Dementia is one of the major challenges of the 21st century due to the enormous burden these disorders impose on health care systems.
Recently, common pathways of the two most frequent causes of dementia, Alzheimer´s disease and vascular dementia have been suggested.
Today there is tremendous interest in developing effective treatments that will interfere with some step […]

The continued decline of the nursing home - once the mainstay care for the frail elderly - and an upsurge in popularity of assisted living will lead to many dramatic changes in long-term care, according to a University of Florida expert and editor of a new book on the subject.
“The American public has expressed a […]

An automated system for measuring brain tissue with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help physicians more accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s disease at an earlier stage according to a new study published in the July issue of the journal Radiology.
In Alzheimer’s disease, nerve cell death and tissue loss cause all areas of the brain, especially the hippocampus […]

BALTIMORE, May 28 — Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) may be no better than other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for Alzheimer’s disease prevention, researchers here said.
Patients who used NSAIDs had a 23% reduced the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease compared with those who never used the drugs, regardless of the type taken, reported Peter P. Zandi, Ph.D., of […]

Jupiter Kalambakal - AHN News Writer
Chicago, IL (AHN) - A recent study showed celery can help lessen the inflammation of the brain associated with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).
The study, published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in its May 27 issue, involved mice made to drink water with luteolin, an antioxidant. The study […]

ScienceDaily (May 12, 2008) — Your fate can be determined by tiny events. Imagine you live in the city and you walk everywhere to get exercise — you are healthy and not afraid of getting mugged. You almost never eat breakfast so you don’t stop at the donut shop on the way to work, until […]

Obesity can increase dementia risk by up to 80 per cent - people who are underweight also face an elevated risk
But it’s not just weight gain that poses a risk. People who are underweight also have an elevated risk of dementia, unlike people who are normal weight or overweight.
US researchers carried out a detailed review […]