Tag Archives: Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease

Preventative Treatment to Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease, Using Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs? (NHS Choices / Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease)

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent article suggests that use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) might help to reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease, if prescription were to be commenced years before clinical signs were to develop. An NHS Choices Behind the … Continue reading →

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Earlier Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease Using Saliva Test? (NHS Choices / JAD)

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

Summary Pilot research indicates that a chemical in the saliva can be used to differentiate, with relatively high accuracy, between persons who are currently healthy, those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and others with Alzheimer’s Disease. Potentially, salivary biomarkers could … Continue reading →

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On the Benefits of Supportive Social Networks (Journal of Alzheimers Disease)

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) has been used to demonstrate that positive social support from friends, family etc. is associated statistically with a reduced risk of developing dementia. Conversely, negative social support appears to increase … Continue reading →

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People With Dementia Living Alone in the Community (Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease)

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research, based on experiences and outcomes concerning people with dementia living alone (with and without help from an informal caregiver) in Germany, indicates that it is possible – provided adequate support services are available – to survive without significant … Continue reading →

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Altered Humour Predicts Behavioural Variant Frontotemporal Dementia? (BBC News / MRC / JAD / Cortex)

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Researchers at University College London are interested in whether sense of humour changes might help predict frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Their latest paper suggests that changes in sense of humour can be an early sign of this type of dementia, … Continue reading →

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Systematic Review of Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease Onset and Progression (Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease)

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Blood-based protein biomarkers to predict the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) would assist in timely diagnosis and would also be beneficial for clinical trials in helping with the selection of subjects for preventative trials. This systematic review … Continue reading →

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Cognitive and Neuroimaging Predictors of Progression from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia (NHS Choices / Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease)

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The detection of pre-clinical Alzheimer’s Disease appears to be accomplished best by the use of a combination of information, taken from targeted neuroimaging and complementary neuropsychological assessments of cognitive functioning. This combination of approaches may be necessary in order to … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease

Preventative Treatment to Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease, Using Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs? (NHS Choices / Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease)

Earlier Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease Using Saliva Test? (NHS Choices / JAD)

Altered Humour Predicts Behavioural Variant Frontotemporal Dementia? (BBC News / MRC / JAD / Cortex)

Systematic Review of Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease Onset and Progression (Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease)

Cognitive and Neuroimaging Predictors of Progression from Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia (NHS Choices / Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease)

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