Type 2 diabetes linked to rapid decline in mental function
Jul 02, 2008
The longer a person has type 2 diabetes, the more substantial and steeper his cognitive decline later in life, a new report in the Journal of the American Geriatric Association said.
Alzheimer’s drugs offer promise of treatment for other diseases
Jun 12, 2008
Drugs used to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease may lead to advancements in the treatment of other afflictions, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Researchers: Nursing home residents attacking each other more often than expected
Jun 04, 2008
Nursing home residents are lashing out at each other verbally, physically and in other ways more often than previously believed, according to Cornell University-based researchers.
Federal “Silver Alert” notification system gains ground with lawmakers
Jun 02, 2008
Calls to implement a nationwide “Silver Alert” system to notify the public of missing seniors are gaining legislative support, according to a news report.
Justice O’Connor addresses full house at Alzheimer’s hearing
May 16, 2008
The Senate Special Committee on Aging played host to two high-profile witnesses this week at a hearing on Alzheimer’s that drew an enormous crowd.
Commonly used drugs can quicken cognitive decline in elderly, reports say
May 07, 2008
Anticholinergics – a group of drugs commonly prescribed to treat conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, urinary incontinence and acid reflux – may cause a more rapid decline in cognitive...
Study: Ibuprofen reduces risk of Alzheimer’s disease
May 07, 2008
Study subjects who took ibuprofen for at least five years registered a 40% lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research. Some medicines in the same non-steroidal anti-inflammatory...
Alzheimer’s treatment attacks plaque formations
Mar 17, 2008
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, may have found a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that targets the disease at the cellular level.
Researchers: We have dementia diagnosis method 94% accurate
Mar 10, 2008
Researchers in the United States and Europe have developed a new technique for detecting and diagnosing different forms of dementia that is accurate “more than 94 percent of the time,” according...
Tech toys
Jan 30, 2008
The nation’s top lawmakers are learning more about new monitoring, personal health record and brain fitness technologies for seniors during a special briefing and demonstration today.Senators from...