Laughter good medicine for dementia patients:study

2011-09-28T21:30:09Z

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Laughter may be good medicine for elderly dementia patients -- and best of all, it doesn't have side effects.

Australian humor therapist Jean-Paul Bell was originally a clown doctor working with sick children, but now he makes the elderly laugh through a programme called Play-Up.

Bell was also the key humor therapist in a

Head injuries in war, sports may boost dementia

2011-07-18T20:30:08Z

Brain injuries sustained on the battlefield and the gridiron of American football likely boost the risk of dementia later in life, according to two studies released Monday.

In a third study, also presented at an international Alzheimer's conference in Paris this week, researchers unveiled evidence that falling over in daily life may be an early warning sign of the onset of Alzheimer's.

Older war veterans who experienced traumatic brain injury face a doubled risk ...

Experts warn U.S. to boost Alzheimer's funding

2011-06-24T08:00:11Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Alzheimer's experts urged U.S. lawmakers on Thursday to increase funding for research of the debilitating disease and to push international policymakers to pay more attention to its global impact.

They said the United States had fallen behind in efforts to ...

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2010-11-30T12:37:26Z

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2010-11-29T15:18:43Z

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2010-11-29T15:14:56Z

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2010-10-26T20:19:24Z

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2010-11-03T09:33:04Z

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2010-11-03T09:38:19Z

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2010-10-15T10:55:17Z

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Walking may keep brain from shrinking in old age

2010-10-13T16:30:26Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Walking at least six miles a week may be one thing people can do to keep their brains from shrinking and fight off dementia, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

A study of nearly 300 people in Pittsburgh who kept track of how much they walked each we...

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2010-11-02T21:26:00Z

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2010-11-02T21:37:25Z

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2010-10-03T05:04:12Z

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2010-09-21T15:16:54Z

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Dementia costs hit $604 billion in 2010

2010-09-21T15:52:40Z

LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - The worldwide costs of dementia will reach $604 billion in 2010, more than one percent of global GDP output, and those costs will soar as the number of sufferers triples by 2050, according to a report on Tuesday.

To show the scale of the problem, an Reuters) - Educated people are better able to cope with the physical effects of dementia, and even one extra year of education can significantly cut the risk of developing the brain-wasting disease, scientists said on Monday.

The findings by scientists from Britain and Finland could have important implica...

Early diagnosis can cut Alzheimer's costs: study

2010-07-14T16:16:38Z

HONOLULU (Reuters) - Identifying dementia early can cut the cost of care by nearly 30 percent, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, a finding that may reduce the heavy financial burden of the disease on the health care system.

They said routine screening that identified patients with early signs of dementia helped cut average healthcare costs by nearly $2,000 per patient...

Dementia link to lack of vitamin B

2010-11-02T15:16:48Z

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EMI Care - Specialized Care for Individuals

2010-09-09T06:23:03Z

EMI Care is a term used to describe the care given to persons with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in the United Kingdom.

This term is usually used to refer to specialized care for persons who suffer from dementia. In Great Britain EMI care is usually provided in specialized homes which are staffed by trained professionals.

In the United States and Canada the term is not used. Instead the terms dementia care and nursing home are used. The most common te...

Spouses of Dementia Patients Have Higher Risk of Dementia

2010-10-27T07:47:47Z

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Scientists find clues in search for dementia drugs

2010-05-06T12:17:18Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have identified changes in mouse brains that impair learning, and say the findings mean drugs being developed for some cancers may also help fight age-related diseases like dementia and Alzheimer's.

German researchers studying mice at difference ages found that older mice had changes in proteins regulating the genes in their brains -- specifically in a process called histone H4K12 acetyl...

NIH Panel: No Evidence that Strategies Prevent Alzheimer’s

2010-10-27T08:04:58Z

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Hospital Stays May Spur Brain Decline in Seniors

2010-10-25T11:34:51Z

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Common blood-pressure drug also combats dementia

2010-04-16T07:41:44Z

A widely-prescribed drug to tackle high blood pressure and heart disease also appears to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, according to a large US study published on Wednesday.

