http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Leslye Nathe did not realize the profound effect that Ritalin was having on her mother's Alzheimer's disease until a doctor stopped the prescription. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-ritalin-apathy-patients-alzheimer-disease.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:50:02 EST news279293507 Sports-related concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries have grabbed headlines in recent months, as the long-term damage they can cause becomes increasingly evident among both current and former athletes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that millions of these injuries occur each year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-image-concussion-related-abnormal-brain-proteins.html Neuroscience Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:02:32 EST news278089189 (HealthDay)—People with Alzheimer's disease who take the antipsychotic drug risperidone (Risperdal) to help curb their agitation and aggression may see a return of these troublesome symptoms if they stop taking the medication, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-alzheimer-antipsychotics.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:50:01 EST news269790397 (HealthDay) -- A new system of caring for people with dementia in their homes could keep them from having to move into nursing homes and improve their quality of life, new research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-home-based-teams-dementia.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:00:01 EST news261850077 Australian researchers have found evidence that heart failure is associated with a decline in people's mental processes and a loss of grey matter in the brain. These changes can make it more difficult for heart failure (HF) patients to remember and carry out instructions such as taking the correct medication at the right times. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-heart-failure-loss-brain-cells.html Cardiology Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:00:03 EST news247248547 Atrophy in the hippocampus, the region of the brain known for memory formation and storage, is evident in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with cognitive impairment, including early decline known as mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to a study by researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The study is published in the December issue of the Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-widespread-brain-atrophy-parkinson-disease.html Neuroscience Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:37:26 EST news242930239 A method of classifying brain atrophy patterns in Alzheimer's disease patients using MRIs can also detect cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease, according to a new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Researchers also found that higher baseline Alzheimer's patterns of atrophy predicted long-term cognitive decline in cognitively normal Parkinson's patients. The study is published online in Brain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-alzheimer-disease-cognitive-decline-parkinson.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:40:45 EST news242916033 Who hasn't forgotten someone's name, misplaced their glasses or walked into a room and not remembered why they entered? Normal age-related memory decline affects more than half of all seniors, and those over 80 are the most vulnerable. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-ucla-memory-abilities-oldest-adults.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 29 Aug 2011 11:51:55 EST news233837506 characterized by disrupted breathing and sleep and a reduction in the intake of oxygen -- are about twice as likely to develop dementia in the next five years as those without the condition, according to a multi-center study led by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-apnea-linked-dementia-elderly-women.html Sleep apnea Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:00:01 EST news232118221 Over half of all Alzheimer's disease cases could potentially be prevented through lifestyle changes and treatment or prevention of chronic medical conditions, according to a study led by Deborah Barnes, PhD, a mental health researcher at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-alzheimer-cases.html Neuroscience Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:49:20 EST news230262537