Category Archives: Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s Disease.

Vitamin D May Not Offer Protection Against Neurological Diseases? (NHS Choices / Nutritional Neuroscience / BJPsych Open)

Posted on July 14, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent systematic review of studies into the role of Vitamin D exposure levels / deficiency or supplementation in four neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson’s Disease) found little conclusive evidence for any … Continue reading →

Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: the State of Current Understanding (NPJ Parkinson’s Disease)

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The following review summarises a recent conference on the topic of cognitive impairment encountered in Parkinson’s Disease. Full Text Link Reference Goldman, JG. Vernaleo, BA. [and] Camicioli, R. [et al] (2018). Cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease: a report from … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Parkinson's Disease, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest | Tagged Barrow Neurological Institute (Phoenix), Boston University, Boston University Medical Campus, Canada, Center for Neuromodulation: Barrow Neurological Institute, Center for Neurorehabilitation: Boston University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine: Florida Atlantic University, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease, College of Health Sciences: Rush University Medical Center, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology: University of Florida, Department of Clinical Neuropsychology: Barrow Neurological Institute, Department of Clinical Nutrition: Rush University Medical Center, Department of Health and Aging: Rush University Medical Center, Department of Medicine: University of Alberta, Department of Medicine: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Neurological Sciences: Rush University Medical Center, Department of Neurology: Boston University Medical Campus, Department of Neurology: University of Iowa, Department of Neurology: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Neurology: University of Miami, Department of Neurology: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training: Boston University, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology: Mayo Clinic (Rochester), Department of Psychiatry: Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Division of Neuropsychology: University of Miami, Edmond J Safra Program in Parkinson’s Disease: Toronto Western Hospital, Florida Atlantic University, Lewy Body Parkinson Disease, MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay: MIND, Memory Controllability Inventory (MCI), Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease (MCI-PD), Morton and Gloria Shulman Movement Disorders Centre: Toronto Western Hospital, Movement Disorder Society (MDS) Task Forces for PDD and PD-MCI Diagnostic Criteria, Neurology Service: Iowa City, NPJ Parkinson’s Disease, Parkinson's Disease Foundation Community Choice Research Award Program, Parkinson's Foundation, Parkinson’s Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease Dementia, PD Cognitive Impairment, Pre-Dementia (MCI), Risk of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia, Rush University Medical Center, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, Section of Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders: Rush University Medical Center, Toronto Western Hospital, United States, University Health Network: University of Toronto, University of Alberta, University of Florida, University of Iowa, University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Miami, University of Pennsylvania, University of South Florida, University of Toronto, Unmet Needs, USA, Veterans Affairs Health Care System (Iowa City) | Leave a comment

Further Brief Insights Into the Potentially Neuroprotective Benefits of Certain Foods (BBC News / Scientific Reports / ARUK / AAIC)

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary There is evidence to suggest that the protein β-parvalbumin found in fish inhibits the formation of α-synuclein (the protein present in Parkinson’s Disease). The cross-reaction of β-parvalbumin and human amyloidogenic proteins may explain at least some of the health … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer’s Research UK, Charitable Bodies, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Nutrition, Parkinson's Disease, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 2017 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC®2017), Abnormal Proteins (Alpha-Synuclein), Alpha-Synucleinopathies, Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s Association AAIC Press Office, Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC®2017), Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), Amyloidogenic Proteins, Anti-Inflammatory (Foods), Antioxidants, ARUK: Alzheimer’s Research UK, Baltic Sea Diet, Berries, Beta-Carotene, Beta-Parvalbumin, Blueberries, BSD (Baltic Sea Diet), Chalmers University of Technology, Cognitive Performance in Older US Adults: Health and Retirement Study, Columbia University, CoSTREAM Project: EU's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme, DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension), Dementia Prevention, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Prevention, Dementia Risk Reduction, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering: Chalmers University of Technology, Diet, Diet and Dementia, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diets, Dietary Behaviour, Dietary Factors, Dietetic Input, Dr David Reynolds: Alzheimer's Research UK, Eating Leafy Greens, Environmental Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Fish, Fish Consumption, Flavonoids, Health and Retirement Study (HRS), Health and Retirement Study (US), Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, Healthy Nordic Diet, HRS: Health and Retirement Study, Inflammation-Related Nutrient Pattern (INP), Inflammatory Nutrient Pattern Associated With Cognitive Brain Ageing, α-Synuclein, α-Synuclein Misfolds, β-Parvalbumin, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska Institutet, Leafy Greens, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Mediterranean and DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diets, Mediterranean Diet, Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND Diets), Modifiable Risk Factors, National Institutes of Health / National Institutes on Aging, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neuroprotection, Neuroprotection Research, Neuroprotective Agents, Neuroprotective Dietary Patterns Associated With Better Cognitive Performance, Neuroprotective Diets, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, Nordic Prudent Diet Reduces Risk of Cognitive Decline, Nordic Prudent Dietary Pattern (NPDP), Parkinson’s Disease Pathogenesis, Poor Diet Linked to Inflammation, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention of Dementia, Prevention of Parkinson’s Disease, Sweden, Synucleinopathy, The Health and Retirement Study, US National Institute on Aging, Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem (North Carolina), Women Who Eat Well Less Likely to Develop Dementia, Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS) | Leave a comment

