Older adults who begin using opioid painkillers after a dementia diagnosis have a significantly greater risk of death—about 11-fold within the first two weeks, according to new research.
Jul 18, 2023
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Older adults with dementia diagnosis are as likely to be registered for a patient portal as those without dementia, and they have a lower portal activity metric, according to a research letter published online June 26 in ...
Jul 7, 2023
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Today's reporting about the alleged tasering of a 95-year-old woman living at the Yallambee Lodge aged care home in New South Wales has brought the issue of behaviors and psychological symptoms of dementia into sharp focus.
May 19, 2023
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Researchers at the University of Liverpool dedicated to improving care for dementia are calling out for better legal and financial advice to be given at the point of diagnosis.
May 15, 2023
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University of Sydney researchers who compared people with frontotemporal dementia have found that those born overseas who first spoke a language other than English can tolerate the disease longer before symptoms gain a foothold.
Mar 14, 2023
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Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disease in people over 65 and affects more than 50 million people worldwide—a number that is expected to double in 20 years. University of Minnesota scientists are ...
Mar 8, 2023
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Pre-existing dementia complicates cancer care and increases the risk of worse clinical outcomes and inferior patient experience, according to a review of studies exploring the intersection of dementia and cancer. People living ...
Feb 2, 2023
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Researchers at MPI CBS and University of Leipzig Medical Center have used new artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning techniques to detect rare forms of dementia on MRI images. In their study, the researchers show ...
Jan 11, 2023
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A study published today (December 5) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) demonstrates a customized, synthetic peptide's ability to selectively detect Alzheimer's disease.
Dec 5, 2022
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People with neuropsychiatric conditions and/or associated treatment have an increased risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 and from other severe acute respiratory infections (SARIs), according to a study published online ...
Nov 17, 2022
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