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12/23/2019 Read moreEssential Care: Advanced Technology Coming To Skilled Nursing Facilities As featured on “SeniorsLifestyleMag.com” Monitoring vital signs in patients is a crucial part of essential care in hospitals and care facilities across North America. According to the National Center for Biotechnology…
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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. Source: NEW FEED
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Previous research has implied that exposure to fine particle air pollution increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, but it wasn’t clear how this type of pollution affects the brain and memory. Source: NEW FEED
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Some are urging caution about a new drug approved in China that claims to improve brain function in people with Alzheimer’s disease. Source: NEW FEED
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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. Source: NEW FEED
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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. Source: NEW FEED
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A study on the effect of exercise on older adults in physical rehabilitation shows that those with the greatest impairment at baseline benefited the most. Source: NEW FEED
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New research in mice suggests that dabigatran, a blood thinning drug, may help delay the development of Alzheimer’s by maintaining normal brain blood flow. Source: NEW FEED
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New evidence suggests that managing blood pressure may help slow down the progression of cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease. Source: NEW FEED
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A new study suggests that people with Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer’s have distinct walking patterns that may match cognitive and disease changes. Source: NEW FEED
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Caregivers Feel the Strain In Tough Holiday Season
The coronavirus pandemic makes the holidays even more difficult for caregivers of loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, an expert says. Source: NEW FEED
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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. Source: NEW FEED
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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. Source: NEW FEED
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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. Source: NEW FEED
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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. Source: NEW FEED
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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. Source: NEW FEED
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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. Source: NEW FEED
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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. Source: NEW FEED
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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. Source: NEW FEED
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Stay Connected With Loved Ones in Nursing Homes
Social restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic can be especially hard for people who can’t visit loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease who are in nursing homes. Source: NEW FEED