Update on the Association Between Anticholinergics and Dementia Risk (BBC News / BMJ)

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A new statistical study has confirmed an association between use of certain anticholinergic drugs (commonly prescribed for the treatment of depression, Parkinson’s Disease and bladder problems) and a heightened risk of developing dementia. Other anticholinergics, taken to treat hay … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, Community Care, Depression, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Choices, Parkinson's Disease, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acetylcholine, Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs): Type A (Potentially Avoidable and Associated With Commonly Prescribed Medications), Anticholinergic Drugs, Anticholinergic Drugs and Dementia in Older Adults, Anticholinergic Drugs and Dementia Risk, Anticholinergics, Aston University, Behind the Headlines, BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Cambridge Institute of Public Health: University of Cambridge, Cumulative Anticholinergic Use (Dementia Risk Factor), Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Reduction, Dr James Prickett: Head of Research at Alzheimer's Society, Drug Side-Effects, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Indiana University, Modifiable Risk Factors, Newcastle University, Potentially Harmful Medications, Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIM), Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing, Professor Martin Rossor: NIHR National Director for Dementia Research, Purdue University, Risk Factors, Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Diseease, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Strong Anticholinergics Association With Incident Dementia, University of Aberdeen, University of Cambridge, University of East Anglia, University of Pittsburgh, University of Washington, Urinary Incontinence | Leave a comment

Transformation of Health and Care in Wales: a Revolution from Within (BBC News / Welsh Government)

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Parliamentary Review of Health and Social Care in Wales provides an inspiring vision of future directions in service provision, with proposals which are likely to be studied more widely. Dr Ruth Hussey the former Chief Medical Officer for … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Parkinson's Disease, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, Statistics, Stroke, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged A Revolution from Within: Transforming Health and Care in Wales, Achieving Better Value, Adoption of Innovations, Best Value for Taxpayers, Board of Community Health Councils (CHCs), Bureaucracy and Culture, Canterbury District Health Board: DHB (New Zealand), Capacity and Capability, Capacity to Care, Care Closer to Home, Carer Support, Carer Support in Wales, Carer Support Services, Carers Trust Wales, Carers Wales, Change Management, Change Management and Empowerment, Commissioning Carer Support Services, Commissioning for Value, Communities First, Community Health Councils (CHCs), Continuing Learning and Development, Continuous Quality Improvement, Coordinated Health and Social Care, Dementia Awareness Training, Dementia Training, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Digital Technology, Digital Technology and Innovation, Discharge From Hospital to Primary Care, Dr David Bailey: Chairman of BMA Wales, Dr Jennifer Dixon CBE (Health Foundation), Dr Ruth Hussey: Former Chief Medical Officer for Wales, Eric Gregory: Chair of the Assembly Commission Audit and Risk Assurance Committee, Experience of Care, First 1000 Days Collaborative, Future Generation Goals, Good Governance, Great Place to Work, Health and Social Care Reform, Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW), Health Technology Wales (HTW, Helen Howson: Director of Bevan Commission (Think-Tank), Impact of Delayed Health Treatment in Wales (Our Lives on Hold: Report), Improving Population Health, Innovation, Innovation Technology and Infrastructure, Integration, Integration of Health and Social Care, International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurements (ICHOM), Jönköping County Council, Jönköping County Council: Sweden, Joined-Up Care, Joined-Up Strategy to Improve Whole System Flow, Learning and Developing Continuously, Learning Culture, Life Sciences Hub Wales, Listening and Learning System, Listening to Patients, Listening to Patients Families and Staff, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Care and Support, Making Change Happen, Making Choices Together, Making Choices Together (Previously Choosing Wisely Wales), Moving Healthcare Closer to Home, My Health Text, National Transformation Programme (Wales), New Models of Care, New Models of Care Vanguards, New Models of Seamless Care, NHS 70 Celebrations, NHS Productivity, NHS Sustainability, NHS Wales Delivery Framework, NHS Wales Efficiency and Healthcare Value Improvement Group (NWEHVIG), NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP), NHS’s 70th Birthday, Nigel Edwards: Nuffield Trust, Nuka System, Nuka System of Care, Once for Wales Principles, Parliamentary Review of Health and Social Care in Wales, Parliamentary Review of Health and Social Care in Wales: Interim Report (2017), Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Patient Experience, People in Control, Population Health, Population Health and Prevention, Preventative Support for Adult Carers, Preventative Support for Adult Carers in Wales (SCIE Rapid Review), Preventative Support for Carers, Principles of Good Governance, Productivity, Professor Anne Marie Rafferty: Dean of Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery at King's College London, Professor Dame Carol Black DBE, Professor Don Berwick, Professor Keith Moultrie: Institute of Public Care at Oxford Brookes University, Professor Sir Mansel Aylward, Prosperity for All (Welsh Government), Prudent Health Care, Prudent Healthcare (Bevan Commission), Public Service Boards (PSBs), Quadruple Aim for All, Quality and Sustainability, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Reduction in Bureaucracy, Seamless Care Between Settings, Seamless System for Wales, Shared Decision-Making, Shared Lives Wales, Situational Analysis, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Social Care Wales (SCW), Social Services and Wellbeing Act Principles, Staff Engagement, Staff Shortages, Systems for Change, Team Manager Development Programme for Wales, Technology and Infrastructure Development, Transforming Health and Care in Wales, Tredegar Workmen’s Medical Aid Society, Value for Money, Vanessa Young: Director of NHS Confederation, Vaughan Gething: Welsh Health Secretary, Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act, Wellbeing of the Health and Care Workforce, Welsh Community Care Information System (WCCIS), Welsh Government, Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care: University of South Wales, Welsh Language, Whole System Integration, Whole Systems Redesign, Whole-System Approaches | Leave a comment

