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Tag Archives: Poland
Further Evidence on the Association Between Poor Oral Health and the Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease. New Possibilities for Treatment? (BBC News / Science Advances)
Summary Analysis of brain tissue, spinal fluid, and saliva from persons with Alzheimer’s Disease indicates the presence of Porphyromonas gingivalis (the bacterium associated with chronic gum disease) in the brain and central nervous system. Animal research using mice indicates that … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Studies, BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease and Chronic Periodontitis, Alzheimer's Disease Causation and Possible Treatments, Alzheimer’s Disease, Amyloid Beta, Amyloid Beta Protein, Arginine-Gingipain A (RgpA), Arginine-Gingipain B (RgpB), Australia, Bazian, Behind the Headlines, Beta-Amyloid Plaques, Chronic Gum Disease, Chronic Periodontitis, Common Oral Problems and Risk Factors, COR271, COR388, Cortexyme, Dementia Risk Factors, Dental Healthcare, Dental Hygiene, Evidence for Risk Factors of Dementia, Gingipain, Gingipain Inhibitors, Gum Disease, Gum Disease (Periodontitis), Gum Disease Bacteria, Harvard University School of Dental Medicine, β-Amyloid Plaques, Jagiellonian University (Poland), Lysine-Gingipain (Kgp), Mice, Modifiable Risk Factors, Neuroprotective Agents, New Zealand, Oral Health in Older Adults, Oral Healthcare, Oral Hygiene, P. gingivalis, Periodontitis, Periodontitis and Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease, Poland, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Porphyromonas Gingivalis in Alzheimer’s Disease, Risk Factors, Science Advances (Journal), Small-Molecule Gingipain Inhibitors: Possibly Neuroprotective, Tau Tangles, Transgenic Mice, University of Auckland, University of California, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, University of Melbourne
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Updated Projections for the Dementia Time-Bomb in England and Wales to 2040 (BMJ)
Summary A recent study by researchers University College London (UCL) and the University of Liverpool attempting to assess the future societal burden of dementia (sometimes termed the “Dementia Timebomb”) predicts the number of people living with dementia in England and Wales could … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Burden of Dementia, Burden of Dementia (Statistics), Centre for Dementia Prevention: University of Edinburgh, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Public Health: Hôpital Paul Brousse, Clinicum, Dementia Incidence Projections: England and Wales to 2040, Dementia Prevalence, Dementia Time-Bomb, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (University College London), Department of Epidemiology and Public Health: University College, Department of Prevention and Medical Education: Medical University of Gdansk, Department of Public Health and Policy: University of Liverpool, English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine: University of Helsinki, Finland, France, Hôpital Paul Brousse, IMPACT-BAM (IMPACT-Better Ageing Model), IMPACT-Better Ageing Model (IMPACT-BAM), INSERM, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland, Prevalence of Dementia, University College London, University of Edinburgh, University of Helsinki, University of Liverpool, Wider Societal Burden
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More on Blood-Based Biomarkers of Pre-Symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease (BBC News / Translational Psychiatry)
Summary A further possibly significant step forwards towards developing a blood test which might be able to predict the risk of Alzheimer’s Disease has been reported. Full Text Link Reference Gallagher, J. (2015). Blood chemical predicts brain decline. London: BBC … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged AddNeuroMed (ANM) SOMAscan Data Set, Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarkers, APOE Genotyping, Aristotle University, BBC Health News, Biomarkers, Biomarkers Predicting Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer's Disease, Blood Proteins as Biomarkers of Disease Research, Blood-Based Biomarkers, Blood-Based Biomarkers of Pre-Symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease, CANTAB™ Neuropsychological Tests, Conversion to Dementia From Prodromal Disease, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine: INSERM University of Toulouse, Department of Neurobiology Care Sciences and Society: Karolinska Instituet, Department of Neurology: Aristotle University, Department of Old Age Psychiatry and Psychotic Disorders, Department of Old Age Psychiatry: King's College London, Department of Psychiatry: Oxford University, Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology: King’s College London, Finland, France, Greece, INSERM: University of Toulouse, Institute of Clinical Medicine: University of Eastern Finland, Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics: University of Perugia, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience: King’s College London, Italy, Karolinska Instituet (Stockholm Sweden), Karolinska Institute, Kings College London, MAPKAPK5, MAPKAPK5 and MAP2K4, Medical University of Tódź, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) MAPKAPK5 Protein, Monozygotic Twins, MRC Social Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre: King’s College London, NeuroCenter Kuopio University Hospital, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health and Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation, Non-Invasive Biomarkers, Oxford University, Plasma Biomarkers, Plasma Protein Markers of MRI Measures in Asymptomatic Individuals, Poland, Preclinical Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease, Protein MAPKAPK5, Protein-Based Biomarkers in Blood May Deliver Accurate Diagnoses, Proteomic Analysis, Proteomics, SomaLogic (USA), SomaLogic's SOMAscan Proteomics, Translational Psychiatry, TwinsUK, University of Perugia, USA, Warneford Hospital: Oxford
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Palm Grip Strength Measured Using a Jamar Dynamometer (BBC News / Lancet)
Summary Palm grip strength may offer a simple and inexpensive test to predict the risks of having a heart attack or stroke (or of premature mortality), according to a large international trial involving roughly 140,000 people across 14 countries. Grip … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights
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