Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Dementia diagnosis linked to unnecessary medication use

A new international study led by University of Sydney has found that medication use increases in newly diagnosed dementia patients, particularly unnecessary or inappropriate medications.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Anti-epileptic drugs increase risk of Alzheimer's and dementia

The use of anti-epileptic drugs is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Why a drug treatment for dementia eludes researchers

Finding a cure for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's is challenging. They're difficult to diagnose, and drugs struggle to get into the brain as the brain's blood supply is largely separate to the rest of the ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Chances to treat childhood dementia

Although dementia is most often seen in adults, childhood or adolescent dementia does occur. A team of researchers from the University of Würzburg believes that established therapeutic drugs might be effective against childhood ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

PTSD, certain prescriptions for PTSD may raise risk for dementia

Researchers are discovering that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a significant risk factor in developing dementia. Dementia is a memory problem that affects a person's ability to carry out usual tasks. Dementia is ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

An Alzheimer's drug fails, but many others still in testing

Another major Alzheimer's drug study has failed, leaving patients and families wondering if there ever will be a treatment to slow or reverse the most common form of dementia, which afflicts more than 5 million in the United ...

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