The Most Significant Breakthrough in the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases in Fifty Years? (BBC News / UCL)

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An experimental drug for the treatment of Huntington’s Disease shows early signs of being able to lower the level of misfolded proteins (safely) in the brains of patients, thereby having the potential to slow or halt the progression of … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Parkinson's Disease, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Amyloid Beta, Amyloid Beta Protein, Amyloid Proteins, Antisense Oligonucleotides (ASO), Biomedical Research Centres (NIHR), Canada, Clinical Trial NCT02519036, Gene Silencing to Suppress Transcription and Translation of Huntingtin, Gene-Silencing, Genetic Research, Genetics, Germany, Huntingtin Protein, Huntingtin Protein (HTT), Huntington Disease, Huntington's Disease (HD): an Autosomal-Dominant Inherited Neurodegenerative Disorder, Huntington's Disease Centre: UCL Institute of Neurology, Huntington’s Disease, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, IONIS-HTTRx: Huntingtin-Lowering Drug, α-Synuclein, α-Synuclein Aggregation, Leonard Wolfson Experimental Neurology Centre (LWENC), Leonard Wolfson Experimental Neurology Centre: University College London, Misfolded Proteins, Mutant HTT (mHTT) Protein, Mutant Huntingtin (mHTT), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neuronal Loss, Neuroprotection, Prof. Giovanna Mallucci, Professor Sarah Tabrizi: IONIS-HTTRx Global Chief Investigator, Professor Sarah Tabrizi: UCL Institute of Neurology, Protein Misfolding, Roche, Synucleinopathy, Tau, Tau Protein, Tauopathy, University College London (UCL), University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust / University College London (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre | Leave a comment

More On the Association Between Periodontitis and the Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease (NHS Choices / Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy)

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Analysis of data from the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) of Taiwan indicates that patients with chronic gum disease (periodontitis) are at higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease. “These findings highlight the need to prevent progression of periodontal disease… … Continue reading →

Posted in For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Choices, Parkinson's Disease, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Alzheimer's Disease and Chronic Periodontitis, Alzheimer's Research and Therapy, Behind the Headlines, Chronic Periodontitis, Chung Shan Medical University (Taiwan), Chung Shan Medical University Hospital (Taiwan), Dementia Risk Factors, Dental and Oral Health, Dental Health, Dental Healthcare, Dental Hygiene, Dental Status, Department of Dentistry: Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Tri-Service General Hospital (Taiwan), Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Gum Disease (Periodontitis), Inflammation, Inflammation and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Inflammatory Response, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Modifiable Risk Factors, National Defense Medical Center (Taiwan), National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) of Taiwan, Oral Health, Oral Health and Cognitive Function, Oral Healthcare, Oral Hygiene, Parkinson's Disease and Chronic Periodontitis, PeerJ, Periodontal Inflammatory Disease, Periodontitis, Periodontitis and Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease, Risk Factors, Risk Factors and Preventive Interventions for Alzheimer Disease, Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Diseease, Risk Factors for Parkinson's Disease, School of Dentistry: Chung Shan Medical University, School of Medicine: National Defense Medical Center, Section of Dentistry: Zuoying Branch of Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taiwan, Zuoying Branch of Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital (Taiwan) | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Parkinson’s Disease

Update on the Association Between Anticholinergics and Dementia Risk (BBC News / BMJ)

The Most Significant Breakthrough in the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases in Fifty Years? (BBC News / UCL)

More On the Association Between Periodontitis and the Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease (NHS Choices / Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy)

Recent Posts

Archives

Categories

Google Translate (100+ Languages)

Recommended Sites