Health
Making healthy choices may reduce Alzheimer's risk
No effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease exists, even though more than 5 million Americans have it.
Jun 24, 2021
0
2
Page 2 - News tagged with early onset dementia
Neuroscience
Serum neurofilament is a discriminative biomarker between frontotemporal dementia and psychiatric disorders
Early symptoms of frontotemporal dementia are often confused with symptoms occurring in psychiatric disorders. Reporting their findings in Journal of Neurology, Finnish researchers from the University of Eastern Finland and ...
Oct 10, 2019
0
2
Health
Study suggests PTSD associated with cognitive impairment onset in 911 responders
Cognitive impairment with the potential for early onset dementia in 911 World Trade Center responders is continuing to be investigated by researchers monitoring the health of thousands of responders. A new study led by Stony ...
Sep 10, 2019
0
0
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Life isn't over: how best to communicate with people living with dementia
When Sandie Read was diagnosed with dementia at 57, she felt a mixture of fear, anxiety and depression. Fifteen years later and not only is she offering support to fellow sufferers but she's also working with researchers ...
May 30, 2019
0
9
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Deep brain stimulation not effective for treating early Alzheimer's
A new study from Johns Hopkins shows that individuals with early onset Alzheimer's disease—those under the age of 65—don't benefit from deep brain stimulation, a treatment already proven to be effective for easing motor ...
Oct 22, 2018
0
6
Neuroscience
Study of 21 retired NFL and NHL players doesn't find evidence of early onset dementia
New University at Buffalo research is adding important information to the body of knowledge about the cognitive and behavioral status of a group of retired professional athletes who spent their careers in contact sports.
Aug 7, 2018
0
24
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
One type of dementia is especially costly
(HealthDay)—A type of early onset dementia known as frontotemporal degeneration appears to take an even more punishing toll on family finances than Alzheimer's disease, a new report suggests.
Oct 6, 2017
0
5
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Shortage of progranulin is a frequent cause of frontotemporal dementia
In a recent study in Human Molecular Genetics, researchers from VIB and KU Leuven led by prof. Philip Van Damme, reveal a novel function for progranulin in lysosomes: it acts as chaperone of the lysosomal protease cathepsin ...
May 8, 2017
0
2
Health
Medicaid expansion possibly reduced 'medical divorces,' economists find
States that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act possibly saw a reduction in the number of "medical divorces," in which a couple separates its assets when one partner is diagnosed with a degenerative disease, according ...
Feb 16, 2017
0
2
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Basketball legend Pat Summitt's death points to ravages of early Alzheimer's
(HealthDay)—Legendary coach Pat Summitt stared down myriad challenges as she thrust women's college basketball onto the world stage. But her greatest foe wasn't on the court—it was Alzheimer's disease.
Jun 29, 2016
0
4
