Psychology & Psychiatry
Non-drug therapies as good as or better than drugs for treating depression in people with dementia
Non-drug therapies as good as or better than drugs for treating depression in people with dementia
Mar 24, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
A trio that could spell trouble: Many with dementia take risky combinations of medicines
People over 65 shouldn't take three or more medicines that act on their brain and nervous system, experts strongly warn, because the drugs can interact and raise the risk of everything from falls to overdoses to memory issues.
Mar 9, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Team finds that people with dementia at higher risk for COVID-19
A study led by Case Western Reserve University researchers found that patients with dementia were at a significantly increased risk for COVID-19—and the risk was higher still for African Americans with dementia.
Feb 9, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Approximately half of AD dementia cases are mild, one-fifth are severe
What percent of patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) currently have severe dementia? Do more people have mild disease? Or are the majority suffering with moderate dementia? A new study using data from the Framingham Heart ...
Jan 13, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Living with dementia in a virtual world: hope for the future
With much of the U.K. just emerging from its second coronavirus 'lockdown' into new tiers, the amount of social contact we are able to have is still limited. Among the worst affected are people living in the country's care ...
Dec 3, 2020
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Medical research
Gut hormone blocks brain cell formation and is linked to Parkinson's dementia
A gut hormone, ghrelin, is a key regulator of new nerve cells in the adult brain, a Swansea-led research team has discovered. It could help pave the way for new drugs to treat dementia in patients with Parkinson's Disease.
Oct 21, 2020
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Neuroscience
Drug for common liver condition may be an effective treatment for dementia
A drug used to treat cirrhosis of the liver may be an effective treatment for a form of Dementia and motorneuron disease, scientists have discovered.
Sep 14, 2020
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Medications
These drugs carry risks and may not help, but many dementia patients get them anyway
Nearly three-quarters of older adults with dementia have filled prescriptions for medicines that act on their brain and nervous system, but aren't designed for dementia, a new study shows.
Aug 18, 2020
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Medications
Certain combinations of cardiovascular drugs may reduce dementia risk
Specific combinations of statins and antihypertensives may also reduce risk for Alzheimer's disease, according to a new USC study of nearly 700,000 Medicare beneficiaries.
Mar 11, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Racial disparities in drug prescriptions for dementia
Disparities in drug prescribing suggest that black and Asian people with dementia are not receiving the same quality of care as their white peers, according to a new UCL-led study in the UK.
Jan 20, 2020
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