New researchers found that middle-aged women who were physically fit could be nearly 90 percent less likely to develop dementia in later life, and as they did, it came on a decade later than less sporty women. Lead researcher Dr. Helena Horder, of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden,...
It was noted that the infection’s course seemed swift–even swifter than might be expected in the “normal” course of an abnormal condition. The nurses were hanging bags of fluids as fast as they could. I felt like I was one of those balloons at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. Every...
"These findings show that the adrenergic storm, the resulting edema and intracranial pressure, and retention of neural debris, can all be reversed by broad adrenergic inhibition, with subsequent improvement in recovery in injured mice," said Nedergaard. The authors point to several clinical studies t...
It is not known whether the pro-cognitive benefits would be maintained, or what the impact of longer-term stimulation would be, and there is a lot more work to be done in this area. Conclusion Dementia has become one of the greatest health challenges facing the world. With an ageing ...
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Certain genetic factors can heighten the likelihood of dementia, including Alzheimer’s. The apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene, which is known to affect Alzheimer’s risk, is one such gene. ThisAPOEgene exists in multiple forms, referred to as alleles. ...
“What we would really like to see is whether in the human population, in those APOE4 carriers, if they take choline supplements to a sufficient amount, whether that would delay or give them some protection against developing dementia or Alzheimer’s disease,” said...
"Larger clinical studies in human subjects will be needed before we can determine whether anticonvulsant therapy will be part of our future therapeutic arsenal against Alzheimer's." Background Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia among older people. It slowly destroys memory and cognitiv...
FTP are mostly sporadic, but one of its forms, frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17), is associated with mutations in Tau. This connection explains the role of Tau accumulation in other forms of FTD, which collectively receive the na...
This is so far off the path the ECB sees that Lagarde rebuked the markets on January 19. Investors are underestimating the ECB’s commitment, she said. Investors should “revise their position. They would be well-advised to do so,” she said. ...