US military veterans who took angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) were between 19 and 24 percent less likely to develop dementia over a four-year period compa...

Some blood pressure drugs may cut risk of dementia

2010-04-16T07:41:43Z

LONDON (Reuters) - Medicines commonly used to treat high blood pressure and heart disease may cut the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia, U.S. scientists said on Wednesday.

Researchers from Boston found that older people taking a certain type of blood pressure medication known as angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) were significantly less likely to develop...

FDA warnings cut antipsychotic use 19 pct: study

2010-04-16T07:43:57Z

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Strong warnings about the dangers of giving antipsychotic drugs to patients with dementia have reduced use of the drugs in these patients by a "modest" 19 percent, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

Studies have shown that using antipsychotic drugs shortens the lives of elderly patients with dementia. The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) said.

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh analyzed data in an eight-year randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial ca...

Ginkgo extract doesn't slow cognitive decline

2010-06-11T21:25:12Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The widely used herbal supplement Ginkgo biloba does not appear to slow the rate of cognitive decline in healthy older people or those with mild cognitive impairment, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

Their study involved 3,069 people age 72 or older from four U.S. communities who were tracked for an average of six years. Half of them to...

Alzheimer's disease linked to hunger hormone: study

2010-06-11T21:25:18Z

A person's risk of contracting Alzheimer's may be linked to levels of the appetite-suppressing hormone leptin, according to a US study published Wednesday which could point the way toward future treatment of the disease.

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reported that scientists in the northeastern state of CHICAGO (Reuters) - People who have higher levels of an appetite-suppressing hormone produced by fat cells may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or dementia than others, U.S. researchers said Tuesday.

They said people in a study who had the highest levels of leptin were far less likely to develop Alzhei...

Health issues in middle age can lead to dementia

2010-04-16T09:01:26Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who smoke or who have high blood pressure or diabetes in middle age are more likely to develop dementia, a new study has found.

The good news is that people who take steps to curb these risk factors in their 50s and 60s might have a better shot at avoiding Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in their 70s and 80s.

"People need to know that quitting smoking or contro...

Outcomes Studied in Nursing Home Patients With Dementia

2010-10-24T09:51:14Z

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Ginkgo Biloba Fails to Prevent Dementia in Major Trial

2010-10-22T11:32:44Z

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Report: 35 million-plus worldwide have dementia

2010-04-16T10:13:13Z

Report finds Alzheimer's, dementia afflict more than 35 million worldwide and rising rapidly

More than 35 million people around the world are living with Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia, says the most in-depth attempt yet to assess the brain-destroying illness — and it's an ominous forecast as the population grays.

The new count is about 10 percent higher than what scientists had predicted just a few years ago, because earlier research underes...

Alzheimer's Soars, Global Focus Needed: Study

2010-10-24T09:16:38Z

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More than 35 million globally have dementia: report

2010-04-16T10:13:12Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 35 million people globally will suffer from Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia in 2010, and few will get any treatment at all, according to a report released on Monday.

The problem is worsening especially fast in low- and middle-income countries, where there are few facilities to diagnose or help dementia patients, Reuters Life!) - Doing crossword puzzles, reading, and playing cards daily may delay the rapid memory decline that occurs if people develop dementia, according to a U.S. study.

Researchers from New York's A...

Dementia rates mostly stable in Europe

2010-04-16T11:20:31Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the last two decades, most gender and age groups in Europe have shown little change in the rate of dementia, according to study findings presented Monday at the Alzheimer's Association 2009 CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have developed a checklist that can accurately predict whether a person over 65 is at high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease within six years.

The checklist of risk factors like slowness of mind or movement predicted about half the cases of dementia that developed in a grou...

Hiring Caregivers For Your Parents

2010-06-26T04:30:38Z

Hiring Caregivers For Your Parents

By Annette Gonzalez

The day came when my siblings and I felt we had to take our parents' care into our own hands. It is a difficult realization. Our parents who took care of us now needed to be taken care of by strangers.

My father had dementia and was mobile. My mother was suffering from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and the disease was taking its toll on her mobility. She was completely in denial that she was seriously ill. Her ...

