league title in 1975. Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease affected him in later life, although he continued to make public appearances as ...

Queens man, 89, fatally hit on highway had Alzheimer’s Disease – New York Daily News


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Queens man, 89, fatally hit on highway had Alzheimer's Disease
New York Daily News
The elderly man struck and killed by an FDNY EMS ambulance as he walked on the Cross Island Parkway in Queens suffered from dementia and Alzheimer's Disease and was reported missing just four hours earlier by his distraught granddaughters, police ...

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Artificial Intelligence For Early Alzheimer’s Detection – Nanalyze


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Artificial Intelligence For Early Alzheimer's Detection
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A handful of startups are employing artificial intelligence technologies and big data in an attempt to diagnose dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease. The effort could lead to better interventions and even therapeutic drugs if it becomes possible ...
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Sauna Use Linked to Lower Dementia, Alzheimer’s Risk – Medscape


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Sauna Use Linked to Lower Dementia, Alzheimer's Risk
Medscape
Partaking regularly in the relaxing practice of sauna bathing is associated with a decreased risk for dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD) — at least in men, new research suggests. Further results from the Kuopio Ischemic Heart Disease (KIHD) study ...

Where Does Alzheimer’s Treatment Go From Here? – NPR


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Where Does Alzheimer's Treatment Go From Here?
NPR
The company has pressed on with tests of solanezumab, despite mixed results in earlier studies. The latest test, involving more than 2,000 patients, found the drug didn't significantly slow cognitive decline in patients with mild dementia from Alzheimer's.
Quick 'sniff test' detects early signs of Alzheimer'sFuturity: Research News
Strong Heart, Better Education Shown to Lower Dementia RiskVoice of America

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Free Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group Coming to Elizabeth … – Jewish Link of New Jersey


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Free Alzheimer's/Dementia Support Group Coming to Elizabeth ...
Jewish Link of New Jersey
Jewish Family Service of Central NJ, a non-sectarian health and social service agency, will be hosting an Alzheimer's/Dementia Caregiver Support Group on ...
Strong Heart, Better Education Shown to Lower Dementia RiskVoice of America

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