Alzheimer's Drugs Also Treat Behavioral, Psych Problems

2010-10-23T19:05:16Z

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Dementia in the Elderly

2010-04-16T17:57:17Z

Overall, in a pilot study of a ginkgo biloba extract for delaying the onset of dementia in the elderly, researchers did not find a reduction in progression to dementia in those using ginkgo versus those using placebo. However, when the researchers took into account participants' adherence to taking the compound, the group that took ginkgo did appear to have a reduced risk of progression and a smaller decline in memory.

This small study funded by the
But dementia - one of the world's fastest growing diseases -- won't go away and it is fast becoming "everyone's problem." A look at the facts and statistics surrounding dementia clearly show that it ...

Dementia Isn't Just for the Well Off

2010-10-26T10:17:26Z

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Laser Resurfacing Produces Long-Term Results

2010-10-23T09:21:21Z

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More 90-Plus Women Than Men Prone to Dementia

2010-10-23T09:57:38Z

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More Data Needed on Ginkgo Biloba's Effect on Memory

2010-10-22T22:57:16Z

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Ibuprofen Linked to Reduced Alzheimer's Risk

2010-10-23T02:51:51Z

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Obesity and Dementia

2010-11-03T09:00:46Z

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Tooth Troubles Could Raise Dementia Risk

2010-10-23T02:54:01Z

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Republican Sen. Pete Domenici announces retirement after 6 terms

2010-09-10T01:36:59Z

Republican Sen. Pete Domenici of New Mexico, one of the most influential voices in Congress on budget and energy issues, announced Thursday that he is retiring at the end of his sixth term because of a degenerative brain disease.

"I come here today, to the site of the school that I attended as a boy, to tell you that I will not run for re-election to the Republican Sen. Pete Domenici Announces Retirement After 6 Terms

"I come here today, to the site of the school that I atte...

In The News This Week Aug 26- Sep 1, 2007: Menopause, Insurance, Kids, Diabetes, & Weight Issues

2010-11-03T09:16:55Z

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First Skin Patch Sanctioned for Alzheimer's

2010-10-23T02:53:12Z

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Can motion sensors predict dementia?

2010-09-09T03:05:44Z

HEALTHBEAT: Can Motion Sensors, Online Memory Tests Help Predict Alzheimer's Earlier?

Tiny motion sensors are attached to the walls, doorways and even the refrigerator of Elaine Bloomquist's home, tracking the seemingly healthy 86-year-old's daily activity.

It's like spying in the name of science _ with her permission _ to see if round-the-clock tracking of elderly people's movements can provi...

HEALTHBEAT: Can motion sensors, online memory tests help predict Alzheimer's earlier?

2010-09-09T02:55:51Z

Tiny motion sensors are attached to the walls, doorways and even the refrigerator of Elaine Bloomquist's home, tracking the seemingly healthy 86-year-old's daily activity.

It's like spying in the name of science _ with her permission _ to see if round-the-clock tracking of elderly people's movements can provide early clues of impending Alzheimer's disease.

"Now it takes years to determine if someone's developin...

Alzheimer's cases will quadruple to 1.7m in 40 years

2010-10-13T21:04:48Z

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South Korea Koreas Clash

2011-01-05T01:31:08Z

South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, right, shakes hands with U.S. special envoy on North Korea, Stephen Bosworth before their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Jung Yeon-je, Pool)

Hawks Kings Basketball

2011-01-04T22:01:19Z

Sacramento Kings forward Carl Landry, center, goes to the basket against Atlanta Hawks forward Al Horford, right, as Hawks center Zaza Pachulia, left, of Columbus Blue Jackets' R.J. Umberger (18) scores a goal against Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov, of Russia, during the second period of an Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger, left, shoots over Iowa forward Andrew Brommer during the first half of an NCAA college basketb...

Archdiocese Bankruptcy

2011-01-04T16:30:52Z

Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki answers questions at a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, in St. Francis, Wis. Listecki said the Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee is directing its attorneys to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, saying that pending sexual-abuse lawsuits have left it w...

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